The STEM Fraud
Every day I read somewhere about a new STEM initiative. On the personal level, I applaud them. In today’s world, everyone should be more scientifically literate. As a former educator, we should be...
View ArticleNuns vs. Birth Control
FULL DISCLOSURE: I am not a constitutional lawyer and I do not play one on TV. I don’t know that it makes much difference. Those who are constitutional attorneys and those who play them on TV all have...
View ArticleI Told You So Foreign Policy
In the mid-70s, Sweden basically closed for business during Christmas vacation. The whole country went to the south coast of Spain to warm up and get some sunlight. Larry and I went the other...
View ArticleGuns: The Cause or (side) Effect?
What does it say about us as a people when tragedies result in predictable, political arguments? When America and Texas should have been mourning the woundings and killings at Ft. Hood, our politicians...
View ArticleCastro v. Patrick: Did they both lose?
As soon as the debate was over, I told my wife that if this was a boxing match, the fighters would have fought to a draw. Sure enough, within minutes both sides claimed victory, but as their words had...
View ArticleThe VA Crisis: Where are the Republicans…or Democrats?
In the never-ending VA crisis, both parties seem to be AWOL from their philosophical roots, that is if they have any philosophical roots. Let’s look at the R’s first. The Republicans speak to the...
View ArticleMoving Mountains vs. Status Quo
I guess I have to forgive the Mayor’s rhetorical flourishes this week. He hadn’t yet announced that he was a lame duck, so I guess he was the only one who knew that his influence was losing power....
View ArticleWhat is the Difference Between a Refugee and an Immigrant?
In 2004, I had the privilege of coaching the Algerian National Swimming Team, preparing them for the Athens Olympics. One of the many things we (my team and I) learned was that July 5th was their...
View ArticleImmigration: It’s not either or; it’s and both
If our Congress can’t act on immigration, we really should throw them all out and start over. Political viewpoint doesn’t matter, whoever looks at the situation on the border sees a crisis. If...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Arming Rebels
The United States and Russia have a lot in common. We can’t learn from their mistakes and they can’t learn from ours. We learned nothing from their decade-long occupation of Afghanistan and they...
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