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 [...]
The Constitution and Long-Dead White Men
Have you ever had the feeling of being “a day late and a dollar short?” It hit me twice recently, and it hasn’t completely gone away. It’s a little like what Opie Taylor said after [...]
Newest Justice Gives Table-Turning History Lesson
Recently, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave Justice Clarence Thomas and the three justices appointed immediately before her—Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett—a history lesson in “originalism.” But I wonder, will it matter in [...]