In February 2021 I wrote a post titled "A crisis is...". To the list of problems plaguing the planet back then we can now add Russia's...

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 Western cold warriors all along the political spectrum quite justifiably patted themselves on the...

It is fairly well-established that Republicans have succeeded in cobbling together majorities in elections at the local, state and...

By this, the first anniversary of 1/6, we have had ample time to process the range of reactions to the events, not just of that day but...

It was before a 2016 NFL pre-season game that Colin Kaepernick first refused to stand for the national anthem choosing instead to kneel...

Among the many blessings we Americans take for granted is that, with the exception of 9/11, we have not had a foreign incursion within...

...saves nine. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Penny wise, pound foolish. Sayings like these are found in all languages...

The Nobel Prize in Economics was announced a few days ago. One of the winners, David Card, had studied the effect of raising the minimum...

Today's post is about the Fiduciary Rule. When choosing a financial manager we are advised to inquire if the candidate follows the...

As events unfold in Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal there is a bipartisan chorus of critics of President Biden's handling of...

This is the title of a book by Alexander Vindman, retired Lt. Colonel, US Army, with the sub-title An American Story. Listening to the...

... and having it too is something we are all tempted to try to do knowing well the difficulty of pulling it off. Examples of this in...

Many of us are aware today is the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 leading to the overthrow of the French king and the...

I have wondered about the Republican Party's identification with the color red since red is the color of Communism. It is funny how...

Scientists, especially at the CDC and National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have come under fire from "conservative"...

...is a Sanskrit word meaning insistence on, or holding firm to, the truth and was the term used by M K Gandhi (aka the Mahatma) to...

...is a philosophical thought experiment which is not the purpose of this blog but could be used to introduce the topic I want to address...

My high school language tests would often ask us to "compare & contrast" two characters or situations in a literary work. Following that...

This post is a response to feedback from a reader - I'll call him Mike - who says "You will stop having anyone to vote for as no...

The report by the Capitol Police Inspector-General regarding the 1/6/21 insurrection brought back the thoughts provoked by that event in...