This is not your father’s NRA — Guns have been a part of the American landscape since this country was founded, and for a century or so before that. As a matter of fact, guns have been in North America for as long as the white man has. Guns were a tool, a tool for killing animals…

Companies wade into the rough and salty seas of abortion politics — It was bound to happen. In the face of the inevitable overturning of Roe vs. Wade, companies are scrambling to figure out how their human resources departments will handle this curveball. The overturning of Roe vs. Wade will hand the decision on abortion to individual states to decide. Some states…

It’s the stuff of life — Have you ever heard someone say they have no regrets? Or maybe you are one of those people who has convinced themselves they have no regrets. I’ve seen bumper stickers and signs that say things like “Live With No Regrets,” or just simply “No Regrets.” Hogwash. Show me a person…

When will it be time to flip the bus? — There’s not as much room under the bus as there used to be. As a matter of fact, it’s actually getting pretty crowded under there. In the past year and a half, the Biden Administration and the moderate Democrats that support it have been chucking people under the bus at…

My old history teacher said, “man is an animal.” He was right. — My high school history teacher, a man we called “Sarge” because of his service during the Korean War, often made the remark “man is an animal” whenever anyone questioned an act of barbarism in history. I knew he had a point, but we always felt the need to say “yeah…

Letting go of what you once were isn’t easy — It has been often said that life is one long goodbye. As we move through life, doors open and doors close. New opportunities present themselves and old dreams die. Just as we cannot go to the same river twice, we cannot talk to the same person twice either. …

Think of it as confederacy on the installment plan — No institution in the federal government is more insulated from the public than the Supreme Court. Its nine justices are not elected, they are appointed, and once appointed, serve for life. They are accountable to no one unless they commit a crime or ethics breach resulting in the rare instance…

A report from the front lines — Today, after school and right smack-dab in the middle of Teacher Appreciation Week, we had an hour-long professional development activity on self-care. I wouldn’t even be writing this if it wasn’t so outlandish. After teaching all day, I have to stay an extra hour to learn how to de-stress. You…

You just can’t fix this broken machine — I have voted for Democrats my entire adult life, beginning with the election of 1976. I was raised in a Democratic household. Both of my parents were New Deal Democrats and thought Franklin Roosevelt was the best president ever to serve. My dad worked in a unionized factory and served…