Okay, I know there’s a cliché in that title and writers are supposed to avoid them. But hold on a minute. And pardon the second cliché, all right?
If you are under what once was AARP [...]
Was the Constitution Proslavery or Antislavery?
You may wonder why anyone would ask such a question. After all, we fought a war over slavery, and the 13th Amendment outlawed it.
The question remains relevant and important today because scholars have long debated [...]
The Use and Misuse of “Critical Race Theory”
Some things are simple. Some are not.
The way the term “Critical Race Theory” (CRT for short) is commonly used and misused every day in America is simple. Simple in that undeniably it is too often [...]
Have You Hugged Your Mail Carrier Lately?
Neither have I. Nor am I about to. But I am a life-long fan of the United States Postal Service, and I’m delighted with two aspects of USPS customer service and operations—one direct and one [...]
Ain’t Preaching, Just Saying
Let me start by “just asking.” When you look at the list below, who or what does it remind you of? And when or what time is it describing? Once you’ve answered those questions, I [...]
Ticking Constitutional Time Bomb on Presidential Elections?
Here we go again. The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in another critical case that could be decided by an originalist interpretation of the Constitution. The Court’s ruling, expected sometime in June, could [...]