Let’s talk about Harper’s Ferry, and in particular, John Brown. If there is a place in the United States where our industrial might began, it could be Harper’s Ferry, a small town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The fast-moving waters of the Potomac were used to…

Understanding the impact of systemic racism can lead to a better understanding of other Americans — For many years I voted mostly Republican, with a few exceptions. My voting straight Republican stopped in 2010 due to the craziness of the tea party and ended completely with the election of Trump in 2016. But my change from being a right-leaning centrist to fully embracing most Democratic policy…

As I prepare to leave my North Texas home of 18 years, I reflect on the last five. — For the first 52 years of my life, I didn’t engage in political activity; I never even put up a yard sign, nor donated to any political candidates except once when a cousin ran for Congress (he lost in the primary). Like so many others, the 2016 Presidential election changed…

I want to share a story about the loneliest house in Texas — maybe in the US. This is the Williams Cabin, in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, in far West Texas, on the Texas/New Mexico border. This is a view of the Guadalupe Mountains. They are part of a…

Recently I have had some discussions with Democrats who are considering voting in the 2022 Republican primary to support “moderate” Republican candidates like some running for the new Texas House District 70. As this piece from The Atlantic shows, wishing for moderate Republicans is simply unrealistic. …

Dad Was…Complicated. Growing up in southern California, the first of two children born to two white, married, cisgender parents, I was part of the classic nuclear family. Dad worked, mom stayed home, we had a little house, I had a sister a couple of years younger. …

2020 will no doubt be remembered as the year that lasted a decade. — As we come to the end of the year, it seems like it’s been far longer than just a year, mainly because so much happened. As much as I pay attention to the news, I actually had to go back and look to remind myself of all that transpired.

Shelby Williams Has It All Wrong — Recently Plano City Council Member Shelby Williams posted via his City Council Facebook page an essay he called “Republican Values vs Democrat (sic) Values.” I’m not going to link to it here; if you really want to see it, it’s on his Plano City Council Facebook page. …

Collin County’s government is failing the ultimate test “One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” — Arnold Glasow The HBO Series “Band of Brothers,” which followed an Army unit through training and fighting in Europe during WWII, makes a…