PinnedJim HammonsIntroductionJim Hammons is an Emeritus Professor who spends his spare time doing the research, writing, rewriting, and editing needed to publish his…Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
Jim HammonsIt’s The Team That Matters, Not The CoachFootball season is well underway. Millions of us are watching to see how our team does. Read that last clause again: “watching to see how…Oct 29Oct 29
Jim HammonsOUR DEMOCRACY NEEDS NETWORK AND CABLE NEWS TO SPEND TIME ON ISSUES(The title says what is needed. The “why” and “how” are answered below.)Sep 13Sep 13
Jim HammonsJUST IMAGINE — WHAT IF THE DEMOCRATS WIN THE PRESIDENCY AND BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS?In conversations with fellow Democrats, we often dream about what could happen if Harris becomes president and both house majorities of…Sep 13Sep 13
Jim HammonsHOW TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH A NON-MAGA REPUBLICAN(Suggestions for Democrats who want help talking politics to Republican-leaning relatives, friends, and colleagues. Does not attempt to…Sep 13Sep 13
Jim HammonsLESSONS LEARNED FROM LEARNING AND WRITING ABOUT POLITICS(A retiree’s story about his conversion from a voter who had occasionally voted for Republicans to a writer of anti-Trump articles…Sep 13Sep 13
Jim HammonsLESSONS LEARNED FROM LEARNING AND WRITING ABOUT POLITICS(A retiree’s story about his conversion from a voter who had occasionally voted for Republicans to a writer of anti-Trump articles…Aug 10Aug 10
Jim HammonsWHY I WILL NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 2024This is not the first time I (or with others) have written about Trump’s ill-suitability to be president. So why, you ask, write another…Jun 25Jun 25
Jim HammonsLET’S KEEP A PRESIDENT AS LEADER WHO BELIEVES IN TEAMS AND WHO SELECTS AND RETAINS COMPETENT PEOPLE…In September of 2020, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette published a letter of mine entitled, “The president should use a team.” In…May 191May 191
Jim HammonsWill History Show That Trump’s ‘Ruling by Fear’ Approach to Motivation Destroyed the Republican…When historians write their books about Trump, I hope they will not be explaining why a once strong Republican party was destroyed by a…May 2May 2