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...
Hold on Tight: It Could Be a Wild Ride
When I write my next edition of Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts, I'm going to add a new chapter on "When Must All the Votes...
Judiciary at Grave Risk
(Published in the Scranton Times-Tribune, Oct. 23, 2020) In my former professional life I sometimes had the privilege of meeting with...
You Can't Punch Me in the Nose
There’s an old legal adage that goes something like this: “Your right to swing your fist ends where someone else’s nose begins.” That’s a...
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...
Time for the Shadow Government to Come Out of the Shadows
In law school we learned a basic aphorism: Hard facts make bad law. That means when cases present difficult factual situations in which...
I Support the Constitution -- All Of It
I am tired of hearing people say "I support the Second Amendment." Hell, I support the Second Amendment. I also support the First...
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...
Civics 101: Let the System Work
Note: This blog was published in the Sunday, Feb. 12 edition of the Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-ci...
The People Are Watching
I'm an optimist, and a wait and see kind of guy. I'm not happy about the incoming administration, but I'm going to hold my fire for now....