The American Political Class, God help me….
God help me...
...but every time I see a GOP member of the political class, with a few exceptions (Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Jim Jordan...just a handful) refuse to speak or take a position on...
Our System of Federalism and the Mess it Sometimes Creates
The notion of federalism is that the Constitution grants the states the leeway to set up their own laboratories about governing that do not conflict with the rights it guarantee to the People, (Art...
How Things Work
After spending 20 years learning how things worked on the upper floors of government (military) bureaucracy and Fortune 500 corporate management I spent another 20 years at the other end of the economic and...
The “Union” in United States; Thomas Jefferson “Out-Subtles” Napoleon
Every school kid knows, or at least used to be taught, about Thomas Jefferson's purchase of "Louisiana" from France for15 million dollars in 1803. That was $18 per sq sq mile or a little...
Letter from Archbishop Vingano to President Trump
Seems the Angels in Heaven are Gathering
Dated: June 7, 2020
Holy Trinity Sunday
Mr. President,
In recent months we have been witnessing the formation of two opposing sides that I would call Biblical: the...