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Supreme Court Decision Grants Broad Power to the President Jul. 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court handed supporters of the Unitary Executive Theory a huge victory. For decades... Read More
Illicit Verbal Couplings in a 'Murphy' Bed Jul. 15, 2026
Brian Garner, editor of Garner's Modern American Usage, has devised what he calls "Murphy's Law of L... Read More
How Does The 25th Amendment Protect Democracy? Jul. 14, 2026
A 2016 article in Psychology Today explored whether having a mental illness would make it difficult ... Read More
Requested Pre-Show Information Jul. 13, 2026
Thanks for inviting Barry Maher to appear on "South Nowhere This Morning." He'll be at the studio by... Read More
If You Don't Love the World Cup, You Haven't Heard the Right Story Jul. 11, 2026
At this point, my family members are accustomed to my weird European sporting interests. Short of wa... Read More
Close Your Inner Eye to Activate Your Imagination Jul. 10, 2026
In his short story, "The Country of the Blind," H.G. Wells depicts a mountaineer in the Andes who ha... Read More
Latin Word for Cattle Became a Cash Cow Jul. 08, 2026
In ancient Rome, no one cared how many Teslas, McMansions or Rolexes you owned. Nope; wealth was mea... Read More
Are You Chasing False Gods? Jul. 07, 2026
My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a villa... Read More
Increase Performance by Turning Into the Wind Jul. 03, 2026
Back in college, I captained my dorm's intramural volleyball team. Our haphazard collection of resid... Read More
Speaking Words of Wisdom, 'Let It Be' Jul. 01, 2026
Q: Is "leave him be" an acceptable substitute for "let him be"? — J. K. via email A: To some e... Read More
Vincent, Melvin and I: Jun. 29, 2026
Let's call him Melvin Downey and his show the Melvin Downey Drive Time Radio Extravaganza. It was 4:... Read More
In Days of Yore, Adrift on Waves of Chianti Jun. 27, 2026
It's summer, the season of vacations, therefore the season of air travel and the season of people ge... Read More
Balancing the Equation of Intentions vs. Outcomes Jun. 26, 2026
On Jan. 14, 2005, Harvard President Lawrence Summers ignited the firestorm that eventually cost him ... Read More
The French (and Italians) Have a Word for It Jun. 24, 2026
Even if you're an eminence grise who has fashioned a piece de resistance and mastered the lingua fra... Read More
A Fallible Legal System Should Not Have a Death Penalty Jun. 23, 2026
Next month will mark the 50th anniversary of the return of the death penalty. There was a period in ... Read More
PR for Nazis and Sudden Sniffing Death Jun. 22, 2026
I'm not one of those people who always wanted to be a writer. As a child, I wanted to be a professio... Read More
General Time is Undefeated in Battle Jun. 20, 2026
I am on a mudslide toward death. Well, we all are, really, when you think about it, but sometimes it... Read More
'Soc' It to Me, World Cup! Jun. 17, 2026
As the World Cup tournament got underway last week, a reader asked me why this sport is called "socc... Read More
I Just Might Be the Rightful King of Ireland Jun. 16, 2026
My father lived for 88 years. He was a man of sometimes limited patience who could spend years diggi... Read More
Trump Administration Continues Onslaught On Diversity Jun. 16, 2026
The United States of America is facing a full-throttle assault on the underpinnings of democracy. Si... Read More
