Richard Nixon was born 100 years ago. This anniversary probably popped up on “on this day” web sites and journalists paid by the number o...

I am disappointed at the noise about the role of guns in the recent tragedies in Connecticut, Colorado, and here in Seattle. I am one inc...

I applied for Medicare today. One is eligible at age sixty-five, but you apply three months before that momentous birthday. It’s all done...

The unfortunate passing of Steve Jobs has highlighted his accomplishments and his vision. But one bit of of his wisdom might require some...

I recently published, via Amazon.com’s print-on-demand program Create Space, my historical novel Down The River. The story grew out of my...

The recent demise of Osama Bin Laden has caused many to declare that justice has been done. Even the president says this. Calling the kil...

The recent tragedy in Tucson didn’t bring an end to the silliness that has inspired my posts recently. First the Sheriff of Pima County b...

The news item about a publisher cleaning up Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn to eliminate references to “the N-word” is both laughable and l...

In the aftermath of the tragic death of Oscar Grant at the hands of a Bay Area Rapid Transit policeman on New Year’s 2009, Officer MarySo...

Today I read of a measure filed in the House to enact a Constitutional amendment called the Repeal Amendment (New York Times, Kate Zernik...

What a boring topic amid a week of news about presidential trips abroad, the GOP taking over the House, and, as always, the pundits provi...

I may be in a tiny minority, but I just don’t accept what is being reported and analyzed about the outcome of the midterm elections. I re...

Today I was interviewed on KUOW FM 94.9. The segment is twelve minutes condensed from an hour conversation with producer Dave Beck. The p...