No Religious Test Shall Ever Be Required
Our new US Congress for the first time has 2 Buddhists and 1 Muslim. Adding them to the 43 Jewish members, Congress now has 46 members who are declared adherents of nonChristian religions.When the...
View ArticleShould We Ban Spanking?
California Democratic Assemblywoman Sally Lieber is proposing that spanking, hitting, or slapping a child under four years old be made a misdemeanor, with offenders facing up to a year in jail and a...
View ArticleToday's Quote -- Stupid Laws
Charles Murray, writing in the New York Times:If a free society is to work, the vast majority of citizens must reflexively obey the law not because they fear punishment, but because they accept that...
View ArticleLet My Kitties Go
My cat Maurice is an indoor-outdoor critter. He likes the comfort of shelter, freedom from predators, good food, and an indulgent daddy. He equally enjoys roaming the yard, pretend-stalking ducks and...
View ArticleLincoln -- This Is What He Said
I heard on the radio today American composer Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," which conveys in words and music something of the spirit of our great Civil War President whose birthday we celebrate...
View ArticleOur Bulwark of Freedom -- The First Amendment
Many Americans hold the US Constitution in something close to reverence. With only a handful of amendments, the governmental structure it established has suited our country so well for over 200 years...
View ArticleBanning Public Smoking in Wisconsin
When Madison (and other Wisconsin municipalities) established smoking bans in all indoor public places, one principal argument against a ban was that it should be statewide so as not to disadvantage...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal for Staffing our Military
Today’s New York Timeseditorializes on the US Army’s declining lack of standards. Not only has the military lowered its educational and aptitude expectations, but it has been forced by its need for...
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