A Good Book
A good book is like an elegant cruise ship, an ocean liner bringing passengers to new places, entertaining them along the way….
Italy
Whether one has seen many places or few, whether one has read many books or few, Italy confounds. The peninsula is a…
To Travel is to Soar
When one soaks in art and architecture, treasures that engage the mind of man, when one basks in the oceans and mountains,…
Why I Travel
I travel because, when I travel, I feel the reign of culture from Europe’s cool to Central America’s warmth, I see the…
Falling for Fall
Between sultry heat and bitter cold, when clean crisp air clears lungs and minds, between lemonade and hot chocolate, when apple cider…
The 2,996
I never knew Charles Antoine Lesperance. I might never have known who he was, but one day I was given a bracelet bearing…
Direct Taxes
Ever wonder why imposing a federal income tax required passage of the 16th amendment? Because America’s Founding Fathers explicitly prohibited any such…
One Red Paper Clip and the Power of the Market
Matthew 25:14-30 is one of several Biblical passages upholding market principles: “It will be as when a man who was going on…
Ronald Reagan’s “Boys of Pointe du Hoc” Speech
“We’re here to mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For…
Random Groping #2
Yesterday, I was subjected to a random groping at the airport security checkpoint for the second time. As on the previous occasion,…