In my family, April is birthday month. For many Americans, April is most notable for Tax Day on April 15. I trust you slogged through the needlessly complicated process of completing your returns, and I hope you’re happy with your refund. It may not seem like a cause for celebration, but most Americans accept that paying their taxes is the price of citizenship and do so willingly. The most glaring exceptions are the ultra-rich. The current administration launched a media blitz...

I’m a senior citizen still struggling to come to grips with the last generation of technology. I would just as soon not have to think about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s here, though, and we’d better get ready. Several resolutions that were approved at our county convention last month address the need for putting guardrails in place. One issue that has indeed been getting a great deal of attention is the explosive growth of data centers to power AI. Data centers are massive...

The dust is finally settling on a very busy month of February, and it’s time to reflect. The month has been framed by the extraordinary turnouts first for precinct caucuses on the 3 rd and then for our county convention on the 21 st . The energy was palpable, and it bodes well for the Fall election that so many people are determined to make their voices heard. To the ancient Greeks, “democracy” meant the people of a particular place ( demos ) coming together to govern themselves....