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Donald J. Trump has many prosecutors, plaintiffs, and investigators going after him. Beyond politics, what are all of these legal proceedings about, anyway? ...

After a very recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, students who were free to take out federally guaranteed loans are responsible for paying them back in full. That is the nature of independence, which we all should celebrate on this July 4. ...

Everyone fights in the culture wars, but nobody likes cancel culture. The fighting is particularly nasty in politics. In this post, we attempt to promote cultural and political peace, not war. ...

For Flag Day 2023, we make a point about the definition of patriotism, using examples dear to our heart. Patriotism is embodied by those who selflessly and sacrificially defend their fellow human beings, particularly in wartime....

At what point does a person’s advanced age prohibit him or her from effective service as President of the United States? This question is particularly relevant when the two leading candidates for the top office will have survived a combined 168 years when the next...

In a world of “us versus them” politics, is it true that your enemy’s enemy is your friend? Principle Based Politics does not think this is a good strategy for choosing who to support in elections. ...

Prone to think way-too-much about sports and politics, the writer of this blog often wishes things could be different in both arenas. In short, we hunger for the glory days of the Purple. ...

In what way could it be said that Joe Biden exceeds all others? To make a point and to balance last week’s look at Donald the G.O.A.T./goat, we thought hard about the current president....

There are a lot of words that describe our most recent former president. Are any of those good words, or are all of the adjectives for Mr. Trump ghastly?...

Along came a thing called AI Made writing as easy as pie But if politicians can use it Good chance they’ll abuse it So we ponder how they might try. ...