Last night I was out on the town with my wife and children, watching the fireworks with friends from a boat parked at Baltimore’s inner harbor.  At one point, right in the middle of the dazzling display, a boat cruised by slowly, hoisting an American flag that  disappeared behind the smoke and re-emerged again, waving [...]

Today is July 4th, the day we celebrate as “Independence Day.” Historically it marks the event or series of events that resulted in the American colonies throwing off the yoke of British rule. America settlers reached the point of no return. Enough was enough and it was time to rise up, take the big step, [...]