by Lawson Brooks | Apr 7, 2022
Money and turnout will be key The consensus among most political observers seems to be that Democrats more than likely will lose the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in this election cycle. The consistent reasoning behind what many believe to be a...
by Lawson Brooks | Sep 27, 2021
On August 17th the day after President Biden’s speech in which he outlined his policy with regard to Afghanistan and explained his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from that country, I began my day as usual flipping between New Day on CNN and MSNBC’s Morning Joe....
by Lawson Brooks | May 27, 2021
With each passing year, it’s only natural for me to look back at my life and appreciate the many great experiences that I’ve enjoyed. I recently entered my 69th year of existence and concluded that there is no better time than now than to make the effort to complete...
by Lawson Brooks | Apr 20, 2021
No one can seem agree upon the origin of the label “cancel culture.” In a December 2020 article in the New York Times entitled, “The Long and Tortured History of Cancel Culture, Ligaya Mishan cited that the term’s evolution began in the early 21st century from a...
by Lawson Brooks | Apr 18, 2021
Two weeks ago, we awoke to the news that Cuyahoga County Council Member Shontel Brown defeated Progressive heavyweight Nina Turner in a hard-fought effort that featured a war of noteworthy proxies in the process. Since that time, debate has raged among progressives as...