It will all come down to 12 folks shut up in a room by themselves. No observers, no attorneys, no media, no cameras, and no judges present. Former President Donald Trump’s legal fate in the four jurisdictions where he is indicted will, in the final analysis, rest with the juries
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Posted August 24, 2023in Morain
In weeks like this, it’s not hard to recognize that AAC life is certainly more comfortable than BAC life. That’s After Air Conditioning and Before Air Conditioning. The dividing line occurred about 125 years ago, when inventor Willis H. Carrier created the first modern electrical air conditioning unit. He installed
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Posted August 18, 2023in Morain
Some inventions blow the mind. Medical science develops wonder drugs and precise instruments that leave us stunned with their diagnostic and curative powers. The harnessing of nuclear power rivals the creation of raw matter and energy themselves. Deep-sea exploration equipment conquers the enormous pressures thousands of feet down and lets
Read More →Ever wonder why our Midwestern rural layout consists of 36 one-mile-square sections per township? Or where the Midwest’s emphasis on public education comes from? Or why slavery never gained a foothold here? Or why so many of the federal Bill of Rights protections were guaranteed in the Midwest even before
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Posted August 03, 2023in Morain
I may never write a column again. The other day my sister Deb in Sioux City emailed me about ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence application that writes stuff in the style requested. You may have seen demonstrations of it on TV. (The abbreviation for artificial intelligence, of course, is AI. In
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Posted July 06, 2023in Morain
An insidious word has been worming its way into America’s political lexicon. It’s the loaded word “unelected.” It’s a useful word. When appointed public officials take steps with which someone disagrees, it’s increasingly common to hear them tarred with being “unelected.” Well, duh. Exactly how should the millions of government
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Posted June 29, 2023in Morain
Nearly everyone knows that Jefferson is named for Thomas Jefferson, 18th Century intellectual, author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States. And many people know that Greene County’s namesake is Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general. But that’s about the extent of it. Greene deserves more.
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Posted June 22, 2023in Morain
I’m old school. In pretty much everything. It’s not just my age. Most of the guys in my morning coffee group are in their 70s or older, like me. But most of them are more with it than I am, especially in technology. In that regard I’m probably the hoariest
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Posted June 15, 2023in Morain
Last week Special Counsel Jack Smith, representing the U.S. Department of Justice, indicted former President Donald Trump in federal district court in Florida. Let’s be clear: The indictment was not part of the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump’s allegedly instigating the mob at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021,
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Posted June 08, 2023in Morain
Three federal judges have made the national news recently. One of them is not like the others. See if you can tell which one. Federal District Court Judge Mark E. Walker last Thursday recused himself from overseeing Walt Disney Company’s lawsuit against Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis’ lawyers had requested
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