Like many Americans, I’m very happy that we are emerging from the COVID-19 national misery. That said, like many other people, I want to see some accountability from China, as they were the source of this deadly virus. Let’s be clear about Read more…
Politicians—I know, I was one once—are particularly gifted at identifying self-interests. They do it all the time. It should come as no surprise to note that with every vote, legislators wonder, occasionally in public but mostly in private, “how will the people Read more…
I am reading, thinking, and writing a lot these days. In many ways it keeps me going as I watch in shock and horror how our norms are being disrupted by illogic, whim, and dangerous ideas, all of which will do Read more…
We live in a time of proliferating frauds. Moreover, we must recognize them if we are to save our grandchildren from crushing national debt, address racism honestly, embrace substance over symbolism, expose the truth about progressivism, and save our Constitution from Read more…
Having spent a season of my life in elected politics, I have become very aware that political fortunes swing like a pendulum in a clock. And if you have a grandfather clock, as we do in our house, the pendulum swings Read more…
Like many Americans, I listened to the State of the Union speech delivered on 28 April 2021. I was curious about what the President would say. Cynics were rather sure they would hear a speech that was both boring yet radical. They were Read more…
The recent and tragic death of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer in Minnesota is the latest in a series of controversies concerning race and law enforcement in America. Floyd has now become a poignant symbol of Read more…
Language is a powerful thing, particularly when it’s used correctly to edify, not mislead. But in politics, the meaning of a word is a mere triviality if it limits the schemes of politicians to obtain a larger purpose. We’ve seen Read more…
Every decade, the Federal government conducts a count of how many of us there are in America. Article I, Section 2 of the U.S Constitution requires this. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of Read more…
In case you’ve been overwhelmed by pandemics, political scandals, racialized politics, and the latest uproar about a comment some thoughtless person made on social media, then it may have passed you by that America’s national debt is approaching $30 trillion—that’s Read more…