Free to Choose
Perhaps I’m a dreamer, but I believe that the obvious merits of free choice in K-12 education (often labeled”vouchers”) will eventually defeat the anti-choice propaganda …
Category: Reflections
What’s Past is Prologue
Sen. Ted Kennedy shepherded the Big Dig, Boston’s multi-billion dollar boondoggle, through Congress. Now that Kennedy boondoggle has killed a woman in a car. Gee, …
Do The Evolution
It’s hard to believe that the debate over evolution is still taking place in Kansas. Evolution is pretty much a fact that only a small …
Pat-Down to the People
On August 10, British police foiled a terrorist plot that apparently aimed to smuggle liquid explosives disguised as sports drinks onto aircraft and activate them …
What Went Wrong
Robert McNamara had been president of Ford Motor Co. for only seven weeks when President-elect Kennedy asked him to become secretary of defense. “I am …
It’s no Longer the Economy
One idea that seems to have died is that the president of the United States runs the economy and is personally responsible for it. The …
Tread On Us
On the Fourth of July, 2006, we celebrated the 230th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, drafted in protest among other things …
Propaganda up in Smoke
The Centers for Disease Control has discovered that teen smoking is on the rise for the first time since 1997. From 2004 to 2005, teen …
The Dangers of Space Pork
It was hidden deep inside a ten-page statement, but Senate testimony from NASA administrator Michael Griffin made it clear that earmarks – the practice (better …
Where Credit’s Deserved
I hate to say anything good about politicians, but I do want to compliment the managers of the V.S. Senate for their good conduct in …