For over five years, Donald Trump used a thinly veiled, racist, dog-whistle to create a controversy where none existed.  He called an end to that disgusting ploy last week when he declared that President Obama was born in the United States.  He issued no apology for creating the controversy (or for continuing it even […]

Often a symphony orchestra concert will feature a great soloist playing a great concerto.  For even the best orchestras, such a performance can elevate the concert, often making it memorable far beyond the other selections that fill the program on that particular evening. On a smaller scale, the season-opening concert (entitled, “Passionate and Brilliant”) for […]

              If this presidential campaign is Hillary Clinton’s to lose, she and the fates seem to be working awfully hard to make that happen.               Ms. Clinton has all the credentials and smarts one could want in a presidential candidate, and she is running against a candidate who has none of the former and precious […]

              Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?  Which one engenders hatred in more voters?  The answer to that question will likely determine this year’s presidential election, as both candidates are viewed unfavorably by a majority of voters.  My analysis doesn’t provide an answer to that question.  The polls currently favor Clinton as being hated by fewer […]