For a couple of decades I had a job (well, a series of jobs) as a program evaluator for state legislatures.

The current terms of left and right, Democrat and Republican, are in part responsible for the current dysfunctional state of our government

Unlike the lawyer Saul Goodman in the TV series Breaking Bad ... you can’t call Saul Alinsky.

The cumulative effect of the past month’s assault on democracy and on the safety and welfare of our people weighs heavy on my heart ,,,

A response to signs posted in Canada

For several centuries the world has usually had two major groups of states and a few minor ones. 

I have had a difficult time this week trying to write a single-topic column. There is just too much ...

Last year, we moved to “the Friendly City” of Harrisonburg, Virginia. But why "friendly?"

This is the title of a song by the wonderfully demented genius Tom Lehrer, but it seems to fit here ...

One of the first, and I think most important things, for amuriccans to remember about this war is that it is not a Russian war

I think the recent election showed that a majority of voters in the U.S. have grown weary

It appears that The Prince Of Orange has ordered Stars and Stripes to shut down at the end of this month (September, 2020).  This is not...

One of the key ploys of successful parenting is to learn to provide a more attractive alternative to the child’s behavior we want to change.

Last Saturday nearly every American celebrated just one birthday - that of the US

Mark Twain was careful, almost reverential, about words.

U.S. Supreme Court Amended Version

As some of you may know, I am a substitute teacher in Arlington schools. 

It’s not that I don’t give a damn, or that I’m giving up, exactly. I’m just tired of it.

Like everyone else who claims to be a fundamentalist (or for this purpose an originalist) in their chosen pursuit,

Another day that reminds me of the violence, injustice, and hate we are capable of as human beings.