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  • Keeping Impeachment Simple

    Keeping Impeachment Simple0

    Last night, the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) began debate on the two articles of impeachment unveiled earlier this week by HJC chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Despite recent talk about cluttering the articles with Emoluments Clause and Mueller probe accusations, in the end the Democratic leadership decided none of those charges sparked joy. The articles set for markup today focus

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  • Keeping Courage, Resisting Groupthink: The Great Escape of Mary Queen of Scots

    Keeping Courage, Resisting Groupthink: The Great Escape of Mary Queen of Scots2

    For a teenage boy like Willy Douglas, there was bound to be something appealing about the tall, beautiful, spirited, and forsaken 24-year-old queen imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, which lay on an island in the middle of a gray lake in lowland Scotland. Is it any wonder that 16-year-old Willy and his 18-year-old cousin George set

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  • Keeping Company With Those We Oppose

    Keeping Company With Those We Oppose0

    After the first Biden-Trump presidential debate, one of my nephews posted on Facebook that anyone who supported President Donald Trump would no longer be a part of his life. Did this young man forget that his mother, stepfather, and sister are Trump supporters, as are several of his cousins, aunts, and uncles? Another young woman

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  • Keeping Children Safe Is the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do

    Keeping Children Safe Is the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do0

    When my three sons were young, they were all good at skateboarding. They built their own short ramps all over our property, but especially enjoyed the ramp a neighbor built in his barn. It was against the rules to go on this ramp alone; nevertheless, my 10-year-old went over there one day unnoticed, had a

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  • Keeping an Eye on Grandpa, the Terrorist

    Keeping an Eye on Grandpa, the Terrorist0

    I’ve just learned I may be a terrorist. On Aug. 13, the Secretary of Homeland Security issued a statement warning about an increase in domestic and foreign terrorism. At the end of the document’s summary were these words: “Such threats are also exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing global pandemic, including grievances over public health

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  • Keep Your Screens Away From My Kids!

    Keep Your Screens Away From My Kids!0

    Recently, we’ve been hearing a great deal about how some parents — usually wealthier, more educated ones — ban their kids from looking at screens. In October, the New York Times ran a series of stories about how tech executes in Silicon Valley obsessively keep their kids far away from the devices they invent. They

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