I had one of those frustrating conversations with a guy at my gym the other day. You probably have had one or more of these if, like me, you aren’t afraid to engage in the kind of discourse that can either elevate understanding or degenerate into hostility. This one was about whether those living […]
Primer: How to Identify a Racist
“They abort their young children; they put their young men in jail, because they never learned to pick cotton. And I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy? They didn’t get no more freedom. They […]
Higher Health Care Costs: Why Obamacare isn’t the Real Problem
I had to laugh at the headline in last week’s New York Times’ business section that read, “Health Care Spending’s Recent Surge Stirs Unease.” The article describes the concern among independent observers regarding the ultimate impact that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) will have on health care costs. It may turn out, claim the […]
On Loving the Constitution and Needing to Rewrite It
Peter Sagal is a funny guy. He has established that fact over the years as the host of National Public Radio’s weekly nationwide broadcast of “Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me.” The show has garnered many devoted fans, with a sizeable number in evidence when he addressed a packed house at the Mondavi […]
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