I have decided that we are a society of excesses.

Trump's call to Ukraine's president, which is at the heart of the impeachment articles, does not meet the standard of seriously harming the public or compromising the president's ability to do his job as shown by the China trade deal and the USMCA trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, both signed and passed days after impeachment.

The man dreamed of a day when we could all be judged, “not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character.” I hope that day comes while I am still here, but it’s not looking that way.

The latest protests in Iran by people angry over the Iranian military's missile launch that "unintentionally" downed a Ukrainian jetliner killing many Iranians, Canadians and others, is different from past protests over rigged elections, rising gas prices, and what Americans like to call "voter suppression."

Remember the children’s story about Chicken Little? A bird dropped an acorn and conked him on the head, and he became hysterical. He went around screaming “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” to anyone who would listen. And there were plenty of gullible animals willing to listen.

Retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis, the former secretary of defense and an exceptionally well-read warrior, has said, "Throughout history, we see nations with allies thrive, and nations without allies wither."

We were sitting around in a Jekyll Island hot tub with close friends — don’t hate — it was therapeutic. I’ve been sick. Talk turned to “back in the day.”

Out of touch doesn't begin to describe most people running for, or seeking to remain, in office.

I’m gonna talk about “ball” a little bit today. You have been warned. But not really. At least, “ball” is not the point.

Prior to Iran's missile attacks on U.S. bases inside Iraq, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said, "We are not seeking war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one." Esper said the U.S. prefers a "diplomatic" solution to the escalation of tensions in the region.

Addressing the British Parliament in 1982, President Ronald Reagan outlined a plan for placing the Soviet Union and Marxism-Leninism on the "ash heap of history."

Is anyone here old enough to remember the urgent warning issued in a speech to the National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in August 2002 by an American vice president who had artfully avoided the military draft during wartime?

Just when I thought it was safe to head to the kitchen again, I turned on the television set — to one of those feel good morning “news” shows — and learned that this week marks the beginning of Girl Scout cookie season.

It can be useful and instructive to observe the turning of a decade by looking back on what life was like in America a mere 100 years ago.

I guess the U.S. has given a little quid pro quo to the thugs in Iran who think it is acceptable to fire rockets at military bases housing U.S. soldiers and contractors.

The battle between church and state is as old as church and state, as is the conflict within religious circles over who supposedly speaks for God.

I’ve been interacting with the public a long time, and I am always amazed at what might strike a chord with people.

Like swallows returning to Capistrano, socialism makes an appearance on a regular cycle.

Columnists like me salivate over chances like this that come around once every 10 years. 

It’s ironic that in the very same week that freedom fighters in Hong Kong were taking to the streets by the thousands waving American flags and singing “The Star Spangled Banner” that we – who actually live in the Land of the Free – are so divided. 

After all of the decorating and shopping and wall-to-wall Christmas songs on the radio and fretting over what to buy for which person, and everything else that goes into how we celebrate the season, it’s Christmas Day.

"It's the most wonderful time of the year," Andy Williams reminds us over tinny speakers in crowded shopping malls. It may be wonderful for the majority, but for those whose fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers or children have died in Iraq and Afghanistan there is a void this Christmas, and Christmases to come, that can never be filled. It is the same in every war.

While watching "Jeopardy" the other night, I had a fantasy. Suppose Alex Trebek had a Final Jeopardy category called "The Ultimate Impeachment Hypocrite"?

"Blowout" was how one UK newspaper described the decisive victory of Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party in last week's election.

If profiling were not politically incorrect, authorities might have done a deeper dive into Alshamrani's background.

'Tis the season for Christmas shows and concerts of all types, in all venues for all people.

I speak today in defense of tacky.

Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public property.

I am the unluckiest guy in the Newton County area. I never got to know Almond Turner.