A Good Reason

The issues that divide Left and Right

What’s Your Narrative?

Why is it that liberals and conservatives so consistently and naturally disagree? One reason: Liberals and conservatives operate with very different NARRATIVES. All of us move through life with a variety of narratives running through our … [Read more]

Blame for the Violent Fringes

In my last blog, I wrote about liberal mob attacks on conservatives speaking at college campuses and eating in cafes and simply being conservative.  In response, a reader asked for my thoughts on the murderer who killed 11 Jewish worshipers in a … [Read more]

Whose War on Public Debate?

Liberals regularly gripe that conservatives are the ones degrading our public discourse and civility.  “[W]e don’t live in healthy democracy because one of our major parties, in addition to embracing demagoguery as its modus operandi, has declared … [Read more]

Racism in the News

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson. How many people have been killed in commercial airplane crashes in the US since 2009?  Answer: Two.  How many were killed in car … [Read more]

The Social Security Dilemma

I was in my 20s when I started full time work, and around 10:30 AM on my very first day I thought “How many years do I have to do this?”  I recently turned 57 and still trudge to the office, and every day I ask myself “When can I quit working?” So … [Read more]