Happy New Year! Forget the well-meaning promises to cut back on the things you like. Those are just a waste of time. Getting more exercise would be good, but there’s a better one, one that will benefit you and simultaneously, everyone else. Before I reveal the best...

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 Constitution of the United States is written in two parts: The Constitution itself defines the limits and scope of governmental power, and the Amendments, particularly the first ten, convey powers of the people that government cannot take away. Both parts are...

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...

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...

In the past two postings, I have illustrated my support and commitment to the ideals of personal freedom enshrined in the Bill of Rights while at the same time advocating for common sense rewording of both the First and Second Amendments needed to eliminate confusion...

Nothing against any of the Founding Fathers. They were writing the constitution and the Bill of Rights in a hurry and under duress, and they were trying to stitch together a lasting document that satisfied competing interests. When James Madison penned the Bill of...

As a teacher of English for 33 years, I have often lectured on the importance of precise language accurately conveying the true and intended meaning. It is too bad that simple lesson did not inform James Madison when he penned the Bill of Rights. Let’s start with...

My friend and I are having a useful debate. Perhaps you’d like to join this discussion. He says that laws can be, and sometimes are, corrupt. I say we live and thrive under the Rule of Law; and if is Legal, it is the very antithesis of corruption. I will quickly...

Politicians claiming the last presidential election was stolen by the Democrats are liars who are undermining faith in the American political system solely for partisan political gain. These tactics are shameful, divisive, and un-American. It’s fearmongering. If you...