“North, I knew down deep, was where I belonged, north being as much a philosophy as a direction or destination. You knew when you were there, or you didn't. Those who couldn't feel it and embrace it generally only tried it once.” ~ Joseph Heywood, “The Snowfly” I’ve always thought ...
Now that we've completed our celebration of America's 250th birthday, it's time to prepare for the 300th -- the tricentennial. I will not live to see it, but I hope the nation will. At least, I hope a certain kind of America will celebrate its 300th year -- one that has regained its moral ...
While you were busy getting the cottage together for holiday visiting relatives and other hangers on last week, state lawmakers were engaged in a little house cleaning of their own. They made a mad dash for a July first deadline to finish the new state budget. As Maxwell Smart use to opine, ...
It's beginning to be a habit. It, in this case, is the messy business of center-left political jettisoning one leader suddenly deemed unelectable and, without resort to the usual rules or democratic procedure, designating a replacement. It's the process that came fairly close to giving ...
With all the talk and the drama of the St. Pius X saga and AI, there is thought and prayer behind the notion of, ‘just because we can do something doesn’t mean we should.’ As individuals many of us can leap forward, ‘cut to the chase’ so to speak, and quickly conclude that ‘if we ...
The United States Supreme Court is the most powerful and respected tribunal in world history. It commands the power of judicial review to invalidate acts of the president or Congress. Its relative impartiality, compared with the legislative and executive branches, finds expression in ...