Civics 101: Let the System Work
Note: This blog was published in the Sunday, Feb. 12 edition of the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-ci...
The People Are Watching
I'm an optimist, and a wait and see kind of guy. I'm not happy about the incoming administration, but I'm going to hold my fire for now....
Of Blackish, Political Discourse, Lemons, and Lemonade
I've told my kids for as long as I can remember that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. So watching Blackish last night made me...
Love -- And Learn To Understand -- Thy Neighbor
Saw this article today and consider it worth sharing, not just for the conclusion drawn by this former Marine officer who served in Iraq...
Education, or (Mis)Information?
I've seen a meme floating around Facebook attributing Donald Trump's popularity to a broken educational system. But this isn't simply an...
How Smart Is It?
In my book, The U.S. Constitution and You, I talk about the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. I say: Protecting these rights...
Politics Is Not Governance
Sorry for not having a blog post this week, but thought you might like to read my Op Ed piece from Monday's Baltimore Sun. Read the post...
Children Are Watching
I remember the first time I watched political conventions on TV. It was the summer of 1964 and I was 9 years old. That year the...
Let's All Play Ball
I have a good buddy who's a huge baseball fan. A real purist. He loves the game for the love of the game. Back in the early 1980's, when...
Come Together
Upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Ben Franklin famously said: "[W]e must all hang together or most assuredly we will...