A Constructive Approach to Policing and Race
Those of us who remember the race riots of the 1960s, especially those that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968, know the horrible nature of the…
Month: May 2020
The Buzz Around Val Demings
During his debate with Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden promised that, if nominated, he would choose a woman as his vice-presidential candidate. Since then, speculation has mostly revolved around the political…
The Politics of Quackery
American history is replete with stories of false claims made for such products as Pectoria (“consumption prevented”) and Balsam of Boneset (“cures all cough and lung diseases”). You can find…
How We Can Improve the Quality of Our Leadership
Take a look at the 85 articles known as the Federalist Papers—written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay—and one is quick to note the spirited reasoning quality of…
Hold Your Nose and Vote
… for the lesser of two evils (again). Or so it seems, barring some unexpected turn of events. Ever since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Spirited…