“…where there is no Law, there is no Freedom.”

–John Locke

Extremism on the far right or the far left is wrong and should be denounced. On this, I think most reasonable people would agree. The very term suggests a position far outside the mainstream of thought, be it with regard to government, politics, science, economics, or religion. I don’t know about you, but I worry about people who think they have […]

“That’s one small step for (a)* man, one giant leap for mankind.”

— Neil Armstrong, from the moon’s surface; July 20, 1969

If you’ve read the pages of this site, you know I believe words matter–what we say and what we write matter. Sometimes, however, words alone are not enough. A phrase is not enough, even when painted on streets, buildings, yard signs, and protest signs. Such is the case for the […]

“Sometimes up, sometimes down; my life’s so uncertain with you not around.”

–from “Come See About Me,” by the (other) Supremes; 1964

In their infinite wisdom, our Founding Fathers created the Supreme Court, its duties enumerated in Article III of the U.S. Constitution. The number of justices on the Court has varied from 5 to 10, but has been set at 9 for over 150 years. It is, of course, the highest […]