By doing so, they are returning to the way presidential campaigns were conducted for most of American history By William S. Bike Neither President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump is expected to debate prior to either the presidential primaries or general election in the 2023–24 election cycle. Debates never help a front-runner and can only help a dark horse, so that’s why the Democratic National Committee…

Despite 2020, it’s tough to beat a president seeking re-election By William S. Bike Joe Biden is looking like a president who is going to win a second term. Despite President Donald Trump losing in 2020, it’s tough to beat a president who is seeking re-election. In recent years, pundits thought Bill Clinton, George W. …

Spring is coming, and so is some political activity By William S. Bike As the weather gets warmer in the spring, political activity will heat up, too. Here are nine political predictions for the rest of 2023. Trump to be indicted Although Attorney General Merrick Garland’s pace has been particularly slow, former President Donald Trump will be indicted this…

Surprisingly, the answer is yes By William S. Bike With news bombarding both the public and reporters from more sources than ever, do press briefings by the president’s press secretary matter anymore? President Donald Trump didn’t think they did, so he pretty much eliminated them. President Joe Biden is old school, so he reinstated them…

Blame the media — and Donald Trump By William S. Bike It’s 20 months until the presidential election, and already Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Marianne Williamson have declared their candidacies — with Ron DeSantis and Joe Biden ready to jump in at any moment. In the old days, presidential campaigns didn’t start this early. The whole…

Despite what pundits think, former president will be 2024 Republican nominee By William S. Bike Pundits have all but crowned Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. …

Two seven-year eras of contention, followed by a rebuild By William S. Bike For the Chicago Cubs two seven-year eras of contention, 1967–73 and 2015–21, bear remarkable similarities. In both eras the Cubs contended for seven years straight and had some of their greatest teams. The 1967–73 team was the Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, and Fergie Jenkins…

No monarch has actually ruled Britain since the 1700s, but desperate times call for desperate measures By William S. Bike Great Britain is in deep trouble. The Bank of England has predicted that British inflation will be the most onerous since the early 1980s. Heat and electricity bills are rising so high that experts expect people will have to choose between heat and food, and that…

Self-empowerment guru Linda Howe offers inspired manifesting, tools for navigating a difficult era, new book By William S. Bike “Knowledge is power,” wrote Sir Francis Bacon, the English philosopher and scientist, in 1597. “Know thyself,” was one of the three maxims inscribed by the ancient Greeks in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Those were simpler times. In an era of simultaneous pandemic, war, climate…