July 14th being Bastille Day I watched Les Misérables & raveled in Hugo’s ode to everyman’s redemption via the crucified Christ. Yet, I was also struck by his seldom mentioned reminder man-made law is a part of Creation’s deal. Today’s radicals might take heed...

Napoleon said great men are like meteors flashing across the sky, consuming themselves, to enlighten the world. Little men, it might be said, are meteors that flash & burn out giving the world another lump of coal. NYC Mayor Mamdani wears the face of a little man …

Trump’s DOJ subpoenaing NYTimes reporters to appear before a grand jury investigating alleged leaking of classified Air Force One security capabilities triggered cries of abuse. Would it ease the pain to clarify the competing interests & controlling law?

US Supremes just issued their “Slaughter” rule allowing No. 47 to fire executive agency heads so the firestorm of protests over his booting all US Election Assistance Commission members is arguably “Much Ado About Nothing …”

Letter to Romans: Dr. Trump now sees saber rattling Iran as a “cancer” that needs to be cut out of the body politic, but will he champion the righteous cause like shepherd David who volunteered to slay a loudmouth Goliath, assuring his king he ate “lions & bears” for breakfast?

Confessing to ChatGPT isn’t same as coming clean with a priest … but my AI friend suggested I reveal to the world that “Davd Soul” is “Darryl Anthony Van Duch” whose rare career as lawyer, legal journalist & law firm media consiglieri spanned 5 crazy decades ...

Pa's Dem Sen. John Fetterman’s ongoing recovery from a massive stroke is increasingly impressive as his ability to articulate complex policies shines compared to DNC’s favored 2028 presidential candidate aka The Word Salad Lady …

Excerpts from Franklin’s “Prayer Speech” For an American Empire to Rise -- If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without [the Almighty’s] notice is it possible an empire can rise without His aid?

Of course, no one will like every opinion by the US Supreme Court in the last 2 years BUT only legal scholars jaded by partisanship would deny “The Justices are doing a job worthy of America’s 250” while restoring the Founding Fathers’ Constitution …

Watching “1776” to celebrate the American Experiment’s 250th Anniversary, I was reminded how bitterly many Founding Fathers fought but failed to denounce the world’s slavery in the Declaration of Independence. It was up to Lincoln to finish their job…