Here's my latest op ed in the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-electoral-college-20161123-story.html

Saw this article today and consider it worth sharing, not just for the conclusion drawn by this former Marine officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but moreso for his explanation of why so many people are supporting Donald Trump: He says in part: "I can appreciate the frustrations of Trump’s base. Values they hold dear now seem smugly derided as quaint. The mainstream media comments on them but does not represent them. Even when reporters deign to visit middle America,

As the author of a book on presidential elections for children in grades 3 through 5, every election year I get invited to speak about the election process at book fairs, in libraries, at bookstores, and especially at schools. Except, not so much this year. I suspected that this year was different when teachers at several schools cautioned me in advance about discussing the candidates. They said that some of their students get “agitated” when talking about one or another of t