Teaching Civics after the Attack on the Capitol
Here's a recent commentary I had in the Baltimore Sun, Newsday, the Hartford Courant and several other newspapers and online sites around...
Why Joe Can't Help It
(Published March 6, 2020 in the Scranton Times-Tribune) My daughters hate the way I schmooze. “How come every time we go to a restaurant,...
Trump's Attacks on Congress, Immigrants Are Attacks on American Values
"Go back to where you came from" has long been the call of bigots and xenophobes in the U.S. It's what the Know Nothing Party of the...
Federal Judges Are 'Guardedly Apolitical'
One of the privileges of my former position with the federal judicial branch was attending periodic meetings of a small, distinguished...
Change in the Court
Will the appointment of a new justice to the Supreme Court dramatically change U.S. law? I don't think so. Here's why....
Mueller Investigation Is About More Than Trump
Here's my most recent op ed in The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0211-russian-interference-201802...
Compromise: It's Good For Our Health
When I speak to audiences of children about my books on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, I emphasize the role of debate and...
This Is Why We'll Survive
I am an optimist. I think our country is going through a difficult time, but I think we and our system will prevail. I believe this...
Maybe This Is the Turning Point
Among the predictably polarized responses to the congressional shooting this week -- some on the left renewing calls for stronger gun...
A Meeting of the Minds off the Coast of Dixie
I recently spent a wonderful day touring unspoiled and remote Daufuskie Island, South Carolina ably guided by my friend and fellow...