Tim Constantine
Columns by Tim Constantine
Texas Democrats should quarantine for next 14 months
President Barack Obama used to love to utter the phrase "Elections have consequences" reminding America that his team won and thus, they controlled the legislative agenda. Published July 25, 2021
Critical race theory fiction and other lies about history
Slavery was an abhorrent practice, one that must never be repeated. Contrary to the fictional account promoted in critical race theory, America was a leader in bringing an end to slavery. Published July 14, 2021
Happy birthday America: Ask not ‘What’s in it for me?’
America is a great place. We the people make it that way. Don't be Gwen Berry asking what is in it for me. Published July 1, 2021
The Supreme Court’s most important message
June is the month when the Supreme Court rolls out all remaining decisions on cases, big and small, that it has heard in the preceding months. Published June 24, 2021
America the beautiful … or is it America the evil?
The American flag, the 50 stars on a field of navy and the 13 stripes of red and white, have long signified freedom. Published June 9, 2021
Supreme Court to hear case that could overturn Roe v. Wade.
Any case that America's highest court agrees to hear is a big deal, but Dobbs has the potential to be the most significant Supreme Court case in 50 years. Published May 21, 2021
Biden energy policies choking us all at the gas pump
If you ask trained, educated economists about the American economy, they will tell you a wide variety of indicators and theories on why they believe said economy is performing well or poorly. If you ask the average American about it instead, one single factor will affect their opinion perhaps more than any other. That factor is the price of gasoline. Published May 14, 2021
Electric vehicles: What’s the business plan?
Several years back, I had a close friend who approached me seeking help. She and a partner had started a business less than a year prior and it was doing poorly. She thought perhaps another set of eyes looking at the situation might help solve it. My first question to her was about projections in their business plan. She looked at me blankly. Business plan? There was no business plan. Published April 29, 2021
Supreme Court expansion is a naked power grab by Democrats
Democrats are in complete power in Washington. They control the House of Representatives. They control the U.S. Senate. They control the White House. That isn't enough, however, they want more. Published April 19, 2021
Is America’s great melting pot a failure?
America was founded in the late 18th century by a group of former Europeans declaring their independence from Great Britain. Published April 6, 2021
COVID-19 amid Miami Beach and Daytona Bike Week
This past weekend the news was filled with stories of thousands of spring breakers failing to adhere to a Miami Beach COVID-19 induced 8 p.m. curfew. These maskless college kids were bound and determined to enjoy their spring break after spending a year in some sort of restriction or outright isolation. Published March 24, 2021
As Holy Week arrives, President Biden serves as modern-day Pontius Pilate
The Christian community will soon be celebrating what it considers to be the holiest days of the year. Much of the media will focus on the pageantry that is offered during Holy Week by the pope and the Catholic Church. Sure to be mentioned in the American coverage is that President Biden is Catholic. Published March 19, 2021
Trump-GOP romance: Time for a break up
We've all seen it happen. The slow crumbling of a marriage between two people that we care about. It's painful to watch. Published March 4, 2021
Biden changes COVID-19 goal posts
President Biden was elected in great part for his campaign's unwavering attention to COVID-19 and his promises to end the pandemic. Candidate Biden was relentless in his attack on President Trump and along with a news media all too happy to make the name Mr. Trump synonymous with coronavirus, literally blamed the old administration for every COVID related death. Published February 15, 2021
Holidays, celebrities and the zombie apocalypse
American holidays are a time of family traditions. Most of us have some sort of routine, a ritual if you will, that we repeat year after year. Published December 21, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic is political pandemic of 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new directive for American citizens this week. Cancel Thanksgiving! Don't travel. Don't visit friends or relatives. Published November 19, 2020
Biden’s message of hope and unity plagued by history of hypocrisy
According to the Associated Press, Fox News and other major news outlets, former Vice President Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election and will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States in January. Democrats are ecstatic. Republicans are in denial. Published November 10, 2020
Media malpractice in the modern age
In 1981, Dan Rather of CBS News breathlessly reported the words, "James Brady is dead." James Brady was the press secretary for President Reagan and was collateral damage in the assassination attempt on Reagan by John Hinckley. In their effort to be first, CBS got it wrong. Published October 30, 2020
Bruce Springsteen’s new album, ‘Letter to You,’ offers reflection, hope and the E Street Band
Music has an amazing capacity to transport us to another time and place, often to our youth. Published October 23, 2020
‘Banana Republic of America’
The term "banana republic" describes a politically unstable country. What often comes to mind when one hears the term is a Central American or African country in which the ruling elites run their government as their own personal enterprise, exploiting the masses to keep power and enrich themselves. Published October 20, 2020
