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...
The Three Rules of Conversation
The three rules of conversation: Is it kind, Is it true, Is it necessary. Thanks to Steve Gerst for...
Buy American
"Buy American" as a national policy is a really bad idea. It was a bad idea when President Trump used it to...
Immigration Justice
The case for allowing people to move is simple; openness to newcomers is morally right, economically beneficial...
Sharing is Caring?
“When something is shared by everyone, it usually gets ruined by the worst-behaved of us.” This is the...
