The Spirited Reasoner

Spirited Reasoners know that new material is typically posted here each Saturday. This week, however, we add an Extra, Extra, Read All About It post from our friends at Sofar…

Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit issued what has been called a “stinging rebuke” to Rudy Giuliani and the Trump legal team, dismissing their appeal…

The Spirited Reasoner has decided to nominate Brad Raffensperger for a John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum Profile in Courage Award. See the following link: https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/submit-a-nomination “Who is Brad Raffensperger?” you…

Here’s what Spirited Reasoners thought we knew prior to the election of 2020: Americans choose their President not by awarding the job to the winner of the popular vote, but…

Question: What should a Spirited Reasoner do when it turns out his election prediction missed the mark? Answer: He should do what all good Spirited Reasoners do: (1) admit his…

With fewer than three days remaining until the start of Election Day voting, the Spirited Reasoner is prepared to offer a final prediction. What should (hopefully) set this prediction apart…

After the shocking Trump victory in 2016, some pundits wondered whether Spirited Reasoners could ever trust opinion polls again. What those pundits forgot is that the polls that year were…

All across the United States, candidates for local, state, and federal offices are spending millions of dollars to get their respective messages in front of us. If Spirited Reasoners were…

It’s November 4, 2020. So, we Spirited Reasoners are looking back, wondering why the man who squeaked through the Electoral College in 2016 failed to build on that accomplishment à…

In the all-too-real reality show that has gripped the United States since Donald Trump’s election in 2016, this past week’s twin episodes reached levels of intensity few Spirited Reasoners could…