Perhaps the fabric of our nation – the shared commitment to our founding purpose and creed that has long been presumed to bind us together – has become frayed beyond repair.

Instead of serving as a forum for great national debates, the United States Senate has devolved into both a graveyard and a stage. The Senate is where bills go to die and where Senators go to perform.

The memories of 9/11 are still so chilling and vivid, I can hardly believe we are approaching 20-years from that fateful day.

So is the government being too generous? And will the jobs we see open today be there come September?

While many are drawing parallels between the three cases and critiquing the involved officers’ actions, not many seem to grasp what these cases tell us about police leadership.

Thanks to California’s election laws, an avalanche of candidates have stepped forward to potentially replace the governor – most notably, the transgender, former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner. Well, if history is a teacher, those who backed the recall may have just given Governor Newsom a golden political opportunity.

Traditional political wisdom says that voters tend to look for “someone like me” and vote accordingly. Today, the level of political self-sorting has increased to the point that political affiliations are valued more by voters than experience.

When I listen to my ultrasound, I can hear two heartbeats. One belongs to my son, and the other belongs to Samantha Whitney.