Some
people are arguing loudly against homosexuality, saying it’s against
the laws of their gods, and trying to force those beliefs on everyone,
using our government and laws to do it. This is wrong.
Our
government was founded on the basis that religion is to be kept out of
it, and that religions ...
Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:28pm
I gave an exam last week, and one student showed up 25 minutes late.
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:19pm
The following editorial appears on Bloomberg View:
Any doubts that the U.S. military has been unable to address its own problems with sexual assault should be dispelled by a just-released Department of Defense survey.
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 8:40pm
The economist Milton Friedman arned that the United States cannot have open borders and an extensive welfare state. He was right, and his reasoning extends to amnesty for the more than 11 million unlawful immigrants in this country.
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 7:12pm
Polybius, in his "Histories," tells the story of Antiochus IV, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, who invaded Egypt during the second century B.C. The Egyptians, led by Ptolemy, sent urgently to Rome for assistance.
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 12:22am
In the April 28, 2013, issue of the Brainerd Dispatch, Keith Hansen wrote an editorial stating that investing 40 percent of the state's budget in K-12 education "seemed a bit steep" and called for more results.
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 6:14pm
There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked if she had to do it all over again would she have five children?
"Yes," she said, "just not these five.
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 5:43pm
Keith Hansen's April 23 editorial on the beginning of an American meltdown has two major themes. The first is the danger of our many internal polarizing conflicts. The second is the danger of jihadist terrorism.
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 5:40pm
Could I say a word about Paul Krugman? A recent blog post by the eminent economist and New York Times columnist struck me as out of the ordinary, even for him.
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 5:19pm
We call it the "nerd prom," hoping that a dose of irony will inoculate us. But there's no use denying it: The White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner is a deeply narcissistic event.
Tue, 04/30/2013 - 3:45pm