Rob’s Soapbox

What Do You Actually Believe?

December 3, 2017

I firmly believe that a person can be judged fairly by their core principles…if they even have any, which I […]

My Ever Diminishing Dining Room Table

November 26, 2017

A fun exercise to do from time to time is to engage in the fantasy of who you would like […]

The True Story Of Thanksgiving (Updated)

November 19, 2017

On November 3, 2008 I originally printed the essay below. We have reprinted it each year on following Thanksgivings, with […]

The Disintegration Of Both Political Parties

November 12, 2017

Granted, we’ve heard claims of various deaths of either political party before. In 2009, the architect of President Bill Clinton’s […]

The Death Of Expertise

November 5, 2017

Hold on, hold on, hold on! Before you get the wrong idea, I have not changed my skepticism for the […]

Let Them Drink

October 29, 2017

Hypocrites advocate only for things that benefit them exclusively; for example, every 18-year-old in America wants the legal drinking age […]