The post-election uproar of 2020 continues. I have begun to receive questions from friends about how we can ensure the presidential electoral vote is counted correctly. More precisely: what does the U.S. Constitution say about how the electors are declared?

First, let's start with the appropriate section of the Constitution: Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 which states the following.

It seems that everywhere you turn on the internet, someone is calling himself a "patriot." There are patriots, patriot groups, patriotic sentiments, patriotic language, and the list goes on.

But are all of these "patriots" operating from the same definition of the word? Does it even matter?

Words do matter. The more complacent we become about the use of the English language, the easier it becomes for the opportunists and the more devious among us to subtly (or not so subtly) hijack the language to suit their own nefarious purposes.

Sometimes it is so frustrating scrolling through all of the social media out there full of the latest unbelievable act of this politician or that branch of government.

It is frustrating because recounting and underscoring the wrongness of these acts, or testifying to how angry it makes you, or spending time creating memes about them does nothing to solve the problem. While sharing news stories and commentaries with your fellow citizens is important, we have far too many of these social media "pundits" out there and not enough analysts, planners, and principled leaders.