• The 10 Commandments are back by popular demand
    February 3, 2025

    The year was 1980. In the 5-4 Stone v. Graham decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky law requiring the display of the 10 Commandments was unconstitutional.[...]

  • Is criminal justice reform an issue for conservative Christians?
    September 30, 2024

    Advised that the Alabama House Judiciary Committee was going to hold a hearing Wednesday, April 17, on HB 27, I prepared to speak in favor of this bill that[...]

  • A message for our time in Wagner’s ‘Valkyrie’
    September 23, 2024

    Mark Twain popularized the quote that “[Richard] Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” I’ve always liked Wagner’s music – its rich harmonies, powerful crescendos, and leitmotifs. But I’m[...]

  • All I really needed to know about the Constitution, I learned in fourth grade
    September 16, 2024

    Maybe the title above is an exaggeration, for I also learned a lot teaching and practicing law – although my law student experience consisted mostly of left-wing theories I’ve[...]

  • Freedom…and nothing more?
    September 9, 2024

    “It’s a holiday! A day off work! Time for fun in the sun, games, hotdogs, hamburgers, soda pop!” “And nothing more…?” (iStockPhoto) “Oh, it’s the Fourth! Time for firecrackers,[...]

  • A Reflection on Ukraine
    September 2, 2024

    It’s a terrible sight. Watching the news, I saw buildings I visited bombed into rubble, streets I walked on turned into combat zones, the beautiful city of Kiev threatened[...]