A colleague and friend just asked me what I thought of the shutdown. I don’t think either side is behaving admirably (but how often does admirable behavior occur in Mos Eisley Washington anyway?). I do think our esteemed president has operated outside the law unchecked for so long that the House is doing the only … Read more
I’ve been following the sorority debacle at the University of Alabama with some interest. If you’ve not been paying attention, the basic story is that a black student applied to four different sororities; the girls in the respective houses wanted her; and the respective alumnae thwarted it, procedurally or whatever. That may be a smidge … Read more
I’ve had periods of supporting big-L Libertarians in my life. They still call me once in a while, actually, to ask me to please-please-please come back. Most of the time I vote for Republicans, though, on the rationale that they have a much more realistic chance to prevail, and that my government will tend to … Read more