Many fictional writers say if you leave these key characters out of your story you will risk losing your audience, altogether.

He’s just a showman, they say. He’s been called an entertainer, and criticized as not being a politician. He’s not spent any time volunteering for political campaigns, walking neighborhoods, door-to-door or spent much time at all in Washington, D.C. or pandering to the political class or establishment politics.

You see, our brain circuitry is such that emotion overrides reason, and much more easily than the other way around.

When Washington begin talking about increasing the number of Syrian refugees in our country by over 250 percent from last year, or raising that number next year to as many as 100,000, many Americans wonder how we will be able to afford spending as much as $1.

Can we talk for a minute? It’s about this governor’s race. Now, please understand, I’m the first one in line to expect a higher standard from myself, as well as from those whom we cast our ballots to lead our cities, represent us in Baton Rouge, and make our nation’s laws in Washington.

Pope Francis is only the fourth Pope to visit the United States. As he visits Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia, the crowds who come to see him stretch for as long as the eye can see.

There are not many readers who would encourage smoking, drinking alcohol or taking drugs while pregnant.

He was well-intentioned enough, in his explanation, as this well-known member of our community called me Thursday evening before the vote to discuss the election.