LEGISLATION AND THE COURTS
I am in the middle of reading a book by Stephen Breyer, called Reading the Constitution, and it triggered a thought about the relationship between …
AMERICAN FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY
I thought this was a considered and succinct report on current American foreign and defense policy under the chaotic leadership – if you can call …
CONGRESSIONAL REFORM
Congressional Reform has been talked about for decades, if not from immediately after the U.S. Congress was first convened a couple of hundred years ago. …
U.S. CITIZENS
People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth. However, this kind of citizenship is not the same as the kind of citizenship that …
A WARNING AND AN OPPORTUNITY
This blog is about a warning and an opportunity. (The picture is of Emily Pankhurst). The warning is about what could reasonably-be-anticipated to happen …
MAIL BY MULE
I thought Mail by Mule was an amazing story in this day-and-age of instant communications. It reads like an episode of the old west’s pony …
U.S. IMMIGRATION
I thought this was a very sane approach to U.S. immigration by someone with personal experience in achieving a successful status as a U.S. citizen. …
AMERICA AND EUROPE
I thought this was an interesting article that investigates the different approaches to life in America and Europe. Many of us often discuss/debate these differences, …
STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE
Stupidity and ignorance, always issues, seem to be coming more to the fore in U.S. public life every day. This blog was prompted by a …
MAYAN LANGUAGES
Today, more than 30 Mayan languages exist and are spoken by at least six million people worldwide. Although some, like Chicomuseltec and Choltí, have disappeared or are …