TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The United States of America remains a very young country. Recent surveys reveal the fact that America remains behind all other developed nations in several critical issues, most importantly the quality of life for its people. Politicians claim that “America is the greatest country in the world,” but this is far from the truth. There have been times in my life when I felt that our country was on the path to greatness, but each time we stumbled and lost our way for a while. Between 2017 and 2021 America took the wrong fork in the road, and our nation moved backwards into some of its darkest days. However, President Biden placed us back on the right path, and once again hope was on the horizon. AMERICA MUST LEARN FROM ITS PAST MISTAKES Our country has many things to be proud of. However, some of our greatest mistakes continue to be problematic. America remains a nation where racism, bigotry, and prejudice is prevalent in every area of our country. These are learne

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Let’s take a look at something which I find extremely confusing. I understand t hat hardcore Republican voters are in decline: many of them are around my age. I am an original baby boomer. But this fact adds to my consternation.   Donald Trump lost the vote of America’s women in 2016 and 2020. I am fully aware that the right-wing began a war on women in 1981 with the inauguration of Ronald Reagan , but why are they escalating that war in the 21 st century?   I don’t believe that Reagan was a misogynist. What I do know is that he was a religious zealot, an extremist, and his faith surpassed the rights of women regardless of their relationships to him or his constituents.   MOSCOW MITCH LEARNED THAT DREAMS CAN COME TRUE   Nearly two years ago a major goal of the old, white men on the right side of the aisle became a reality. After a 4 9-year fight, the law protecting a woman’s right to decide the future of her own mental and physical health was revoked b