NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS of T.J. O'Hara's recurring columns:

  • Deconstructed (IVN – Independent Voter News)
  • A Civil Assessment (CDN – Communities Digital News)
  • A Civil Assessment (the Communities Section of The Washington Times)
  • A President for the People (the Communities Section of The Washington Times)
  • The Common Sense Czar (the Communities Section of The Washington Times)

OBAMACARE: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., October 14, 2013 –  Obamacare has become the cornerstone of the largely unrelated budget crisis that has led to the Government Shutdown as well as the debt ceiling crisis that purportedly threatens default. As the healthcare industry in the United States represents approximately one-sixth of our

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LEADERSHIP VACCUM: Parties prevail over the People

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., October 7,  2013 – As we enter Week Two of the most recent Government shutdown, one fact should be clear: there is an absence of leadership in Washington, D.C. The lines have been drawn between the two Parties, and they are willing to sacrifice any shred

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SHOWDOWN SHUTDOWN: Kanye vs. Kimmel – House vs. Senate

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., September 30, 2013 –  With our Nation spiraling toward a Government shutdown and possible credit default that supposedly will catapult the world into economic chaos, we seem to be more concerned about the “feud” between Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel than we are about the politically

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The President, Congress, and Political Schizophrenia

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., September 24, 2013 –  Political schizophrenia is an egotistical disorder that makes it hard to tell the difference between what is real and what is not real, and President Obama and Congress are poster children of the syndrome. They collectively demonstrate the classic symptoms of partisan

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THE CONSTITUTION: Often Ignored; Never Irrelevant

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., September 17, 2013 – Today marks the 226th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States, and with each passing year, we seem to become more ignorant of its contents and intent. The fact that the subject of Civics has given way to more “politically correct”

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9/11 and BENGHAZI: Lessons Learned for Syria?

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., September 11, 2013 – Let us first take a moment to remember the 2,977 innocent victims who lost their lives on this date in 2001 as well as the four brave Americans who lost their lives one year ago today in Benghazi. We should also remember

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PRESIDENTIAL CHEMISTRY: UN-wind the Syrian crisis

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., Monday, September 9, 2013 – President Obama is scheduled to do six television interviews as well as to address the Nation to reinforce his call for a “limited military action” against Syria that will “send a strong signal” both to the Assad regime and to the

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Syria is only a symptom of a failed foreign policy

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., September 3, 2013 – In the absence of a coherent foreign policy, we can only speculate as to what direction President Obama will take in response to an international crisis. The phrase “politically opportunistic” appears to define the Administration’s core strategy, while the three words “ineffective,

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Obama & Powerless UN Security Council study Syria

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., August 27, 2013 – We live in a dangerously confusing world. President Obama has spoken forcefully on numerous occasions about the United States’ unique role when it comes to responding to international violations of human rights. His recently appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power,

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President Obama on Egypt: No Coup; No Strategy

RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., August 20, 2013 – As chaos and killings return to the streets of Egypt, the aftermath of the Arab Spring has lost its political romance. Correspondingly, our Nation’s lack of a definitive foreign policy, particularly with respect to the Middle East, now stands front and center

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