Taking a break from book seven, again…and thinking about a tangentially related thing that’s stuck with me… A few days back, I saw this comment on a friend’s social media page: Believing in small government, personal responsibility and the ability of people to create businesses and pull themselves up out of poverty doesn’t mean that […]

A few months back, someone close to me asked if I ever had to be politically correct while I was writing. This person is not political, but when pressed into such conversations is clearly conservative of mindset—though I admit I’m not sure they understand why or, really, what it means. Regardless, this question is tied […]

As I think about July 4th, I spend a moment revisiting things I’ve done to be part of this country—my time in the civil service Navy working on things that that go boom, my time in a private company helping the GDP grow, and (along with Lisa) raising Brigid to be an active part of […]

Now we know. The republican senate is going to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh over the clear disapproval of a large majority of the people of the United States. When they do, they will confirm a person who clearly lied about big things (stealing documents from the opposing political party) and small (pick your poison). They […]

A common refrain when Nixon resigned was “the system worked!” This made people feel better. Yes, we had put a crook into office, but the system eventually got rid of him. Justice was done (ignoring, of course, the inconvenient fact that Nixon’s successor waived his magic pardon and kept Nixon out of jail). What’s happening […]

I mean, we know why. We can't "gotcha" them anymore. It's good to call it out — I just mean, they're not hypnotized by their own hypocrisy. They get it. They use it. It's purposeful. Our recourse is to punish them at the voting booth, and boot their asses to the curb. https://t.co/SjC4aKprpF — Chuck […]