Tim Constantine
Columns by Tim Constantine
Racism played role in Harris’ loss, but not in that way
The Democrats chose Kamala Harris as their 2024 presidential nominee. But nothing about the nomination process was normal or regular. Published December 20, 2024
Qatar’s Education City: An opportunity for students and for the world
It is finals week at most colleges and universities around the United States. It's a week where all of the hard work and effort students have put in for the past 15 weeks either pays off or collapses. It's high pressure. If you've done your homework and have your facts straight, it will likely go well. For most, it's very rewarding, another step on the way to a college degree in the discipline of their choice. Published December 12, 2024
Being the best by beating the best — a path neither Harris nor Trump are taking
Some of life's greatest wisdom comes from sports cliches. Among the greatest nuggets is the notion that to be the best you have to beat the best. We hear coaches say it. We hear players say it. In boxing the all-time greats are often considered such because of whom they fought. Published October 10, 2024
The debate. Don’t ask who won, ask who failed
The first and quite possibly only debate of the 2024 presidential election season between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris is in the books. At the conclusion of every presidential debate, the one question that everyone asks and the two campaigns try to control the answer to, is, "Who won the debate?" Published September 11, 2024
I told you so: Biden will not be the 2024 Democrat Party nominee
For well over a year, I have been saying President Biden will not be the 2024 nominee of the Democrat Party. Published June 28, 2024
America’s superpower has met its Kryptonite — the left’s hatred for Trump
In the real world, America developed its own superpower with a stable, consistent approach to war, peace, economics, human rights and criminal justice for more than 200 years -- a superpower known as the moral high ground. Published June 4, 2024
Romania leading Europe into a new conservative era
When one speaks in terms of the conservative movement of the last 50 years, a few names immediately percolate to the top of one's mind. Published May 6, 2024
Choosing the president by national popular vote: A horrible idea
It's time for the quadrennial discussion of the Electoral College. Every four years more than a few folks wonder aloud why the U.S. president isn't simply chosen via a national popular vote. Published April 28, 2024
Joe Biden: A modern day Neville Chamberlain
Iran launched a direct missile and drone attack on Israel on Saturday. Iran claimed it was in retaliation for Israel's bombing of a facility in Damascus, Syria, that is said to have killed seven Iranian military advisers. Left unsaid is that those advisers are alleged to have been coordinating proxy attacks against Israel. Published April 17, 2024
The Crucifixion of Donald Trump
As Easter Sunday approaches, much of the world will commemorate the arrest, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ -- the holiest days on the Christian calendar. Published March 28, 2024
Ignoring the rules in politics is sowing the seeds of chaos
Rules govern every sport. Those who understand and exploit those rules best tend to give themselves and/or their team a competitive advantage. Sometimes, however, taking advantage of the rules is detrimental to the game. Published March 14, 2024
House not wrong to hold Mayorkas responsible for border crisis
The American border debate has hit full boil as House Republicans have filed two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Published January 30, 2024
Prediction: The biggest news story of 2024
2024 is sure to be a giant of a news year, particularly in the United States, which will choose a president in November. Published January 9, 2024
We are witnessing the death of democracy
In the United States the Constitution is the ultimate guide, the final word on what is legal and what is not. Published December 31, 2023
Good guys and bad guys: Hearing directly from the bad guys
Everyone on Earth needs a boogey man, someone to fear, someone to fight or be prepared to fight against. It is human nature. For the United States, it seems Russia and Iran are all too happy to fill the boogey man role. Published December 14, 2023
A better way to run U.S. elections? There’s an app for that
Presidential elections in America were once relatively simple. Published November 15, 2023
Oman means business … literally
Nearly every city, town and hamlet in the United States has an Economic Development Council (EDC) of some sort. The municipality operates some. Some are an offshoot of their local Chamber of Commerce. A few are free-standing entities. Published October 19, 2023
Can a prominent politician get a fair trial?
Imagine a wildly successful businessman who moonlights as a politician. Imagine that same man is elected to office and serves one tumultuous four-year term, perpetually under suspicion of wrongdoing amid apparent Russian connections. Picture this same politician constantly clashing with the media and with the political party in charge. Published October 12, 2023
The ultimate American poll, what does the U.S. really think?
As the 2024 Presidential race kicks into gear, so does polling season. It seems every organization has its own pollster and its own statistics. Major newspapers, broadcast networks, and even social media influencers must find that poll numbers get attention because all seem to use them. Would-be presidential candidates use polling, too, in an effort to gauge not only support for their candidacy but also what issues may resonate with voters. Published September 27, 2023
The Republican pro-life charade
For nearly 50 years, Roe v Wade was the law of the land, ensuring abortion was legal, accessible and common in the United States. The great political fights over the years were about whether and when a fetus, the code word for baby, was viable in the womb. Unless a baby could live outside the womb, it was argued, it had no right to life. Published August 31, 2023