INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY
An equitable balance between individual freedoms and community responsibility, in a country that is mostly urban in nature, has been a goal for some, and …
SUNSET CLAUSES
I have written before about the utter stupidity of “Sunset Clauses”, which appear to be the modus operandi these days for legislators who want to …
RULE OF LAW – PART III
This is Part III of a definitive article on the current state of the “Rule of Law” in the United States written by one of …
RULE OF LAW – PART II
This is the second part of a definitive article on the current state of the “Rule of Law” in the United States written by one …
THE UNION JACK
For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness, the Union Jack, has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. …
RULE OF LAW
This is a definitive article on the current state of the “Rule of Law” in the United States written by one of the country’s top …
MORAL ROT
This article by David Brooks, on our moral rot, is worth repeating because it reflects a reality that is actually worse than the blatant, criminal, …
SENATOR RUBEN GALLEGO
I was inspired to write this blog by reading a New York Times interview with Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego, who has the distinction of winning …
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
I had to write a blog this week about the continued integrity of the Nobel Prize Committee in selecting Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan democratic …
Robert Reich
I have quoted Robert Reich several times in the past few months, and I am doing so again this week because I couldn’t write a …