“Drain the swamp” was how the campaign promise went, as I recall. So, how does an incoming president go about draining the Washington, D.C. swamp? Apparently, in Trumpworld, it is by placing bankers, …
The Mueller Report: Do not celebrate before entering the end zone
You remember Leon Lett, don’t you? Lett was a member of the Dallas Cowboys, and in Super Bowl XXVII against the Buffalo Bills, Lett recovered a fumble on the Dallas 35-yard line. As he approache…
Sentinel exclusive interview with Jamie Raskin
Sentinel Columnist Paul Schwartz interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin in Washington, D.C. on April 5.…
Another major tax hike for middle-class Maryland taxpayers
Welcome to Maryland, one of the highest taxed states in the country. Only Connecticut receives less tax revenue from corporate taxes than does Maryland. From whom then, does Maryland rely upon receivi…
Zero-sum politics in Trumpworld
In our current political environment of zero-sum politics, for every winner there is a corresponding loser; for every dollar spent on any particular government program or project, there is a dollar no…
Experience does matter
If Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and President Donald J. Trump have proven one thing above all else, it is that experience does, indeed, matter. Pelosi has demonst…
Billy Martin’s words of wisdom
“One’s a born liar, the other’s convicted” were the immortal words famously spoken by the late New York Yankees Manager Billy Martin on July 24, 1978. He was, of course, referring to the v…
Capitalizing on socialism
In today’s fast-paced political news environment dominated by social media and 24-hour news coverage, the soundbite often rules. The “wall” might very well be the foremost example of a political…
Trump’s shell game
Donald Trump used the National Emergencies Act of 1976 to declare a national emergency in search of funding to build his southern border wall. This action was a blatant attempt to circumvent the Cons…
Sentinel Columnist Paul Schwartz addresses HB 327
The Maryland House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on Feb. 13 about HB 327 to address the unfairness of the federal tax plan on middle-class Maryland taxpayers. The testimony by the Sentinel…