Our nation just went through the extraordinary experience of a sitting President of the United States dropping out of his bid for reelection based in large part on the reaction to a disastrous debate performance. The issue was not so much that the American people did not agree with what the President was trying to […]
When John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Ragan after he left a mid-day speaking engagement on March 30, 1981, I was an immature 16-year-old high school sophomore. I first heard about it at the elementary school gym where I was at after school softball practice. Our high school was very small, so the […]
The reaction to President Biden’s performance in his debate with former President Trump on June 27, 2024, underscores one of the core weaknesses in our political culture. Namely our popular political media. The news media is a business. The media does not provide us information that would be objectively useful to us in making the […]
A historic vote is set to take place in the House of Representatives today on additional military aid to Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression. This single vote is underappreciated by the general public for its significance. As a taxpayer and citizen of the United States my hope is that Congress votes for the […]
I’ve been wanting to write for a while a missive on why I call myself a Christian. There was a time in my life when I would have found even the idea of calling myself a Christian distasteful, much less stating it publicly. But we all grow and evolve in time. I am not trying […]
There has been much debate of late in the media about the wisdom of sending Ukraine additional weapons and military aid to help it defend itself against Russia’s invasion. Although the media has focused mostly on the statements of what has been characterized as “far-right” Republicans, it is important to note that so-called “far-left” Democrats, […]
I read last night an article accusing Ukraine of providing weapons to Hamas to be used to attack Israel. The apparent source for the allegations was Georgia’s Republican Congresswoman, Majorie Taylor Greene. Below is the link to her Twitter post. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? on X: “We need to work with Israel to track serial […]
The assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin by Vladimir Putin was necessary from the very beginning for Putin to achieve his ultimate aims. Putin did not invade Ukraine for any objective reason. Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia was a vast nation brimming with natural resources, and has been so blessed for centuries. Russia also has had […]
I have in the past written and posted when I was disappointed with something that was said or not said during the bi-annual General Conference of my Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In light of that, I thought it would be right to express my general gratitude for a General Conference […]
I am not a historian although I received a bachelor’s degree in history prior to going to law school. My approach to historical topics is more similar to a lawyer’s than a historian’s. As a lawyer when I’m researching an area of the law I often do so by reading case law. Case law is […]