Doors shut soon. Military power is wielded by a man who dodged his own military service and called those who did served “suckers and losers.” One can hardly blame him. His daddy did not serve in the military. His grand-daddy came here to dodge service in Prussia. 1/8

Congress was not asked for a formal declaration of war, as required by the Constitution . Art. I, sec 8. The War Powers Act is the law, adopted in 1973, is meant to check a President who might use the military in ways…

“One fifth” of the World’s oil pours through the Strait of Hormuz. With the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, that passage is closed. [FN1] That will fuel inflation, an aspect of “economics.” [FN2] Those clueless about economics need not worry. trump, too, is clueless. [FN3] 1/17

History [FN4] provides perspectives of great value, [FN5] that too often are ignored, forgotten, or never learned. Americans’ ignorance about Iran and about U.S. actions in and to Iran are staggering. We should be…

Odd is the juxtaposition of a pic of a bearded IN Lt Gov Beckwith over a header from the IndyStar: “Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order urging the state government to collaborate with faith-based institutions to service Hoosiers.” A thousand words aren’t enough. 1/7

Executive Order 26-06 is titled: “Fostering Indiana’s Faith-based Institutions.”

1) Among 10 “whereas” clauses in Braun’s Executive Order are an observation that Hoosiers have a long and proud tradition of faith…

Tomorrow night is the *State of the Union address. The *Constitution [FN1] does not require a speech. [FN2] From Jefferson’s first term through the presidency of Taft, a written message was delivered to *Congress. [FN3] Usually a boring affair, it now is somewhat “upbeat.” 1/9

Last year, as shortly after his arrival at The * Capitol, and as he made his way to the rostrum in the * Chamber of the * House of Representatives, #47 stopped and thanked John Roberts, CJ of the *SCOTUS. [FN4]…