The constitution does not require us to make voting “as convenient as possible,” but the constitution does put some restrictions on how difficult a State may make it to vote.

There is no doubt that Biden does not support Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare For All” plan. It is a specific bill, introduced into Congress, by Bernie Sanders that establishes the US federal government as the one and only medical insurance company for all Americans. Similar to the systems of Northern Europe and Canada, Medicare for All…

It’s campaign season as I write this. There’s 100 days until the 2020 election. The Coronavirus pandemic is in full swing and thousands of a Americans are dying every day, in large part because of the incompetency of Donald Trump. He’s responded by stoking violent protests and sending in federal unmarked troops into Portland, Seattle,…

A number of years ago, I ran across a book published by one of the Republican publishers listing out a number of constitutional amendments that the far right would like to see made. In that spirit, as I think of various amendments to the US constitution that I think would be useful or necessary, I’ll…

As many of you may know, I’m active on Quora. I frequently answer questions about the Coronavirus pandemic. That’s not because I’m a virologist or a doctor. It’s because I can read and understand the medical literature and can explain it to others. There are many questions that come up related to a central theme:…

There were three waves, spaced roughly five months apart. The first wave was relatively mild. A few died but most recovered. The second wave was a mutated strain. From what we have been able to piece together, a mutation originated in Europe that had the unfortunate and unusual trait of being more deadly than its…