Dave Emanuel

Journalist for over 30 years, author of 7 books and 2,000+ magazine articles. Offers unique political commentary informed by relationships with elected officials. Serves as City Councilman in Snellville, GA.

Climate Change: Facts, Fiction, and Failed Solutions

Climate change and its causes are politically charged topics with liberals and conservatives often having diametrically opposed opinions. Independent voters and thinkers may not agree with either side as there

By Dave Emanuel

/ December 3, 2018

Climate Change: Facts, Fiction, and Failed Solutions

OPINION: How Independent Voters Can Stop Another Kavanaugh Circus

As the nation becomes increasingly polarized, the reality of politics becomes ever more obvious. Nothing illustrates that better than the recent circus (and subsequent side show) surrounding the Supreme Court

By Dave Emanuel

/ October 18, 2018

OPINION: How Independent Voters Can Stop Another Kavanaugh Circus

Common Core and Bureaucracy Challenge Public Education

With fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Democrats blame Republicans for poor performance of the country’s public education system. It’s also true that with fingers pointing and eyebrows raised,

By Dave Emanuel

/ April 23, 2014

Common Core and Bureaucracy Challenge Public Education

Obamacare: Better to Be Shot than Stabbed?

“You’re lucky you were shot. You could have been stabbed.” This seems to be the spin that proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are putting on the latest

By Dave Emanuel

/ February 7, 2014

Obamacare: Better to Be Shot than Stabbed?

Attacking Syria - Political Theater at its Worst

Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and President Barack Obama (right) // Credit: White House The call to attack Syria is a response to the Assad regime’s alleged use of

By Dave Emanuel

/ September 10, 2013

Attacking Syria - Political Theater at its Worst

The NSA- Keep Talking, We're Listening

What is most surprising about the current bumper crop of scandals that has sprouted under the Obama administration is that George Bush hasn't been blamed for them. Ironically,

By Dave Emanuel

/ August 26, 2013

Another IRS Scandal?

According to Barack Obama, the melange of scandals that have recently come to light are "phony". An examination of the facts indicates otherwise. While there may not be

By Dave Emanuel

/ August 5, 2013

Georgia Health Insurance Costs Up 198%?

A recent trend in the naming of legislation is to include the purported benefits in the title, hence, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—aka Obamacare. Unfortunately, experience has

By Dave Emanuel

/ July 31, 2013

Impeach Obama? Not Likely

Calls to impeach President Obama have been ringing out for months, yet no action has been taken. And none should be taken. In spite of the widely held opinion that

By Dave Emanuel

/ July 29, 2013