The Addictors: How Much Pain?

I am wrestling with and may change my position on legalizing drugs, which I never would have imagined just a few years ago.  Let me explain. Addictions, when acted upon, usually hurt people, cost a lot, and destroy relationships. The worst addictors today appear to be...

Things We Like #1

We really enjoy two magazines, and for the same reasons: the writing is intelligent, and the subjects are interesting. The Atlantic, founded over 150 years ago in Boston, and For a taste of the modern South, Garden & Gun. One never knows what subjects will be...

The Time Bomb of a Nation without Fathers

Over the last several years I’ve worried about the underappreciated critical value of fathers to families, but a recent experience has multiplied that concern exponentially. Up until now I’ve been concerned about two situations: 1. In societies where multiple current...