by Hastings Wyman | Dec 15, 2015 | James Magazine
The man of the hour in the nation’s war on terrorism is not President Obama, but Donald Trump. His proposal to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the United States met with near-unanimous opposition from the political establishment, but it is not a stretch to say...
by Hastings Wyman | Nov 11, 2015 | The Forum
Social issues played an important role in the Republicans’ impressive strength in the South in the Nov. 3rd elections. The GOP gained the governorship of Kentucky, easily reelected the governor of Mississippi, and held on to the state Senate in Virginia, with hot...
by Hastings Wyman | Apr 2, 2015 | The Forum
All signs point to a presidential bid for US Sen. Marco Rubio (R), and that means an open US Senate seat in highly competitive Florida. Although the qualifying period is not until May 2-6, 2016, Sunshine State politicos are beginning to line up for what may...
by Hastings Wyman | Mar 25, 2015 | The Forum
Cato the Elder, in the Second Century BC, ended every one of his speeches to the Roman senate with “Carthago delenda est” – Carthage must be destroyed. Furious that the Phoenician city had twice attacked Rome and threatened to do so again, Cato wanted the...
by Hastings Wyman | Mar 17, 2015 | The Forum
Early last week, it was white fraternity brothers in Oklahoma on a bus reciting a chant replete with the uber-derogatory n-word. Later, it was back to Ferguson, where demonstrators gathered in front of the police station and a person or persons unknown from...
