The separation of church and state is a famous concept in American politics. Even though the phrase is not found in the Constitution, its equivalent meaning is usually derived from the First Amendment — “Congress shall make no law respecting…
Opinion: Remembering the Crops House incident
Although the events may seem simple and straightforward in retrospect, the accounts of what happened at the Crops House — since demolished — were a confused and contradictory mess.
Taking the fun out of obesity
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors made a bad decision — not by manipulating children, but by assuming that volition is less important than behavior.
Lessons about the Electoral College
Every four years we have a presidential election, and every presidential election at least one person complains bitterly about that barbaric anachronism, the Electoral College. And they’re always wrong.
Mistrusting the government is mistrusting ourselves
OK, here’s a fun game: raise your hand if you trust the government. Yeah, one guy raised his hand, but he was just stretching. No biggie — we’ve all done that. What happened to us? Politics was a fine profession…
Politics is more than Liberals and Conservatives
Political discussions in modern America are almost always divided between liberalism and conservatism. The meanings of these terms have drifted and changed over the years and they are difficult to precisely define, but they are clean and safe and provide…