by Bartholomew St. James | Nov 10, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
A strange kind of victory We saw a lot of celebrating on Saturday after the declaration of Biden’s win. But as I watched those celebrations, it occurred to me that a strange kind of victory was being cheered. Because those celebrations seemed strangely incongruous,...
by Bartholomew St. James | Nov 11, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
It’s true that Trump will soon be leaving the White House, however reluctantly. But he will be far from gone. In fact as a result of his leaving office, he may become more vigorous than ever. Because, while admittedly he has never shown much of a sense of...
by Bartholomew St. James | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
Part 1 – O Ye, of Little Faith Donald Trump is not going to just go away. Of that we can be sure. Which means we are not yet off the hook, and are going to have to continue to find ways of getting to the bottom of the Trump phenomenon. And counterintuitive as it may...
by Bartholomew St. James | Dec 15, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
Part 2 – How did we create this mess? My previous blog ended with a quote from my novel The Contrarian Candidate. And that quote itself ends with the idea that we, as individuals and as a society, have become too smart for our own good. And one of the things that...
by Bartholomew St. James | Dec 19, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
Part 3: And how do we get out of it? One of the reasons we are forced to narrow our view of the world in order to make it a more comfortable place to live, is that our minds and bodies have not kept up with the massive changes we have exposed them to, especially over...
by Bartholomew St. James | Oct 14, 2020 | 2020 Campaign, Politics
Three things I learned while writing a novel about Trump and his politics (Part 1 of 3) It started out as a bit of wishful thinking, and a thought experiment of sorts: What would happen if a political comedian challenged Trump in the presidential race – and did it for...
