The news is troubling. Terrorists may have found a way to place explosives in laptops that are undetectable by current technology. We need a new weapon to combat this new weapon. We have a ready-made, highly-trained, in-place force to serve…

In my now sixty complete revolutions of the sun, I am struck by how much the world has changed and how little people have progressed. We are a single race. The human race. Yet, one is hard-pressed to find examples…

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. Perhaps it is time for the vitriol of hate and fear to win. Perhaps it is time we obliterate an entire group of people based on their common religion. Perhaps it is time us to consider a policy of irrationality.…

I think I have figured out the Trump phenomenon. His success in the primaries comes from supporters who behave at the maturity level of 15-year-old boys and 13-year-old girls. They are not quite children, not quite adults, and driven by…

As most of us know, (and if this is news, you should pay more attention), the Justice department sought Apple Computer’s assistance in bypassing the security encryption on an iPhone. Not just any phone, but the phone used by the…

All of us face choices in our lifetime. Some of these can affect a moment, a day, or a lifetime. Often, we face ridicule and torment from those who follow a different path. Does the toilet paper roll go over…

There is a sad, yet well-established history in this country of aligning ourselves with groups and governments that are the antithesis of our cherished love of freedom. During WWII, we allied ourselves with the Soviet Union for the greater good…

There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day, five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes in a year. On average we spend 1/3 of that time sleeping, leaving nine hundred sixty minutes a day, three hundred…

There is a commonality shared among many families around Christmas or other special holidays. They have traditions. Long held, choreographed, well-established traditions passed down generation-to-generation, by which they celebrate holidays. We do not. I like to think of our traditions…

Freedom carries with it responsibilities and risks Those who enjoy the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution and Laws must accept the responsibility to support the same freedom for those that hold different perspectives. We bear the burden of tolerance for…