Politics
How you see the world, what motivates your policy decisions, and which party you support, depends deeply on your personal perspective on the basic assumptions of society’s mores and responsibilities. I wanted to take some time to address these assumptions and to...
IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIA’S VOTING Little raises my hackles more quickly than politicians misstating reality for partisan expediency. And so it is with respect to the California voting system. I am not talking about the “jungle” primaries. This is an interesting...
In 1785 the poet Robert Burns wrote a poem called “To a Mouse”, regretting that the natural union between man and mouse had been destroyed by farmers plowing fields, destroying the homes and food sources of mice. The most famous stanza of the poem is the penultimate:...
As we follow the arguments before the Supreme Court regarding the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, there are some questions that we might ask ourselves. I am not an attorney, have never studied law, nor am I a constitutional scholar. I am just an interested...
A question has been raised about constricting the 14th Amendment to provide that only children born of a legal resident mother be given citizenship. Regarding that question here is some historical perspective. I think that perspective is important because what...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of...
Dangerous Cures: A Final Comment One final thought on this issue: The arithmetic. To recall: In 42 years, there were only 28 convictions for “Impersonation Fraud” at the polls(less than 1 per year). In 42 years, there were only 289 convictions for “Fraudulent use of...
Moses Maimonides, the 12th Century scholar wrote that it was better to acquit a thousand guilty people than to kill one innocent one. Sir William Blackstone, in 1760 wrote about English law that “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent...
One point that you might want to consider the difference between "returns" and "deportations". This is reflective of the policy: whether you simply return the illegal immigrants to their home country, or you deport them to a third country reflects you motivation
COULD TARIFFS REPLACE THE INCOME TAX? In 1913 the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was passed, allowing for Congress to establish an income tax. Immediately, a bill was passed and enacted with a Progressive Tax, leveling higher rates on those who could better...
US overdose deaths remain tragically high, hovering around 108,000 to 110,000 annually in recent years (2021-2023), Deaths by gun violence: 20,000