In My Opinion

Substack blogger

01/05/2026

https://kamcpherson.substack.com/p/summing-it-up?r=9ajr

On November 21, 2025, I began a series of essays on democratic virtues – with a small ‘d’, because these are the character traits that are fundamental to a functional democracy.

01/04/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamcpherson/p/epiphany?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Sunday Sermonette

01/02/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamcpherson/p/laws-are-for-suckers-and-losers?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

President Trump famously ran for office in 2024 on an ‘America First’ agenda, promising to end United States commitments abroad and to retreat to a policy of disengagement and isolation.

01/01/2026

https://kamcpherson.substack.com/p/new-year-new-laws?r=9ajr

It’s the first day of 2026, and that means some new laws take effect in Virginia today.

12/31/2025

https://kamcpherson.substack.com/p/this-year-in-substack?r=9ajr

I wrote 279 “In My Opinion” Substack essays in 2025 – a little more than five essays per week.

04/13/2025

https://kamcpherson.substack.com/p/thomas-jeffersons-not-so-happy-birthday?r=9ajr

The third President of the United States was born 282 years ago today, April 13, 1743

04/08/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamcpherson/p/a-chat-with-chatgpt?r=9ajr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Along with a lot of people, I’ve been using ChatGPT as a resource and research assistant as I write these essays, prepare to teach classes in a couple of lifelong-learning programs, and conduct genealogy research.

04/07/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamcpherson/p/politics-is-morality-on-the-street?r=9ajr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

The estimates are not complete, but the best guess is that somewhere around 3-4 million Americans took to the streets yesterday to announce that Trump and his goons need to keep their Hands Off our America.

03/14/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamcpherson/p/dump-and-jump?r=9ajr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

I’m writing this on Thursday afternoon, the day before the United States Senate is scheduled to vote on the FY 2025 Continuing Resolution that will keep the government open for the next six months (through the end of the government fiscal year 2025 on September 30).

03/12/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/kamcpherson/p/buh-bye?r=9ajr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

On Wednesdays I usually write about the impact of national news events on my state or location – Williamsburg, Virginia.

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