The Spirited Reasoner

This week’s news is rife with headlines about killings involving our state and local police. Since we’re so inured to polarization, it’s tempting to take sides. Spirited Reasoners don’t fall…

During the heat of last year’s presidential campaign, I made the mistake of engaging in a Facebook debate with a disciple of the Second Amendment. “Surely,” I posted, “you would…

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…