Vacation Time

It’s vacation season. And like many of you, Shelley and I are off to enjoy a week with kids and grandkids at the beach.  We would be just as happy to have that rendezvous on the Potomac River, where we spend many days in the summer with family.  Yet, we’ve Read more

Big Tents and Bonfires

Political parties are sometimes not parties at all.  They may have a “party” when they are triumphant in an election, but frequently their “parties ” are not celebrations, particularly when they are at each other’s throats.  In such cases, they are at best more like a messy family reunion and Read more