Category: My America

Aftermath

There is a certain pall in the air right now, pervasive, almost tangible. Here, in the late winter, early spring of 2020, schools are closed, millions of people are recently out of work and tens of thousands — likely to be hundreds of thousands — are infected with the virulent Wuhan novel coronavirus. As of

If I Were President…

Election season is upon us. Over the course of the next 14 months, promises, diatribes, and flat out lies will be peddled to the American people in hopes of building a large enough consensus to propel an individual into the office of President. This series will look at questions such as what can/should the President

Weeds & Freedom

When I was growing up, a good portion of my time was spent in the garden pulling weeds. From my grandfather, I learned that weeds, if allowed to grow unchecked would siphon the nutrients from the soil that the corn and tomatoes, potatoes, beans, pumpkins and watermelons needed in order to thrive. It was hard,

The Rule of Law

Senator Rand Paul spent 13 hours yesterday, March 6. 2013 on the floor of the Senate asking tough questions of the 0bama administration regarding their policies — as opposed to simply their opinins — on the use of drones against American citizens. Thus far, 0bama’s White House has been silent, but the citizenry has not.

An Informed and Educated Public

One of the things I have often been heard saying is words to the effect: “It’s a process. It doesn’t happen overnight.” This is true in learning something new, in driving traffic to a website, and as we discovered last night (a painful realization for me), in politics and the continuation of the Republic as