What Do Baseball and Japanese Tea Ceremonies Have in Common?

Almost Everything, As A Matter Of Fact An Unlikely Pairing On a recent Summer night, as I was enjoying a home game of our local minor league baseball team, I had an epiphany at the bottom of the fifth inning. I had run into a friend at the game and …
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Imagine American Politics Without Mitch McConnell

What If McConnell Lost Not Only the Senate Majority but his Senate Seat? There is a lot of buzz of late about the level of trouble Mitch McConnell finds himself facing. I would be among the last to declare him to really be at risk on several grounds. Still, there …
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What Do Your Small Preferences Say About Your Large Traits?

“Mustard or Ketchup?” This May be a Bigger Question Than You Thought Personal Peculiarities I have been developing a theory of human behavior and I am curious as to what you think. My theory is based on zero scientific process or any compelling logic, but it feels right to me …
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Reframing the 4th of July

A Brief Reflection on A Better Way to Think about the 4th Every July 4 we have a replay of the same opposing dramas. Some of us celebrate everything American. Others find it a time of anger and frustration over how we fall short as a nation. I would like …
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Three Strikes and We Are Out

History Called This Supreme Court Three Times: Three Times It Failed to Answer. The words at the front of this building are not ringing true. A Unique Institution The Supreme Court is a fascinating institution. Filled by people with lifetime appointments (more on that later), it represents the best and …
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What Else Could Possibly Be Said About Those Debates?

Well, a few things of interest, actually. Looking for Meaning in Every Line Pretty well everyone has weighed in on the first round of Democratic presidential debates. Sometimes, the analysis felt like the old days of Soviet watching. Remember how analysts would pour over photos of Kremlin officials on top …
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