How did the Republican Party become what it is today?  Here's a quick sketch of its long, strange and troubling journey

Lets talk about the real crisis faced by American and Western Democracy

On Thursday evening June 9th, the US House of Representatives will hold the first of six hearings on last years January 6th insurrection. There have been accusations of partisanship, the usual political Kabuki and questions of whether these hearings have been hijacked for the upcoming Mid Term elections in November. Here are my thoughts on why I think these hearings are a pivotal moment for American democracy and why I think you should pay close attention.

I wanted to talk about how Americans need to reorient toward radical centrism and practice two-thirds politics meaning the need to step away from the tired national dialogue stoked by fear mongers towards a place of engagement where a significant majority of Americans agree

In this episode, I refer to a couple of polls. Here's the links

• Pew Research - Item 7 
• University of Texas - Gun Background Checks

Some thoughts on yesterday's violence in Uvalde and Texas and why America struggles in regulating the distribution of guns

Introducing Nutty in NYC. A podcast with a Midlantic view