WRITINGS

TOP SECRET TRYST—UAPs AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY “THREAT”

Outlandish claims; tepid inquiries—Congress at its blockhead best.

August 6, 2023. Update: January 10, 2024.


AMERICA’S RIGHTEOUS WARRIORS?

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the misguided effort to rescue select Afghans from the Taliban.

July 7, 2023


PLANT BY THE WINDOW

Exploring the hidden meaning in household objects.

May 3, 2023


PILLOW FIGHT

A left-behind pillow becomes a fluffy symbol of protest.

February 14, 2023


THE EDUCATION OF BRITTNEY GRINER

An admission of guilt yet declared “wrongfully detained”? A case of moral failure and feelgood foreign policy.

August 8, 2022. Update: February 4, 2023.


BRETT KAVANAUGH AND THE THIRD EXPLANATION

Two divergent stories. Only one truth.

June 30, 2022. Update: December 11, 2024.


THE GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP IS DEAD

Americans’ quest for the open road meets the grim reality of traffic-clogged highways.

June 23, 2022


ROE—OR R.E.T.?—LEAK

The case for a purposeful “leak” of Justice Alito’s draft opinion: court decorum v. civil discord.

June 16, 2022. Update: April 24, 2023.


THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BIDEN?

Might persistent high inflation and the war in Ukraine undo Biden’s 2024 reelection prospects?

March 5, 2022


ED SNOWDEN—PUTIN’S SAD TROPHY

The only liberty Snowden ever cared about was his own.

February 28, 2022; Update: April 24, 2023.


PARADOX OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

Is the conservative cure for annual deficits worse than the disease?

Foster’s Daily Democrat. July 8, 2012.