Let's Talk Books And Politics

You can learn a little about a lot of things or you can learn a lot about a very few things. Guess which is the most fun.

Friday, November 8, 2024

2024: Where Did All the Democrats Go?

Plenty of pundits are issuing explanations why Harris performed so poorly against Trump in the presidential election. Establishing any cre...

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

A Tale of Two Democracies: The United States and Norway

When the US Constitution was written, the people responsible had constituencies among themselves who greatly feared what a majority might d...

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Why We Have Been Stuck with the Electoral College

The Presidential election of 2024 is near upon us and we are once again wondering how our nation managed to stumble into the Electoral Coll...

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Politics and Religion: Christian Nationalism Is Christian Fascism

Politics and religion are two arenas where people tend to categorize others as either “them” or “us,” tribal behavior in other words. Depe...

Monday, August 19, 2024

White American Evangelicals: Redefining Christianity

Tim Alberta is an experienced journalist covering politics in America. He is also a Christian son of a pastor with access to ministers and...

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About Me

Rich: Hi, my name is Rich Couch. I spent my first career as a physical scientist. Now that I am retired I have chosen to go in another direction. I have had a lifelong love of books and an urge to write. Since I am not a story teller and I am way too old to start a new career I have found an outlet in writing essays combining reviews and my opinions of books and articles on politics and current affairs. My hope is that others will find what I have produced interesting and informative--and well written.

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