Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

I am a big fan of the late Shirley Jackson . I discovered her writing on my own in my early college years. After reading her infamous short ...

I am distressed that Joe Biden continues to lead the polls of Democratic presidential candidates. His popularity is the product of widesprea...

The promises made by Democratic presidential candidates can be exhilarating: free college tuition, affordable health care for all, higher mi...

Robert Muller’s appearance on Capitol Hill yesterday has once more intensified the debate as to whether the House of Representatives—which i...

On some Sundays, Bible readings seem more relevant (and even prescient) than others. This past Sunday, we read Psalm 52 from the Book of Co...

Donald Trump is not the only Republican running for his party’s nomination in 2020, although it is almost universally assumed that he will b...

The lineups are now set for the two Democratic presidential debates on July 30 and July 31. They were determined on live TV last night. CNN ...

It was clear to all that the first debates of the Democratic presidential candidates were unbalanced. Although random assignment was used to...

In light of President Donald Trump’s Twitter attacks on minority liberal congresswomen, it is refreshing that many news outlets are referrin...

I woke up this morning to discover that a comment I made in response to a post in a private Facebook group had been removed by Facebook. Fac...

Last night’s debate was, shall we say, more spirited than Wednesday’s affair. In fact, it was something of a donnybrook. Perhaps a formal, d...

I leave it largely to others to deliver detailed content analysis of last night’s Democratic debate. I want to make a few general observatio...

We will soon see the first debates among the myriad Democratic candidates vying for their party’s presidential nomination. How to organize t...

Despite clear evidence that the wealthy and well-connected receive preferential treatment by our justice system, America nonetheless aspires...

There has been much discussion about whether President Trump has the statutory authority to impose tariffs on products from Mexico in order ...

Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller went before reporters today and had important words to say about the report of his recently completed inve...

With the assent of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, the radical forced-birth, anti-woman right wing of the Republican Party has changed it...

Whatever virtues or flaws one might attribute to particular presidential aspirants, one characteristic that must be considered when selectin...

Those who assert that abortion is murder are hypocrites if they do not support severe penalties for women who have abortions. If I pay a c...

Donald Trump said yesterday that he doesn’t want war with Iran; he is only interested in keeping Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Of cou...