Author: danps

Challenging the established parties and conventional wisdom in Washington is often considered an exercise in futility.  The degree to which that is true may depend on the goals of the challenge. For more on pruning back...

Recent changes in the newspaper industry have prompted me to reconsider a daily routine that I thought would be with me for life. This was cross posted from Pruning Shears. No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing...

Congress has been timorously asking for the President to observe our systems of checks and balances to little effect.  It is now time for action, even if it means some big names on the right become lauded as fallen heroes....

In an election year when the clamor for change is more than just a slogan, playing it safe may be the biggest gamble of all. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears.No Associated Press content was harmed in...

This week a federal judge issued a decision that must have been arrived at in a hermetically sealed vault.  There is no other way to explain its profound ignorance of current events. For more on pruning back executive power...