Commentary

According to the dictionary on my Mac, a theory is a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. Please note well the term supposition, as in, "This…

People who watch the Supreme Court closely -- and these days it's probably more interesting than network TV -- have figured for a while that Roe v. Wade would likely…

The world, you probably know, is a very serious place. That's why they call that baseball contest The World Serious, I suppose. (Rim shot.) I don't know why we seem…

When I was in my early-teens, my father would sometimes take me, my two-and-a-half years older brother, and my four-years younger sister to St. Louis. We lived in a small…

So there I was, sitting at my desk ready to write about "think different," when I got pulled aside by LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a business-focused social-media site. At least I…

You may have noticed that two days before Easter Sunday every year there is a day called "Good Friday." If you happen to live in one of the 11 states…

My apologies to J. R. R. Tolkein for using his title, but it's a good one and, as you'll see, he didn't want it anyway. The theme, of course, has…