Nearly 100 years ago, John Steinbeck wrote “The Grapes of Wrath,” a fictionalized account of what he witnessed following migrant laborers in the American West. The passage from which the book derives its name reads: The works of the roots... Read More ›

I am a civil rights lawyer who lost an important case last week. Losses are an inevitability in my line of work; you learn to take your lumps. But this one is different. Had this suit been successful, it would... Read More ›

My friend Damon (not his real name) has been a prosecutor in a major metropolitan area in the Midwest for more than six years. He’s earnest and conscientious, just like you’d hope a prosecutor would be. He went to a... Read More ›

I am like many other parents I know; I pack my kids up for school and wonder if they might get shot to pieces. In my career as a lawyer, I’ve looked at lots of photos of dead kids (and... Read More ›

An old book written by an old man says, “Shame on birth, since to every one who is born, old age must come.” You were born on Groundhog Day. My third daughter, my tiny lioness, I counted the days, the... Read More ›

Our public schools have been bled dry by legislatures, their carcasses then put on display to show that public education is a “dead end.” If private schools are outperforming public schools, or offering services that public schools can’t, this just... Read More ›

The confirmation of Brett “Animal House” Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court was a call to post in the race to see who can most effectively end a woman’s right to bodily autonomy. I don’t mean the assault allegations, but... Read More ›

In “Moby Dick,” Herman Melville describes “thousands on thousands” of hungry sharks pulling at the flesh of the whale carcass being towed by the Pequod, gradually reducing it to nothing. “How at such an apparently unassailable surface, they contrive to... Read More ›

Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, gave birth while in office this year, becoming only the second elected leader in recorded world history to do so. The birth of her child coincided with an increase in paid maternity... Read More ›

During my run for Indiana’s congressional primary last year, my wife asked me: “What does your gut tell you? Are you gonna win?” I hadn’t stopped to think about it. But yeah, my gut said I was going to win.... Read More ›