And She Walks

by | Jul 5, 2016 | Election, Politics

This morning, FBI Director James Comey made a brief statement regarding the investigation into the Clinton email matter. The short version: no charges. The slightly longer version: Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the...

Feeding Narratives

by | Jun 29, 2016 | Election, Guns, Opinion, Politics

Yesterday’s Benghazi report (well, reports – there’s a Republican version and a Democratic version) coupled with a conversation I had with a neighbor brought to light an interesting paradox about our modern, information-rich society. Despite having...

Democrats and Democracy

by | Jun 27, 2016 | Election, Politics

Stress tends to bring people’s true colors out, a truism observed by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy....

Contempt and Contemptibility

by | Jun 26, 2016 | Culture, Politics

I’m a libertarian. This means that, unless I deliberately seek one out, I run very little risk of finding myself in a libertarian echo chamber. I live in a reliably blue state/county/metropolitan area/city. This means that, unless I deliberately seek to avoid...

A Broken System

by | Jun 23, 2016 | Immigration, Politics

Among the rulings handed down today by the Supreme Court is a one-sentence affirmation of a lower court ruling that blocked the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) plan. I won’t go into the details of the plan here,...