Doug Schmidt Blog & Writings

Six things you need to know about the special session

If you thought it was all about money for education, you’ve got another thing coming Everybody has a family member who, to put it politely, doesn’t quite have both oars in the water and does the most inappropriate things while not knowing any better — like demanding a family photo at a funeral or calling […]

Maryland politicians’ crime spree

From political crime to legalized corruption, the state of ethics in the Free State is a sorry one For the past three years, Maryland has experienced an unprecedented crime wave of political corruption. The only comparable period in memory would be the 1970s, when a governor was jailed and a sitting U.S. vice president (who […]