Most readers of this blog know that this Spirited Reasoner bagged a law career after 17 years to enter graduate school in the field of public health policy and administration….
What If Spammers Had to Pay?
Before we launch into this week’s post, please join me in a trip down memory lane. The year is 1970, my first year in college, and I’m desperately looking for…
Putin’s Atrocities
If any Spirited Reasoners had any questions about the moral depravity of recent atrocities by Russia’s military invaders in Ukraine, one image from last night’s news should settle the argument….
Wordle: A Final Word
This will be my final post about Wordle for a while. In fact, I thought last week’s post would end things. Then came yesterday’s hidden word—SNOUT—which took me all six…
Wordle: Midgame Strategies
As a final (perhaps) look at my strategy for winning at Wordle, this week’s blog will focus on midgame strategies. For purposes of brevity, I will assume readers have already…
Wordle Opening Guesses: My Spirited Strategy
Last week we took a break from the usual armchair pontification about politics and world events. We looked at the popular game, Wordle, now owned (or at least managed) by…
Beating Wordle: One Helpful Trick
Weary of the news, the Spirited Reasoner has decided a break is in order. Don’t worry, though. We won’t be taking our eyes off the brave people of the Ukraine…
How to Start a World War
Most of us in the United States learned all the wrong things about the start of World War I and World War II. In the case of the former, we…
The Ukraine War Is Hell
Many sources credit Union General William Tecumseh Sherman with the observation that “War is Hell,” though there have doubtless been thousands who have uttered similar words down through the ages….
Selling Our Souls (SOS)
Over the past several weeks, Spirited Reasoners have looked at how insurance companies and mortgage lenders have caved to the siren song of maximizing profits through the use of high-pressure…