I’ve given up worrying about the existence of God.  Discussions about diety I leave to the young. After decades spent thinking about the inscrutable, all I gleaned from religious precept was that misogyny rises from it like a noxious odor.  I’m not alone in this opinion. Donna N

The dividing line between church and state required by our Constitution is as fragile as a dry leaf. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, for example, took a righteous tone against Democrats who dared question Amy Coney Barrett’s brand of Catholicism during her confirmation hearings for

Donald Trump’s Reign of Error has left some positive residue. It got people to vote in large numbers, and it also got them to consider the meaning of “checks and balances” with reference to the U. S. Constitution. Congress, particularly the Senate, hasn’t provided much of a ci

A theory exists in the world of finance that women’s hemlines rise and fall with the stock market.  As I wear sweatpants, the theory is of little use when I buy stocks, but journalist Sam Reed has applied a similar line of reasoning to Amy Coney Barrett’s wardrobe during her Sena

The 2020 election is probably one of the most strange in American history.  We have a president whom some experts believe is mentally ill and who is so desperate to win reelection, he refuses to disavow support from QAnon,  a cult-like group that believes “deep state” officials

If  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas adheres to his belief in originalism, meaning the  U. S. Constitution must be interpreted according to the intentions of the founding fathers, then to be consistent, he should resign from his high office. At the time the document was signed,