Germany is out of the World Cup tournament, which is a matter of some interest to the German princesses that I live with. Our daughter, in particular is enjoying the…

On summer Sundays the Cleveland Indians allow kids to run the bases at Progressive Field following Tribe games. This is pretty popular, as kids and their parents start lining up…

On Flag Day, let’s recall that one of the things that makes America great is that you don’t have to fly the flag if you don’t want to. This isn’t…

With elections coming up in the fall, we are hearing a lot of talk about the U.S. economy. Here are four things voters should know about economics. Nobody fully understands…

Was out running errands the other day and I had about 15 minutes to kill before I had to pick up my daughter at school.  Since there was a drugstore…

It is sadly apparent today that the guiding philosophy of the modern Republican Party is, “I’ve got mine, screw you.” Look at any current political issue and ask yourself, ‘what…

As surprising as this may sound, not everything on the internet is true. And one of the untrue things that I am really tired of seeing is the repeated claim…

As the NBA Finals approach, the home-town Cavaliers are an epic underdog, which, if you know anything at all about their season, is totally unsurprising and spectacularly well-deserved. So in…

For a couple of weeks my wife, my daughter, and I enjoyed watching a cardinal family build and tend a nest that was just a few feet from our kitchen…

Some Europeans have a reputation among other Europeans for behaving badly on holiday. Germans and the British are sometimes mentioned in this vein. Everyone agrees, however, that Americans do not…

Here we go again. Another social media post challenging us to prove our worthiness by supporting someone else’s favorite cause. “Who has the courage to share this” “How many likes…

If we are interested in having a productive conversation about mass shootings in America – and I don’t for one moment believe that we are – the first thing we…

On our way to the game, and then, at the ballpark. 32 degrees at game time, but in the sun it felt like 34. One difference from summertime games, in…

Some folks questioned the sincerity or motivations of participants at the ‘March for Our Lives’ events. I didn’t see the event the way they did. I was at the march…

Attended the March for Our Lives event downtown with Kerstin, Melina and Sammy the Climate and Non-Violence Dog. Because who in their right mind could actually believe that the current…

During a social media discussion of President Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, a commenter remarked that “the $150 billion in unmarked cash that Obama sent to Iran would’ve made a good…

  In post-Parkland discussions, a common argument against stricter regulation of firearms is that many more people are killed in auto crashes caused by drunk drivers than in mass shootings,…

Well, I guess there is something wrong with me. Even though I served 22 years on active duty in the U.S. military (including a year in Iraq) and another nine…

Every day the news is filled with articles tracking, predicting, or misrepresenting the current state of the U.S. economy.  Many of these articles and posts are written with a jaunty…

See the video: This unexpected moment happened when Black Lives Matter activists were invited on stage at a pro-Trump rally (via NowThis Politics) A worthwhile video if you have not really heard…

Last night the Cleveland Indians’ American League record 22-game winning streak ended when the Kansas City Royals came from behind to defeat the Tribe, 4-3.  The streak is the second…

In July 2016, the City of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland community hosted the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC). It was the first National Special Security Event (NSSE) ever held…

One aspect of President Trump’s recent executive order on immigration that has been drowned out by the noise is that the action is more likely to harm American national security…

If you want to know what the brightest lights of American commerce think of you, just take a look at your e-mail inbox. It’s a pretty revealing gauge of where…

For people who might not understand how NATO actually works, here is a pretty good description. The key point is that NATO is a mutual defense treaty, not a contract…

Comment on a BBC Newsnight video by Tiffany Jenkins (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04vl88g) posted to Facebook The false equivalence between Donald Trump and other U.S. presidents expressed in this video demonstrates a lack…

Got an e-mail from the White House asking for my ideas to Make America Great Again. Here is what I suggested: Stop scapegoating immigrants, refugees, Muslims, and other powerless, innocent…

Ah, Super Bowl Sunday. The last bit of frayed string and dried-out chewing gum holding our splintering republic together.Let us gather in our millions; Christians and terrorists, Republicans and traitors,…

I might be mistaken, but wasn’t the Bowling Green Massacre one of the events that led to the War on Christmas? February 3, 2017

What a disheartening affair. The worst part is that it is all based on nonsense. The executive order on immigration itself is not a serious attempt to improve security, but…