Running for office can be daunting for first-timers. This is the Dog’s occasional series on the basic nuts and bolts for candidates.

There is nothing so damaging as torture, both to its victims and a society that engages in it. There is something you can do about it, if you are willing.

The case of Mr. Al-Marri was dismissed by the Supreme Court today. It is unfortunate that his case against capricious Executive power was not heard, but it was not a total loss either.

This is the 14th in the Dogs weekly series taking a layman’s look at the Constitution of the United States.

While some feel that we are setting up a future problem by making Boss Limbaugh the face of the Republican party, the Dog sees it as one more rail road spike in the coffin of the Republican Party.

There are lots of green technologies that are on the horizon, but it is very strange to the Dog that almost no one is talking about one that exists today and uses completely off the shelf tech to generate power day and night.

There are times when you think that you know what is right, but when new information and new understanding comes along you find out that you were wrong. When this happens it is important to recognize it and explain it. This dairy does both.

There are technologies that are intended to make us more efficient, but if it comes at the cost of our ability to use language well, are they worth it?

So, the Dog messed up and posted last weeks installment again. Instead of getting too far behind we will have two this week! It is, as always a layman’s look at the Constitution of the US.

This is the twelfth in a weekly series looking at the US Constitution from a layman’s perspective. This week we look at the 3rd and 4th Amendments.