by Nick Patricca | Dec 5, 2024
It might come as a surprise to most citizens of the United States of America that our founding fathers were deeply suspicious of political parties and partisan politics. In his 1796 Farewell Address George Washington warned that political parties inevitably lead to...
by Nick Patricca | Sep 22, 2024
Twice, in the five presidential elections since the year 2000, two candidates for the U.S. presidency, who won the popular vote, lost in the Electoral College. In 2000, Albert Gore Jr won the popular vote against George W. Bush by 543,895 but failed in the Electoral...
by Nick Patricca | Aug 26, 2024
Women, especially Catholic women, may well be the key voting bloc to decide the 2024 presidential election between Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris. That is the conclusion I have reached after analyzing in detail the results of the 2016 and 2020 presidential...
by Nick Patricca | Jun 27, 2024
In Rogers Park at Loyola Beach a seawall extends north 600 feet from Pratt Pier to where it bends west for a few extra feet into the park. Since 1993, every Father’s Day weekend, the seawall is dressed with the art work of local residents who celebrate the...
by Nick Patricca | Apr 15, 2024
In this editorial published by Windy City Times Media Group on Thursday 11 April 2024, space limitations did not permit me to mention the ongoing attacks on journalists and journalism in Latin America and other regions. Allow me here to mention two perilous situations...
