Tim Constantine
Columns by Tim Constantine
Are members of the House essential workers? Maybe not.
The House of Representatives adjourned from their regular duties on March 14. Since that time, like much of America, individual House members have been home. Most have not spent any regular time in their office or with their staff, and certainly haven't been voting on the nation's business. Published April 30, 2020
Coronavirus success story: The nation of Georgia
Coronavirus continues to ravage the globe with more than 2.6 million confirmed cases worldwide and closing in on 200,000 deaths. Published April 22, 2020
The airlines, the coronavirus and the Bible
The airline industry is currently pleading Congress for mercy -- in the form of taxpayer money -- in light of a disastrous turndown in business from the coronavirus pandemic. But much like the unforgiving servant in a parable of St. Matthew's Gospel, it has failed to show compassion to its own customers who were thrown into hardships from the same pandemic. Published March 27, 2020
Coronavirus and the death of statesmanship
The coronavirus has exposed millions of people to potential illness. It has also exposed something equally alarming and extremely concerning for the long-term health of the world as we know it. The coronavirus has exposed the death of statesmanship. Published March 13, 2020
Coronavirus: Stop the hysteria
Just over a year ago, long before the term coronavirus had entered our collective vocabularies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in just a few short weeks of the 2018-19 winter season, the flu had sickened between 6 million and 7 million Americans. Published March 9, 2020
Tim Constantine interviews Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s new chief of staff
On Friday, President Trump named Rep. Mark Meadows, North Carolina Republican, as his new White House chief of staff. Mr. Meadows sat down with Tim Constantine and talked about how the self-proclaimed "nobody from nowhere" has earned his stripes in American politics and finds himself with more influence than he ever imagined. Published March 8, 2020
PETA, conservatives should partner to stop NIH monkey business
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) bills itself as the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world. According to the American Conservative Union, over 19,000 people attended CPAC 2019, some of whom had not missed a single conference since Ronald Reagan gave the first CPAC keynote speech way back in 1974. Published February 23, 2020
Iowa caucus irony: Bernie Sanders supporters get socialism lesson
There was a time in America when a Little League baseball team that won its local championship was recognized for excellence with trophies for each player on the team. The intended message was that if you work hard, if you work together as a team and if you see your goal through to completion, you will reap the benefits. Published February 4, 2020
God in 2020. Dead or Alive?
My elementary school years were in the 1970s and high school years in the 1980s. It was an era when cities and towns had Christmas displays, high schools often had a prayer before sporting events and no one objected if you suggested God bless someone who sneezed. Published January 14, 2020
Joe Biden is following the Mitt Romney track
The kick off of calendar year 2020 indicates the official launch to the presidential election season is just weeks away. Published January 9, 2020
Lindsey Graham: Impeachment makes Trump stronger for Middle East diplomacy
After traveling 9,600 miles from Washington, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham found that foreign leaders were impressed by President Trump's defiance of impeachment. Published December 15, 2019
Impeachment and instant replay
The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers have a rivalry that transcends any set of players, any coach, any individual season or frankly, most logic. It is based on history, passion and geography. Such is the nature of great sports rivalries. Published November 21, 2019
Ukraine struggles with corruption, Georgia thrives and grows
There are 15 post-Soviet states ranging from Armenia to Uzbekistan. Russia is the largest and most well known. The others have widely varying degrees of success and stability. Ukraine has been in the headlines in the United States a great deal lately, but while it struggles with corruption and Russian interference, one other post-Soviet state is thriving. Published November 8, 2019
Iraq an essential friend to U.S.
Two stories have largely dominated the news from the Middle East the last couple of weeks. The first was the Turkish invasion of northern Syria and the second has been high profile public protests in Iraq. Published November 6, 2019
Whistleblower (Name Redacted). He’s not just whistling dixie.
When a U.S. president concludes his term in office, the American media inevitably spend an enormous amount of time speculating about what his legacy will be. What will that particular president be remembered for? History has a way of sifting things down to broad basic themes with the passage of time. Published November 4, 2019
Hillary’s admission of guilt
The fact that Hillary Clinton plays fast and loose with the truth is not news to anyone. Countless times in her public life, as first lady, as a senator from New York, as secretary of State and as a failed presidential candidate, she has said things that are blatantly untrue. Never, however, does she acknowledge any of these errors or deceptions. Until now. Published October 24, 2019
Supreme Court decisions on the left and the right
The Supreme Court of the United States kicks off a new session this week, and there are no shortage of high profile issues under consideration on their docket, including abortion, gun control and gay/transgender issues. Published October 9, 2019
Trump impeachment, CIA and House Democrats
After the two-year marathon of the Mueller investigation into allegations that President Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election, the breakneck speed with which Reps. Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have launched into a formal impeachment investigation over a Trump phone call with the new president of Ukraine has stunned even the most seasoned Washington observers. Published October 1, 2019
Ukraine is Russia collusion 2.0
In the aftermath of Donald J. Trump's unexpected victory over his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016, U.S. presidential election little media time was spent reporting his proposed agenda for the country. Published September 24, 2019
The Glorious Sons: Canada’s best export
Canada exports nearly $100 billion in mineral fuels each year, more than $60 billion in vehicles and billions of dollars more in wood, plastics and aircraft. Their finest export however, may be a group of guys that go by the name The Glorious Sons. Published September 20, 2019