Weil's Notes from a Corner of the Country

Gordon L. Weil In the U.S., somebody always wants to block somebody else from voting. From the outset, people with property didn’t want ...

  Gordon L. Weil The U.S. Supreme Court looks like a divided legislature. Seven of the nine justices expressed their sharply differing o...

Gordon L. Weil Republicans may suffer from a political split personality. On the eve of the first anniversary of the assault on the Capi...

Did you ever hear about “quiet diplomacy?” Maybe not.  After all, it’s supposed to be quiet.  Also, it doesn’t work, at least not as inten...

Gordon L. Weil If you pay the electric bill, you’re in for a shock. In the electric business, it’s called “rate shock” and it occurs whe...

  Gordon L. Weil An old tale, written by Hans Christian Andersen, tells the story of a foolish emperor who is swindled into believing that...

Gordon L. Weil The drafters of the Constitution in 1787 wisely authorized Congress to control space travel, social media and driverless au...