Category Archives: Politics

Inclusiveness: By Invitation Only

By Ken Feltman You cannot teach an old dogma new tricks. -Dorothy Parker Years ago, I decided that if a telling comment was not from the Bible or Shakespeare, odds favored it being from Dorothy Parker. Parker wrote for Vanity … Continue reading

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A question from Politico: Is it appropriate for politicians to use this time, in any capacity, to reexamine gun control?

By Ken Feltman It is appropriate and necessary for politicians and all of us to reexamine gun control. We do not need grandstanding, slogans and political posturing but we do need to take a long, hard look at the culture of violence … Continue reading

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“You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.”

By Ken Feltman “You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.”   -Dorothy Parker   Years ago, I decided that if a telling comment was not from the Bible or Shakespeare, it must be from Dorothy Parker. Now, 45 years … Continue reading

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A looming tea party backlash?

By Ken Feltman In September I wrote that the voters who tend to be identified with the tea parties “reject what they sense is the underlying attitude among political elites – that the elites know more and, therefore, know best. … Continue reading

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Should the GOP break the anti-tax pledge?

By Ken Feltman   Writing about people I know is never easy and, in effect, that is what Politico is asking when they ask me to write about whether Republicans should break their anti-tax pledge. Grover Norquist has had an enormous impact … Continue reading

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