In celebration of America’s independence, I thought I’d publish 3 posts about the most important document that most Americans haven’t laid eyes on in years, if not decades: the Constitution of the United States of America. Despite being freely and widely available, not many people have read it recently, if at all, yet it sets…
In celebration of America’s independence, I thought I’d publish 3 posts about the most important document that most Americans haven’t laid eyes on in years, if not decades: the Constitution of the United States of America. Despite being freely and widely available, not many people have read it recently, if at all, yet it sets…
In celebration of America’s independence, I thought I’d publish 3 posts about the most important document that most Americans haven’t laid eyes on in years, if not decades: the Constitution of the United States of America. Despite being freely and widely available, not many people have read it recently, if at all, yet it sets…
My martial arts teacher played an interesting trick on us in class on Saturday morning to illustrate the powers of distraction and diversion. Right in the middle of a lesson, he highlighted – briefly – some relatively recent news story about Sarah Palin. The effect was as predictable as it was powerful: a number of…
Regardless of what you think of (party) or (candidate) or (incumbent), regardless of how badly broken you think (political body) is or how corrupt (government process) is, go vote. Not sure who to vote for? Vote for people who support the things you support. If you like things more or less how they are now, the…
Dear politicians: I have watched with interest, mostly feigned, at this season’s political advertising, and I applaud you for being incredibly effective in your attack ads, which seem to be 99% of your advertising spend. You have done an amazing job of convincing me of this simple fact: Not one of you corrupt morons should…
For my American friends, happy Independence Day! You are independent, right? You read multiple news sources from around the world, different nations, different viewpoints You read multiple different viewpoints in commentary, even writers whose politics and perspectives you disagree with You listen and watch trending topics in social media broadly as well as have a…
It’s Independence Day, the day in history when the United States declared independence from the Crown of England. It’s a day steeped in patriotism, with a little nationalism and some jingoism mixed in. There are some very lengthy debates about what patriotism is vs. nationalism (which is widely credited for things like Nazi Germany). I’m…
