john maddente | midwestern clarity

O n Halloween night I wrote,   "Donald Trump and Ben Carson will decompose in the coming months and try to trade whatever political capital they have in the form of an endorsement, for something they can use to remain relevant".  I also wrote Marco Rubio would become the GOP nominee.   ( More fun paring back the candidates, October 31, 2015 ).   I stand by these predictions although I now believe Trump may withhold his endorsement of another candidate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M illions of Americans are mourning the loss of Justice Antonin Scalia .  He was a colorful, principled and brilliant American jurist.  Justice Antonin Scalia Wikipedia image Much has been discussed about his near obsessive attention to originalism (which I learned today he sometimes called textualism) .  It means a focus on the intent of the Founders and a dedication to...