Keating: The Lost Trust in Social Security
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Those on the Right warn of the expansion and inefficiency of government. It is unsettling, however, to hear young adults dismiss any government assistance in protecting their personal retirement savings. Many young adults say they cannot count on future Social Security benefits. A generation ago, crowds assembled around the country Read the full article…
Morris: No Right Turn on Red — Maybe
by Leo Morris As someone with libertarian instincts, I’ve always considered traffic regulations to be the quintessence of the law’s potential. The rules are uncomplicated and well-known. They do not judge why we take our trips or whence we came and where we are going. They exist solely to keep us as safe on the Read the full article…
Franke: Redeveloping our Socratic Skills
by Mark Franke Arthur Bryant: I miss the richness and clarity of our language. If you avoid argument and offense you never develop conversational skills. John May: That’s why you never stop talking. Arthur Bryant: I’ll be happy to discuss that with you. The dialog above, quoted from one of the weirdest fictional series ever Read the full article…
The Outstater
Goodbye, Dilbert THIS MORNING my egregiously silly local newspaper declared that it is taking a most serious stand on the highest moral ground. In a one-paragraph front-page notice it canceled the comic strip, “Dilbert.” The strip is drawn by Scott Adams, winner of the national Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip. Adams made a comment that the editors Read the full article…
Moss: Winter, Desolation and Faith
by Richard Moss, M.D. This week’s forecast reminds us that the depths of winter are the bleakest of times, gray and fallow, the trees emptied of life, the wildlife desperate and sullen, the earth a crystalline tomb. The winter mires us and spreads its desolation before us. It sinks its fingers into our flesh, immobilizing us as Read the full article…
Morris: Deference, Sir, Is no Crime
by Leo Morris I was not raised to say “sir” or “ma’am,” so those words have never been part of my regular vocabulary, except for three years in the Army when they were forced on enlisted personnel as the required way to address officers. I say this without regret or pride. It’s simply a fact Read the full article…
