I couldn’t tell you what I had for dinner last night, but I remember September 11, 2001.

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I have a solid and satisfying correspondence with a history professor friend in Pennsylvania. His name is Dave. We write each other about what…

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Before leaving for Patagonia last December, I was in limbo regarding whether to continue my part-time legal consulting and mediation practice.…

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It is summer, and it is sweltering. While I try to maintain a moderate body temperature, sitting in front of our oscillating fan, my mind occa…

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The first recorded burials in Blackfoot are those of two tiny sons of R.H. Hopkins who, in the 1870s, were buried in John Montgomery’s field, …

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How often do you discover that something you believed was true is simply not the case? Take cork, for instance. For years, I harbored the beli…

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Apparently, “The Art of the Deal” (when it comes to Trump) is that you blow up a solid treaty with Iran because it was brokered when Obama was…

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If you are a bit stuffy, you might consider me inappropriate for commingling a memorial with other people, but Ralph will forgive me because h…

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I have returned to the United States grudgingly after having been gone six months. During that time, I spent a month in the Patagonia region, …

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It takes guts to challenge a sitting judge. The power of incumbency is hard to overcome, and in many instances, the public is not well-informe…