A Good Reason

The issues that divide Left and Right

Who is a Liberal?

A liberal friend recently pointed out that liberals have generally been on the right side of history. Liberals, she said, have led the fight for freedom – freedom for slaves, freedom for women and minorities to be treated as full-fledged citizens, … [Read more]

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]