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A Declaration of Independence
August 17, 2011

It has happened just as foretold. The Progressive Republicans have joined with their Democrat fellow-travelers and once again sold our inheritance for a bowl of promises. We voted for an end to the out-of-control spending, and what did we get?

The ratification debate: part 3
August 3, 2011

Concluding my three-part series in celebration of our nation’s 235th birthday, we will look at arguments advanced by both sides. Last week we ended with the question, who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists and why does it matter to us today?

The ratification debate part 2
July 20, 2011

Picking up where I left off in my review of the ratification debate, I want to address the question I raised at the end of last week’s essay: “What was the problem?” If the government as established under the Articles had so many successes, how did it end up being replaced by the government as established under the Constitution?

The ratification debate part one
July 6, 2011

While it is not my usual routine to write articles in a series, in honor of our nation’s 235th birthday I want to take some time to examine the process that led to the ratification of the Constitution. Therefore, each of the next three weeks I will post one installment of a short refection on the ratification debate.

America: A Greek tragedy
June 22, 2011

Here in Chesterfield County by law we must have a balanced budget, and by proximity of the voters, our leaders can’t get away with raising taxes too high.

History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes
June 8, 2011

Here in Chesterfield County, where the plans are comprehensive and the zip codes are new, many of us are trying to figure out if we live in North Chesterfield or South. As we ponder whether a staycation will replace our vacation, or if we can afford to bar-b-q this year in the Brave New World our Progressive leaders are building, it might serve us well to take a cue from history, which the wise says repeats but the perceptive sees rhymes.

The Constitution Failed
May 25, 2011

People often ask me, “How could you write a book entitled ‘The Constitution Failed?’ ” If the Constitution was written to ensure a limited government and if today we have an unlimited central government, my question is: “How can anyone contend that the Constitution hasn’t failed?”

It’s not over ‘til it’s over
May 11, 2011

Many in Chesterfield County are looking forward to the next elections. Last time we had almost a clean sweep with a new Board vowing to do things differently. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Winning an election, or passing a measure into law, often doesn’t end the debate.

Truth, justice and the American way
April 27, 2011

In Chesterfield County our leaders are busy debating whether to use the word “policy” or “recommendation” in the new Renaissance Group crafted Comprehensive Plan. This is a plan to tell everyone what they can do with their own property.

Immovable object meet the irresistible force
April 14, 2011

Five days before the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 Sir Christopher Newport explored the James and Appomattox Rivers which now form the borders of Chesterfield County. In 1614, Bermuda Hundred became the first town in America. In 1622, Mount Malady became the first American hospital near Dutch Gap.