Tim Constantine
Columns by Tim Constantine
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
Joe Biden’s polling paradox
Polling is a science. It depends on randomly sampled participants, but there is nothing random about the formulas used to assure the statistics are accurate and meaningful. Published October 14, 2020
Debate shows Joe Biden sows seeds of fear and little else
The first presidential debate of the 2020 election season is in the books. President Trump was at times brash and abrasive, constantly interrupting Democratic nominee Joe Biden and continually refusing to yield to either his opponent or to the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. In other words, he was Trump. His manner surprised no one. Published September 30, 2020
Supreme Court-Trump-Democrat controversy solved: Follow the Constitution
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week at age 87. She served 27 years on America's highest court and while she was the most dependable vote for the left wing, she also was genuinely liked by people of all political stripes. Her life and her service should be celebrated. Published September 25, 2020
Joe Biden town hall hinky
Four years ago, Hillary Clinton ran for president of the United States. Her nomination as the candidate for the Democratic Party was simply accepted by the media and in turn by many in the public as inevitable. Published September 18, 2020
NFL’s Black national anthem is a slap to MLK Jr.
Professional sports are finally in full swing in this, the year of the pandemic. The NBA is playing in its Disney bubble. Major League Baseball's abbreviated season is hurtling toward an expanded fall playoff picture, and the NFL season has now officially kicked off. Many athletes have proclaimed themselves the social conscience of the country. Professional basketball hardwood floors are imprinted with Black Lives Matter. Multiple sport uniforms feature phrases indicative of social causes. Politics is discussed daily on the television sports networks. This has all become commonplace. Published September 14, 2020
