Letters to a Growing Catholic #1 NOTE: This post was originally published at my Substack. The footnote links go there instead of to the bottom of the page. My beloved daughter, As you mature from a girl into a woman, … Continue reading
I dunno, I’m in quarantine, and I have a huge backlog of Worthy Reads because I haven’t run this feature in three months. I’ve got enough material now to break it out into topics, and this week is Decline & … Continue reading
OR: Why Did My Taxes Go Up While My Neighbor’s Went Down? What the Heck Kinda Deal is That? An average Minnesotan reads his property tax bill. Every year, we in West Saint Paul, Minnesota get our property tax notices … Continue reading
I dashed this off in about 15 minutes after today’s updates in Dobbs v. Jackson and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (different Jacksons, mind!). Didn’t really check for typos, certainly didn’t bother with many links. That might be a theme … Continue reading
I dashed this off in about 15 minutes after today’s updates in Dobbs v. Jackson and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (different Jacksons, mind!). Didn’t really check for typos, certainly didn’t bother with many links. That might be a theme … Continue reading
Many writers propose constitutional amendments in order to demonstrate their fantasy vision of the perfect regime. In this series, I propose realistic amendments to the Constitution aimed at improving the structure of the U.S. national government, without addressing substantive issues. … Continue reading
Many writers propose constitutional amendments in order to demonstrate their fantasy vision of the perfect regime. In this series, I propose realistic amendments to the Constitution aimed at improving the structure of the U.S. national government, without addressing substantive issues. … Continue reading
The Constitution at the National Archives. Warms your heart just to look at her, don’t it? Let’s recklessly start another series! Worthy Reads is going well, but I don’t want the blog to be taken over by my clippings from … Continue reading
Retweets are not endorsements! I found these articles thought-provoking. There’s a good chance I agreed with something important in each, but maybe not, and, in any case, I absolutely do not endorse each and every claim made in each and every article. “Giving the … Continue reading
Retweets are not endorsements! I found these articles thought-provoking. There’s a good chance I agreed with something important in each, but maybe not, and, in any case, I absolutely do not endorse each and every claim made in each and every article. “Repudiating Roe,” … Continue reading