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James Madison, a Drug Rep, and a Hispanic Resident Walk into a Bar…
During this ‘anniversary’ of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, I offer three vignettes. Draw as loose, or tight, connection as you like. A Pandemic! Who’s in Charge? Among my favorite webinars this year are the podcasts offered by … Continue reading
Three Band-Aids + a Tourniquet – Part Three
A band-aid is a beautiful thing: sterile pad ample enough to cover over a wound and protect it from infection until it heals. A tourniquet is entirely different. A rag, a shirtsleeve, a whatever’s available to put pressure between a … Continue reading
Three Band-Aids + a Tourniquet – Part Two
I recently made the over-the-moon suggestion that we reinvigorate the Constitution. First, by amending it. Eventually, by replacing it. This post offers three band-aids. Amendments past, present, and future, if you will. Each of which takes a step toward making … Continue reading
Three Band-Aids + a Tourniquet – Part One
If the recent Presidential election, the deadlocks in Congress, and the politization of the Supreme Court teach us anything it is simply this: our government is gravely ill. True, the election met two important attributes of democracy: it was robust, … Continue reading
Where is Our Nation of Laws?
John Adams, the hard-nosed framer of the Massachusetts Constitution, which became the model for the U.S. Constitution, once heralded our achievement as creating a nation of laws rather than a nation of men. He envisioned a republic released from the … Continue reading
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