Moss: Barack Obama and the Racial Divide
by Richard Moss, M.D. The rhetoric and uproar over the beating death this January of Trye Nichols by five black police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, demonstrates how badly the “conversation” over race has deteriorated. One would think that a crime involving blacks killing another black would lack a racial angle to exploit. Alas, in today’s Read the full article…
Franke: The Essentiality of the Constitution
by Mark Franke “To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.” These words represent the first purpose for the existence of the American Legion and holds this place of honor in the preamble to its constitution. I recently attended the American Legion’s National Legislative Conference and was reminded once again of Read the full article…
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…
