Category: Reflections

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I have written more than once here about Glenn Singleton, a self-described diversity expert who typically gets six figures from school districts and colleges for …

Both the Senate and the House votes on the war on Iraq, perhaps the most important issue of the day, were instigated as a way …

I was recently offered the opportunity to teach a course in business ethics by the department chair. I declined, being a logic and critical thinking …

The current debate over illegal immigration has become very emotional and heated, I suspect in part because nobody has coherently addressed the issue. In my …

Office report finds that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is notorious for harassing private employers for dubious reasons, hasn’t been exactly diligent when …