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January 31 - Democrats Should Run With Joe Kennedy's Righteous Anger at Trump; Trump's Big Apple Lie in His SOTU Speech; The Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway Health Plan

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March 1 - The Difference Between Performing and Governing; The Difference Between Trump's Actions and Words; Assisting Trump's Speech and the Democratic Rebuttal

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June 21 -Hillary Clinton's Take Down of Trump on His Greatest Strength, The Economy; Questioning the Effectiveness and Credibility of America's Muslim Leaders; The World Has 65.3 Million Refugees, More Than After World War II

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January 12 - Iran's Seizure of US Patrol Boats and a Terrorist Bombing of Tourists in Istanbul; Obama's Conundrum of Speaking Truth to a Fearful Nation; Two Former White House Speechwriters on the Upcoming SOTU Speech

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May 28 - Obama's New Foreign Policy Vision; Has Obama's "Team of Rivals" Hamstrung His Foreign Policy?

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July 24 - Can Obama Make the Country Work for Working Americans Again?; The Pain and Gain in Detroit; Why Politicians Expose Themselves to Risky Behavior

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May 26 - An Analysis of Obama's Policy Shift Away From Endless War; An Historical Perspective on Obama's New Policy; How to Make us Safe From Tornados and Collapsing Bridges

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January 21 - The Second Inauguration of America's First Black President; Obama's Speech and the Challenges he Faces; "Why we Must Help Mali"

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