With the war in Ukraine dragging on (six months so far for us, and seven years for them, it might be time to reflect on how this war is different, and what we can do about it. First, how is it different? Why are we so engaged in this war, when we were largely indifferent …
Is it just me, or does the current furor over “mask mandates” seem trumped up? For as long as I can remember, Americans have been able to accept both that: 1) I have a right to wear or not wear whatever articles of clothing I like; and, at the same time, 2) a business owner …
What a year it has been. Fires, flood, and pestilence throughout the land. As I write this, the 27th hurricane of the season is in the Gulf of Mexico, bearing down on US cities. Many people have used the word “Biblical” to describe what is happening, but most people do not take seriously the idea …