Receiving scant attention in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a concurrence by Justice Thomas that threatens all we regard as Constitutional rights. Thomas writes that: “in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Because any substantive…

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision reversing Roe v. Wade I have heard various women ask if men can be sterilized. In context, the question is generally presented rhetorically, as a bit of snark. I write to suggest that the question deserves serious thought. It turns out there is…

In this article I will discuss what I regard as the fundamental flaw in today’s abortion decision from the Supreme Court. To start, understand that the prior cases affirming abortion rights in Roe and Casey were rooted in the word “liberty” of the due process clause of the 14th Amendment…

On Guns What if I told you that the Republican Party, in one of America’s largest states, supports the right of convicted felons to own and freely carry, absolutely anywhere they want, machine guns? Actually it goes far beyond that. Said absolute right to machine guns would also apply to…

The first of the January 6 Committee hearings had moments that were shocking and touching, often at the same time. Here are some of my takeaways from it. Trump Was No Longer Commander In Chief Or Even President: Donald Trump de facto forfeited his role as Commander in Chief and…

In the wake of a series of school shooting involving assault rifle style weapons, to include the horrific massacre of school children in Uvalde Texas, suggestions have been advance (yet again) to ban such weapons. The common question presented is who needs such military grade weapons? …

Please take a moment to read the horror story that is Ohio House Bill 151. This bill is no symbolic passing fancy, it was recently passed by Ohio House. The bill is to pander to the current GOP culture war by addressing, what the supposed party of individualism, regards as…

This updates a prior list done just three years ago to reflect the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas. That in turn updated a prior updated list done just a year and a half before to reflect the mass shooting at the El Paso WalMart. That list, in…

Today, a former President of the United States, who seeks to be President again, posted on his social media platform open support for a “civil war” in the United States. …