“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Opinions on Syria
As the less offensive saying goes, opinions are like armpits. Everyone has two and they usually stink. Today at the Washington Times Community Pages, I write about the world’s most exclusive fraternity: past presidents and their opinions or lack thereof. The historian I interviewed, Doug Wead, wrote an interesting blog post on the situation. It’s […]
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Back to school, legally!
Or back to whatever it is we call this thing. “Back to more structured educational schedule, with less lounging about?” Today, my Washington Times Communities article is on educators and educational fair use of copyrighted material. And homeschooler, if you think this doesn’t affect you, you’re wrong. Listen, you might think our intellectual property rights […]
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Get ready for the big show
This weekend is one of the biggest events of the amateur astronomers year as the Perseid Meteor Shower peaks. We’re waking our kids up at 4 am Monday morning so they can see it. They are so excited. I’ve posted on resources we use for our stargazing before, and this post is very informative with […]
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Citizen legislatures
Today in my Between Errands column I talk about America’s part-time state legislatures. I know, fascinating, but stay with me. Most states have a part-time legislature, or at least a less than full time. You can find the full breakdown here. It’s interesting that they include campaigning for re-election as part of the “work” of […]
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No choice here
When speak of forced or coerced abortion, most people think of China with it’s one-child policy and horrific human rights record in forcibly aborting and sterilizing women. However, coercive abortion happens here, too. Either through direct force or non-physical pressure, 64% of women report some form of pressure to abort, with often devastating physical and […]
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Do you think they’ll take a coupon for that?
Today in my Washington Times Community Pages column I talk about higher education inflation: the whys, wherefores, and what nexts: Midway through July, stores are already filled with back to school supplies and some fantastic deals. For college students, there will be bargain shopping for new laptops and extra-long sheets, but unfortunately, a good deal […]
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Blind men in the economic driver’s seat
TEXAS, June 20, 2013 ― Several Democratic politicians recently participated in the SNAP Challenge, a publicity effort that challenges people to eat on the average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program allotment — more commonly known as food stamps — of $31.50 a week per person. Whatever impact the SNAP Challenge has on the policy debate […]
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100 Days of Blogging
A little over three months ago, I decided to be more intentional about blogging, to blog every day to be precise. So, what have I learned? (Actually, that’s not entirely accurate in my case, as my commenters are very kind.) This has actually been a very helpful and clarifying few months. It’s funny how being […]
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We’re all under surveillance now
This week the Supreme Court ruled that those being arrested, not convicted of any crime, can have their DNA taken and entered into a database to compare against DNA taken from cold cases. Last week a federal judge ruled that Google must turn over records to the government, even though the FBI had no warrant, […]
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Bill of Rights, civil liberties, Communities, free speech, government misconduct, legislation, liberty, media, U.S. Constitution
Unequal protection
Just when you thought it was safe to ignore Washington for the summer, more scandals and reports of government misconduct are circling. This time, the Justice Department has been caught having secretly subpoenaed the phone records of Associated Press reporters. In investigating a leak over a story on North Korea’s nuclear program, the department searched the […]
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