Yeah, But I Don’t Like This Person and I Liked the Last One
Whether city, state, or federal, and whether Democrat or Republican, I think it's pretty funny when someone blames the current administration for some problem that also existed under prior administrations of the other party! Talk about selective prosecution!
The Stupidity Around Vaccinations
After all the evidence and all the scientific research, anyone with children who refuses to vaccinate them—and thereby endanger hundreds of other people as well as their own kids—ought to be arrested for child abuse.
There’s Not Necessarily A Monster Under the Bed
When you feel a business practice isn't fair, or can be improved, that doesn't mean it's a "scam" or "conspiracy" or some crime targeted at you. When you start believing that, and then extrapolating it ("Big business is taking over,"
And the Dull, Poor Taste Award Goes to…
The Oscars proved last night once again that they are dull and dreary with or without a host. Ratings were down yet again, people in the film industry proved they can't talk without reading from a note or teleprompter, the
The Education Customers
We seem to spend a huge amount of time debating teacher pay and dealing with strikes and protests and shutdown schools, but virtually no time at all on student achievement. I'm not suggesting that teachers don't deserve higher pay, but
Identity Politics
What you're seeing in Virginia right now is one of the worst aspects of today's "identity politics": The identities (constituencies) have a direct conflict, a minority office holder accused by at least two women of rape.
This Round Is On Me
Could someone make a fortune today with a business that destroyed all old yearbooks, burned all photos of you when you weren't in a scout uniform helping the elderly cross streets, and counter-threaten all those people who got drunk along
Does Anyone Have A Tiger for Rent?
If you throw a rock down the street in a large city in the US you're likely to hit someone running for president. How many of them believe they stand a chance versus simply having a springboard to advance their
Future Tense
We need to try to constantly learn from the past to improve the future, not attempt to eradicate the past as if that will change the present.
Paycheck to Paycheck
Has anyone noticed that one of the revelations of the government shutdown is the number of workers who don't have reserves or savings to fund themselves through a couple of missed paychecks? And presumably, at least some of them have