Testing Time…
The school year is drawing to a close. It’s always a bittersweet time. It is good to bring the year …
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The Power To Tax…
The power to tax is the power to destroy. Daniel Webster, McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 It’s important to remember, perhaps …
I’m Baaaccck!
Regular readers may have noticed that my usual writing pace has slacked a bit over the last week. I’ve been …
A Never-Ending War
For the moment, gun control issues have been pushed to the back pages, but we should not forget for …
Rhetorical Limitations
President Obama is often lauded as the greatest rhetorician alive—when he’s not being worshipped as a messiah—even by pundits who …
The Buck Never Stops
On the desk of Harry Truman in the Oval Office was a wooden sign that read “The buck stops here!” …
What Good Vision Reveals
Despite Mr. Obama’s recent epic gun control defeat, anti-gun forces continue to pursue their never-ending goals. No Progressive goal or policy …
How Does One Impeach A Messiah?
On May 18, 2009, Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit, in the Wall Street Journal Online, wrote: Barack Obama owes his presidency …
The Literature Corner: 1-800… (Reprised)
This past week three young women who had been held captive in a Cleveland, Ohio home for a decade were …
The “Chicago Way” Transplanted to New York
From time to time, I run across behavior in my chosen field–education–that is embarrassing. It makes me ashamed to be …
The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 28: Audio Evidence and Deadly Force
One of the most venerable lawyer’s aphorisms goes something like this: If the facts and the law are against you, …
If They Are Ever Sent At All
It is in the margins, the footnotes, of events that we often find the most meaningful and lasting lessons. So …
The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 27: “I forgot about it.”
On April 30, 2013, a hearing running just over three hours was held before Judge Nelson. A video of the …
The Bicycling Wave of the Future
With spring here and summer rapidly approaching, I thought it worthwhile to resurrect an article I first wrote several years …
