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  My Older Brother, back when a Senior could drive the school bus I must begin with my credentials, so you will not think that I am just som...

 As an attorney, I have often talked with young people considering a career as a lawyer, some of whom had already been accepted and were ask...

A World War One Poster   Recently I came across a letter to President John F. Kennedy, preserved in the National archives.  A young man wrot...

First, do some old-fashioned research!  When I watched a student sit-in on the television, I could only wonder how informed those students w...

Pinocchio       I decided that at a time when there is no imminent upcoming Election I could write a blog without it seeming to be about a p...

Katherine Graham  Freedom of the press has always been essential to making America work.  Information from more sources is essential to keep...

The Gerrymander   Some time ago I posted a blog on gerrymandering, primarily sharing the history.  This blog addresses the challenges and im...

 I confess that I place taking better care of our planet on a higher level than many people do...maybe more than most.  I think that it is a...

  Most of us are familiar with 2001, a Space Odessey, but we may not realize how many other films have also involved Androids who became a c...

 A few years ago, I blogged about AI.  I was concerned about kids using it to cheat on assigned compositions.  I bemoaned the impact of arti...

What really matters!     I have written often about Presidents, but far less often about the Presidents' wives.  Many things impact the ...

Do we face a setting sun? In a recent editorial in The Atlantic, David Brooks wrote "Today we live in a world in which many, if not mos...

 When I was young, our family tradition was for my father's family to gather at the farm.  My father had inherited the home where he and...

Thomas Paine  It is important to remember that the American colonies began by fighting for rights, not separation from England.  When those ...

 I have mentioned Teddy Roosevelt in other blogs, but I want to share what a monumental influence he left, things we do not always think of ...

   A quote from John Adams:  Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.  It is wholly inadequate to the government of ...

  The way we choose our Presidents is sometimes less than logical.  I recalled the day an intelligent, thoughtful young women made a comment...

Mark Twain was a master of words.  Am I the only one who has noticed increasing vulgarity in everyday speech?   This blog looks at changes i...

Thomas Jefferson was only 14 when his father died, and he inherited the responsibility of the family estate.  In his youth he had studied La...

 Over the years, I have had reasons to admire various Presidents, but Lincoln always impresses me.  What a challenge he faced.  But he never...

A reader responded with the following words:        The problem is that many school districts do not require a basic course in civics.  Back...

  A few weeks ago, I posted a diagram of how our government works.  You may want to return to that blog to review the diagram; however, I ho...