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Members of the Supreme Court react at the State of the Union 2026 If ever there were doubt that I am a bit of a geek, one need not look further than how I spent my summer vacation, because only a geek would spend a good chunk of July reading Supreme Court opinions and dissents. And if that weren’t enough, I washed it all down by rereading many of the Federalist Papers, authored in defense of the then newly-written Constitution during the ratification period by the brilliant A

Ryan Blaney wins the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway So today I procrastinate. Instead of polishing my blog on the Supreme Court, I started writing this piece about the lessons of sport. Perhaps it’s inspired by the World Cup, but I’m not a fan of soccer. I am, however, a huge fan both of PGA golf and of NASCAR auto racing. My week began watching the car race in Atlanta and ended watching Sunday’s thrilling finish at the British Open golf tournament. I’d like to talk ab

This nation didn’t begin by winning a war. That would come. It didn’t begin with writing our Constitution. That too would come. No, after a slow simmer turned to a boil by a king holding on too tightly and some Common Sense, it began by announcing to the world in the Declaration of Independence who we are, what we believe, and, in large measure, what we will not tolerate. And that is what we celebrate this week. The document begins simply, with the words “In Congress.” Not

The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall being repainted. “And truth is like a punch or two. It hits you hard; it knocks you through.” These are words from a song I like by Tired Pony called “Get on the Road.” It’s a song about traveling, physically or emotionally, toward your great love. But for me there’s always been this yearning in it not toward a romantic love but rather toward one’s life destiny. My grandmother also used a road reference to talk about life. She woul