July 24, 2026
A single misplaced letter or number can lead to massive unintended consequences.
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July 10, 2026
Almost half of all Americans (46%)—and nearly two-thirds of Gen Z (61%)—didn’t know what America’s 250th commemorated.
June 26, 2026
I’m generally an observer in a text group that likes to dig deep into the minutiae of national politics.
June 5, 2026
The intense rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson gave rise to America’s first two political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
May 29, 2026
We’ll be keenly watching what happens next week on Super Junesday when voters head to the polls.
December 19, 2025
One of the things I try to do at the end of the year is look back, take stock, and actually make a plan for the coming year.
December 12, 2025
Years ago, as our kids began to get older, my sister and I did away with giving Christmas presents to each other, our spouses, and each other’s kids.
May 30, 2025
Memorial Day is a time for deep reflection. My father was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Congress recognizes the holiday with a weeklong recess, and even President Trump slow rolled his schedule for the better part of this week.
May 23, 2025
What do Ted Williams, Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky all have in common? That they were the greatest players of all time in baseball, basketball, and hockey, respectively? A good guess, but another answer might be that each was also a terrible head coach or general manager.
May 9, 2025
My wife and I just returned from a vacation to the British Virgin Islands (BVI). There we sailed the islands Christopher Columbus “discovered” during his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.