Gay Marriage
by My friend David Broussard just posted a lengthy discussion on the subject on which I left a comment. My main point: The issue ultimately comes …
Category: Society
Right To Die?
I’ve been mostly posting personal notes and whatnot lately because it’s easier (!) and probably more interesting to my few readers. But a good thing …
Agriculture: Good or Bad?
This is an interesting re-print of a nearly 20 year old opinion piece printed in Discover. I’m curious as to other opinions about it. The …
Students’ Esteem Empty
Marlene Zuk wrote a great article about students and self-esteem that’s right on the money. Here it is in all its glory (I want to …
Denver Poh-lice Do Ebonics
Police in Denver are getting it from minorities for transcribing interviews with too great an ear for what was actually said. Word, if’n ya don’t …
Who Decides When It’s Time to ‘Go’?
Florida Republicans, apparently. This is a terrible decision on the part of Jeb Bush. Republicans are supposed to be the party of less government, less …
Black Achievement Levels
William Raspberry must have bit his tongue to make as much sense as this.
Anniversary
Who in my generation will forget 9/11/2001??? I was talking to some of the managers at work who compared it to the JFK assassination in …
Drivel…
Ana Veciana-Suarez’s column on child-care research is just that. There’s so little that is sensible about this article that it’s hard to identify a point …
RE: Religious diversity for all
In regards to Ahmed Hussain’s letter to the Chronicle, let us quote from the documents that define the United States. First, from the Declaration of …