Author: Tom Cronin

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy President Donald Trump is his own biggest cheerleader. He loves campaigning and he loves being a promoter — a promoter with multiple deals and multiple programs. He gave a lengthy, program-filled, blame-heavy, comeback-kid performance last Tuesday at the “Capitol Theater” in Washington, D.C. It broke the record for the longest presidential…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy “Here I am,” President Donald Trump proclaimed.  Trump 2.0 may be older, yet he yearns to be bolder. During his second inaugural address, Trump had scorn, and no praise, for his predecessors, many of whom sat nearby. He implied, because of God, he was brought back to save the American…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Former President Jimmy Carter wrote 32 books, and many more have been written about his unusual presidency and remarkable life. Both of us have written about him and taught about him. One of us met with Carter a few times and corresponded with him. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Two of the…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy “One of the most universal cravings of our time is a hunger for compelling and creative leadership,” wrote one of our mentors, political scientist James MacGregor Burns. Yet, nowadays, leaders nearly everywhere are having a rough time. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Syrians have tossed out their brutal dictator and are scrambling…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Colorado maintained its position among the most Democratic Party-oriented states in the United States in the 2024 presidential election. Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris defeated Republican candidate and President-elect Donald Trump by 11% in Colorado. She won about 54% of the vote, a little more than Obama’s…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Former President Donald Trump enjoyed an impressive comeback victory on election day last Tuesday. Virtually all the pollsters predicted the closest of elections, yet they once again underestimated President-elect Trump’s support from the voters. Trump won the national popular vote, which was a first for him. His was the first…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Americans love their country, yet we understand election time often strains our friendships and even family relations. Also, we believe in free speech and the right to hold contrarian political views. Still, 2024 has been a tough test and a rough ride for this nation. Most of us are sick…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Here is a look at the national political landscape about a week ahead of Election Day 2024. Polls and prediction models are contradictory and are always less reliable in hotly contested elections. Voter turnout in the presidential election is expected to be high. Some analysts believe the higher the turnout,…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Vice presidents matter. Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson and George H.W. Bush, among others, were vice presidents before they were presidents. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); We have had some notable disappointments as vice president. Andrew Johnson, who was Abraham Lincoln’s inadequate successor, came within one vote of being…

Tom Cronin What happens when you read back-to-back books by a quirky celebrity computer scientist and a quirky celebrity statistician/gambler? You’re tempted to consider bigger and riskier bets, and you ask difficult questions about what and who will be determining our future. I recommend both books. But be prepared for strange new vocabulary, challenging new…