Light
“Sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Associate...
Author: Simon
The Law
“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” Associate Justice Louis...
The Immigration Opportunity
Competing with China I recently read the Now It can be Told by General Leslie Grove. It is the story of the...
Be the Reason
“Be the reason that someone smiles today.” A Phoenix sunset on 2/28/2023. Looking west on Camelback Rd at...
Laboratories of Democracy
“The States may serve as the laboratories of democracy.” Justice Louis Brandeis March is sunset month...
Words Seldom Seen: Eschew
Eschew Noun: Abstain from or deliberately avoid. Example: "He decided to eschew driving until his swollen...
Tradition
"Tradition is really peer pressure from dead people." Thanks to Anthony R for this excellent recast of an old...
Obligations
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson Our...
Social Justice
"Social Justice" is a dangerous platitude. It implies that the normal justice system isn't adequate for the...
Words Seldom Seen: Virga
Virga Noun: Rain that falls from a cloud and evaporates before reaching the ground. Example: "They watched...
