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I am writing this on St. Patrick’s Day, the celebration of Irish culture enjoyed by all Americans...

When does an Executive Order usurp the constitutional powers of Congress? Certainly when it directs...

There is no other nation whose citizens are better equipped to make moral judgments about total...

The Republican controlled Montana Legislature is changing its rules in order to forbid the posting...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal….” My very being...

If you are involved at all in running a government, the first thing you need to learn is the Law of...

If you want to get the attention of the powers that be, you have to do something radical to call...

Those philosophers who have wrestled with the concept of truth for centuries can take a break now...

You may have heard about it. A couple of days ago two black men in hoodies drove up to the Boston...

Most times I make my decision how to vote on a ballot initiative by looking to see what groups...

One of my favorite expressions is “often wrong, never in doubt.” I like to think it doesn’t...

An article in the October 2018 Atlantic (“Is Democracy Dying?”) points out that one of the...

It’s Labor Day, but organized labor doesn’t seem to be doing so well. Since 2012 six state...

The word “socialism” is getting tossed around a lot these days without much thought for what it...

As November elections loom in America different forces are at work in both major political parties...

As I think of America’s current political impasse(es) there are two quotes that come to mind....

Now is a good time — a very important time — for Americans to remember the saga of “Tail...

The proposed Republican budget for 2019 is being formulated and there are some serious cuts that...

Remember that quaint little notion called usury? If you’ve ever borrowed money or used a credit...

Last week I visited the site of the Battle of Rosebud Creek on the Crow Reservation in Big Horn...

Last week was Public Service Recognition Week, an event that seems to have largely gone unnoticed...

Buildings have a way of disappearing where I live. They rot, burn, atomize and move. I have an...

Often, when I sit down to write, I have to search for a topic. It’s common for me to write three...

Political wisdom; “Never put in writing what you can communicate by speaking, and never speak...

I have been giving some thought to the beliefs of some—such as the Bundy clan of the aptly named t...