Sometime around mid-December, give or take a week, President Obama responded to a reporter’s question by saying he’d give himself a B-plus for his first year in office.  He then quickly added that he’d raise the grade to an A-minus if Congress passed the health care reform bill and he signed it into law. […]

           “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech … .” -U.S. Constitution, Amendment I             Ever meet a corporation?  Ever have an extended conversation with one?  Ever invite one to a party?  Ever have one as a best friend?             The Bill of Rights, which comprise the first ten amendments to the […]

            The current big HBO hit, “Big Love,” is now four episodes into its fourth season, and while the main characters have not changed, much of the storyline has.             For those who have not hooked up with the show (let alone gotten hooked by it), here’s the basic essence of the story.  The central […]

            In 1994, with less than two months left in the regular season, major league baseball shut down over a dispute between the players and the owners.  The games were not played again until the following spring, when a District Court Judge named Sotomayor forced the parties to resume business.             The following years were […]