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Thoughts on visionaries

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

Linked from my other site: Ruminations on Rambling: Glimpes of genius in the Permian Basin

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Traveling the U.S.A.

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

I am traveling the country for two months, but politics is never far from my mind. See my other site, generally devoted to thoughts about bicycling, but in this case travels without Charlie: Temporary border in the Big Ben   … Continue reading →

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That fantasy about the Second Amendment

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

I keep seeing these fairy tales about the origins of the Second Amendment — that its purpose was to guard against the tyranny of the government by enshrining an individual’s right to own a gun. The Constitution was ratified in reaction to … Continue reading →

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Anniversary of a call to citizenship

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

Fifty-five years ago this week, I woke up in Arlington for the first time, a four-year-old transplanted from Texas. Upon finishing law school in Austin, my dad had answered Kennedy’s call, “Ask what you can do for your country,” and … Continue reading →

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Denouement of ‘repeal and replace’

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

As societies become more complex, the government (the instrument of our social compact) is called on to do more to arrange commerce – the exchange of goods and services. Market regulation is a necessary component of development, to ensure some … Continue reading →

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Of inclusion and prosperity in a global community

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

Last week I attended commencement exercises at a prestigious university in the nation’s most diverse and creative city. The standard of living between rich and poor is nowhere greater than in New York, and the opportunities for graduates of Columbia … Continue reading →

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A 100-days report card

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

Any list of President Trump’s accomplishments will reflect the biases of its creator. Justice/Immigration/Civil Rights Trump signed two executive orders banning immigrants from seven, and then six, countries. The January order was halted by a federal appeals court. The March … Continue reading →

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