A lament for rhetoric

September 13, 2015

The ancient art of rhetoric, the use of language to inform, persuade, and motivate, has been discarded. Why go to …

Death of the Split Ticket (Followup)

November 6, 2012

I just voted. As I sadly predicted, I voted straight across the party line. How very sad. I just felt backed into …

October 26, 2012

There’s nothing new in this post (nor under the sun, some guy said a long time ago), but it seems …

October 2, 2012

Although my politics have always been left of center, I’ve often split my ticket for one reason or another: I …