articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about politics
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04, 2024
Revisiting “Death by a Thousand Slurs”
I published "Death by a Thousand Slurs" on January 10th, 2018. It focused on Trump's performance during his first year [...]
23
03, 2024
What Trump’s “Bloodbath” Remark Reveals
The U.S. media recently put aside their coverage of important stories at home and around the world to weigh in [...]
9
01, 2021
The Devil Was in the Election Details
The scene is a college gymnasium. The visiting team is ahead by ten points with three seconds to play. The home [...]
7
11, 2020
Anatomy of a Bizarre Election
The 2020 election results won't be final until the ballot challenges and court cases are decided, and the process could [...]
20
07, 2019
Democrats, Abortion, and Karma
Republicans have argued that the southern border is in a state of crisis and the situation is hurting Americans (and [...]
19
09, 2018
Abortion: the Democrats’ Sacrament
To call abortion a recurring Democratic platform plank would be reasonable, but to call it a sacrament? That is surely [...]
14
12, 2017
The Alabama Republicans’ Dilemma
The special election in Alabama is over, with Democrat Doug Jones having defeated Republican Roy Moore, but the dilemma faced [...]
24
08, 2017
The Age of the Double Standard
Applying a double standard means minimizing or overlooking the lapses in logic or ethics of people we like or agree [...]
11
11, 2016
The Challenge of Healing America
Throughout Election Day I suffered from what might be termed anticipatory depression. I dreaded that the outcome shamefully engineered by [...]
25
10, 2016
The Catholic Vote in 2016
According to most reports, a majority of Catholics intend to vote for Hillary Clinton this year. The reason, at least [...]