Tasering the Ten Year Olds

A story rocking my part of the world is that of a police officer tazing a ten-year-old girl. [...]

For Heaven’s Sake, Don’t Call Them “Kids”

Let’s think of some better words to use when we must discuss people under the age of 18 when they do dreadful things. [...]

Washington Leaders Just Don’t Get It

Is the current crop of Washington legislators too stupid to govern? [...]

Time to Turn off the TV and Think for Yourself

While wealthy legislators in Washington haggle over how to protect the profits of private insurance providers, men and women trying to live in the United States on less than $30,000 a year are standing in line for two and a half hours to get flu shots for themselves and their children.

And they stand in line gladly [...]

Apparently Tennis and Pop Music Have Higher Standards Than Government

More amazing than the fact that a member of the American Congress had the impudence to shout “You lie!” at an American President during a speech is the fact that this appalling behavior is being defended by people who should know better.

The childish behavior of Serena Williams, on the other hand, a tennis player who spoke [...]

Good News for the Enemy

If it wasn’t clear before, it should be after the pathetic exhibitions of spoilt/ignorant behavior swirling around the President that we witnessed this week.

This country is in a weakened condition. The general public is confused and misled by a media that should provide them with objective information.

The nation’s leadership is divided between elected officials who seem [...]

Ants and Pig-headed DC Leaders Worse Threat Than Terrorists

The threat to honeybees is neither laughable nor inconsequential. The power brokers in Washington need to figure that out, and soon. [...]

Teachers As Scapegoats

They can’t agree on anything else, but Democrats, Republicans and the President found it easy to pass legislation intended to link teacher pay to student performance. [...]

Blaming the Pocket

Allowing children to watch children’s programming on public television without sitting with them to comment is to turn them over to a questionable indoctrination. [...]

Animals and People Share Some Rights

Vegans and other animal advocates are frequently ridiculed by those who feel that the only “right” an animal should have is the right to be used by a human being.

The theory is that animals exist to be exploited by mankind (one of the pernicious legacies of the Hebrew Book of Genesis).

A case brought by animal activists [...]