The U.S. Supreme Court this week confronts partisan politics and history in a way that will profoundly impact the court as an institution...

The U.S. Supreme Court this week confronts partisan politics and history in a way that will profoundly impact the court as an institution...

Start with the obvious – all politicians pander to one degree or another. It is an occupational hazard of the political art that...

Start with the obvious – all politicians pander to one degree or another. It is an occupational hazard of the political art that...

His critics will probably say that once again Barack Obama has failed to exercise the kind of leadership that goes along with occupying...

His critics will probably say that once again Barack Obama has failed to exercise the kind of leadership that goes along with occupying...

One Oregon legislator said it was like a Greek tragedy, but the dimensions of the decline and fall of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber are...

One Oregon legislator said it was like a Greek tragedy, but the dimensions of the decline and fall of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber are...

The Movie… If you haven’t seen the Oscar-nominated film Selma you should. While mostly snubbed by those who Like all films that set out...

The Movie… If you haven’t seen the Oscar-nominated film Selma you should. While mostly snubbed by those who Like all films that set out...

Last in a series… The steady demise of the middle class in America offers many story lines. Velveeta, that awesomely yellowy imitation...

Last in a series… The steady demise of the middle class in America offers many story lines. Velveeta, that awesomely yellowy imitation...

I’ve been teaching a class on American presidents this winter focusing on five men who to varying degrees, at least in my mind, were...

I’ve been teaching a class on American presidents this winter focusing on five men who to varying degrees, at least in my mind, were...

Now that Mitt Romney has decided to take a pass on a third bite at the White House apple it may be You may recall Romney’s comments...

Now that Mitt Romney has decided to take a pass on a third bite at the White House apple it may be You may recall Romney’s comments...

Oh the irony. It just ain’t fair. As the paralyzing cold of January gives way to the anticipation of warm sun and pitchers and catchers...

Oh the irony. It just ain’t fair. As the paralyzing cold of January gives way to the anticipation of warm sun and pitchers and catchers...

“Study history, study history,” Winston Churchill said long ago . “In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” I was reminded of...

“Study history, study history,” Winston Churchill said long ago . “In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” I was reminded of...