The prescient genius of the founding fathers understood that the future may yield a President who might commit a crime, be subject to impeachment, and cause removal from office. They provided a mechanism for it, even as they hoped their…

How do you gift a human life?  Someone’s interpretation of the Bible says you can. Read these stories, Giving my child away because the Bible says I should Six wives and counting If there’s an urgency to destroying radical Islam,…

From September 7, 1940, until May 10, 1941, England endured a period known as the Blitz. It is a derivative of the German word Blitzkrieg, “Lightning war.” Germany sent wave upon wave of bombers to bring terror, genuine countrywide terror,…

With our withdrawal from the Paris Accord on the environment, we joined an elite club.  Nicaragua, Syria, and the USA (us) are the only countries in the world who did not sign (or in our case scratched out and said…

Civil discourse is dead in America. Considered thought, rational analysis, and meaningful discussions are a lost art. Name calling is the new debate tactic. Whenever I write something others may disagree with it is often met with invectives and name-calling…

Last night we went to the first of six Pawtucket Red Sox games which feature a themed firework display after the game. (I know this may seem like heresy from a Yankee fan, but it is a nice place to…

There are not many things I can think of to compliment President Trump about. I disagree with just about everything he’s done so far. His performance has been dismal as illustrated by the many disasters in such a short period…

The motivation behind the latest terror bombing in England remains to be seen, but I cannot help but be struck by the pleas for an intervention by some Supreme being as a salve to the pain and anger. One segment…

Wandering around the state of Virginia, visiting various historical locations, I had the opportunity to visit Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. The man who played such a pivotal role in the formation of this country; writing the Declaration of…

Wars, if we are to accept their necessity, need a goal by which we can measure success. The war on drugs is the poster child for a lack of goals. This is not our first dance with wars lacking measurable…