The Spirited Reasoner

As a child of the 1950s and 60s, this Spirited Reasoner recalls our nation’s collective spirit of optimism. It was perhaps best expressed by President John F. Kennedy’s strategic vision(s)…

I thought long and hard before finally deciding to place the word “infrastructure” in the title of this week’s blog post. There’s nothing remotely sexy about that term, the way…

Last week, Spirited Reasoners looked at the statistical reality of immigration. We observed that despite all the shrill claims that our southern border is being “overrun” by illegal immigrants, there…

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my…

In the weeks since President Biden’s inauguration on January 20th, our nation’s legislative branch has approved most of his cabinet appointees and passed historic COVID-19 stimulus legislation. The manufacturing and…

A couple of weeks ago my iPhone 8 decided to quit. For purposes of this blog post we can ignore the fact that I had just completed the 30th monthly…

Moviegoers know that most sequels tend to be long on hype and short on substance. Thus, Spirited Reasoners can expect that any attempt by Donald Trump to reprise Teddy Roosevelt’s…

Spirited Reasoners can be forgiven for their ignorance, prior to the events of last week, of the parochial nature of the Texas power grid. “What?” they ask. “You mean to…

During the summer of 1974, I was a young man about to enter my first year of law school. I was therefore more than fascinated by the Nixon impeachment hearings…

Two events prompted the title of this week’s post. The first involved the failure of the Republican Party to discipline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her social media support of…