This week I decided to start practicing my editing skills. Long columns can be a challenge, but it's far too easy to lose readers in excessive hot air; no matter…

For many years I have seen quotes like "a Liberal is Conservative who hasn't been a victim of a crime yet," or "a Conservative is a Liberal who hasn't had…

This week there will be two editions of Inspection: one pure political; one a mix of personal and political... in that order. This edition is a postscript: something I've had…

I'll bet almost everyone has experienced the family where one child is blamed for everything, or winds up being punished for what isn't his fault. Maybe even a relative, like…

As much as many would like to see what happened to the conspirators in Lincoln's assassination be the end result of the Bush/Cheney regime, we all know "ain't gonna happen."…