Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

12/25/2022 This morning’s CBS Sunday Morning show featured a profile of the song Amazing Grace. That song has been at the top of the charts for 250 years. The hymn was written in 1783 to accompany a sermon delivered by a pastor, an ex-seafaring man, John Newton,...
The Takings Clause

The Takings Clause

My brand of Idealism and the problems it faces are pretty easy to figure out. I believe that those of us who abide by the rules and who perform their civic duties should have sovereignty over their own lives. The problem with this fundamentally Democratic perspective...
Taking the Fifth

Taking the Fifth

One of Lily Tomlin’s best characterizations on the Laugh-In show was Edith Ann. Tomlin, dressed like a child and sat in an oversized rocking chair. She always began by saying “My name is Edith Ann, and I don’t have to say nothin’ if I don’t want to.” Then she...