Archive - Letters from a Charlottesville Grocery Store Clerk

The Obama Decision That Helped Pave the Way for Trump — And My Connection to It

I didn’t vote for Barack Obama in 2008.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

From Top Gun to TikTok: The China Challenge and the Character Test for America

Five years ago, in a speech at the Nixon Library, then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that “if the free world doesn’t change China, communist…

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Thoughts on Transgenderism......Am I A Bigot?

In a newsletter from several months ago, the journalist Nick Catoggio introduced me to a recent poll on attitudes toward gay marriage.

May 1 •

April 2025

A Discussion of Dockworkers and Creative Destruction

A few weeks ago, the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) signed a new deal that will increase…

Apr 1 •

March 2025

I Love My New Couch.....and Capitalism

When Jackie and I moved to New York in September, we left our sofa behind in Charlottesville, as our yellow lab, Winston, had treated it as a bed and as…

Mar 1 •

February 2025

Do We Need the Department of Education?

The Department of Education has been around for 45 years.

Feb 1 •

January 2025

Me, Rudy Giuliani, and Crime in New York City

This photo is from 2002.

Jan 1 •

December 2024

Ikea Shoe Racks and the Meaning that Comes from Making Things

One of my biggest flaws is that I’m terrible at fixing and building things.

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

How the Madisonian Vision of Our Constitution Can Help Make America Great Again

When thinking through what’s wrong with contemporary American politics and culture, I’ve been heavily influenced by Yuval Levin.

Nov 1, 2024 •

October 2024

Was I wrong about "Chevron Doctrine"?

(Artwork by Microsoft CoPilot)

Oct 1, 2024 •

September 2024

A Letter to My Niece

(Image by Microsoft CoPilot)

Sep 1, 2024 •

August 2024

The EPA Mandate and the Coming Energy Crisis

My mom remembers that I was obsessed with electric vehicles as a child.

Aug 1, 2024 •

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