Life on The Fringe

My wife and I moved to the Raleigh-Durham Triangle in 2015 as early residents of Carolina Arbors in Southeast Durham.…

Effective Primary Voting in North Carolina

I live in North Carolina, and I’ve registered as an Unaffiliated (UA) Voter. So when I vote in the primaries…

Anyone capable of thanksgiving is capable of salvation and eternal joy.Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann (1921 – 1983) To be thankful, you…

We pride ourselves as a nation on being a government of laws. That means no one is above the law.…

Our traditional view of American political parties is outdated and blocks our understanding of what is happening in the 2016…

Baseball was the national pastime in 1951. Those who followed football watched college and high school games. National Football League…

Those who live in the world of ideas like to think ideas have consequences. A dangerous idea is being promulgated…

My first reaction to the selection of Paul Ryan as Vice-Presidential nominee was similar to the views of many others.…

Some thoughts on various things: Anger and Humor The Republicans keep reacting to every Democratic hyperbole with anger. That is…

When you are an umpire and the batter hits a foul ball you are supposed to call it foul. It…