Columns

One of the givens in occupying this space weekly is that when I talk about politics, which I do on occasion, anything I opine will be construed negatively by one side or the other. It is difficult for some to comprehend that I might be in the middle of the political road, unlike many (or most) columnists and commentators who see the world only through a liberal or conservative … [Read more...] about December 11, 2022: Herschel Walker and Advisors Fumbled Senate Campaign

As a matter of policy, I don’t do book reviews and I get a lot of requests. If you do one, you are pretty much committed to doing them all. If fairness, where do you draw the line? However, today I am going to make an exception because the author is exceptional as is the story she tells. Her name is Samantha Perez but her friends call her Sam. So do I. A native of Lexington, … [Read more...] about December 4, 2022: Making An Exception For An Exceptional Story

This is kind of a bummer way to start your day but it is worth reflection: “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” Who said that? Karl Marx? Ayatollah Khomeini? Vladimir Putin? Wrong, wrong and wrong. It was John Adams, the second president of the United States. He also … [Read more...] about November 27, 2022: Can Our Democracy Outlast Us?

It is one of the most rewarding experiences in my 25 years of churning out columns. And it was a total accident. A happy accident. You may recall that back in July I asked my friend, Hans Trupp in Brunswick his take on the recently-released Top Gun Maverick. He was a Top Gun during the Vietnam war and I was interested in getting his take on the movie and how authentic he … [Read more...] about November 20, 2022: Column Produces An Extraordinary Reunion

Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord in Deuteronomy 32:35. Brian Kemp is too nice a guy to say something like that publicly, plus he has been a bit too busy recently to be poking around in Deuteronomy. So I will say it for him. Vengeance is his. Kemp defeated Democrat and national media darling Stacey Abrams 53.4% to 45.8% and was reelected to a second term as Georgia’s 83rd … [Read more...] about November 13, 2022: Brian Kemp’s Political Death Greatly Exaggerated