Thoughts on the Penn State Pedophile Scandal
By Ralph E. Stone November 13, 2011 I am an indifferent viewer of sports. If another activity such as a movie, a concert, the theater, or a social activity beckons,…
Time for Super Committee to Bite the Bullet
The special committee must report a bill with its recommendations by November 23, 2011. The recommendations would then have to be voted on by the full House and Senate under…
Attention Cell Phone Users:
US Chamber of Commerce, Debt Collectors
Push Bill to Allow Cell Phone Robo Calls
A “robo-call” is when you answer your phone and hear a recording. These calls are placed by machines that store hundreds, even thousands, of telephone numbers, and then dial them…
Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street and its local offsprings might consider intervening in political campaigns. Presidential primaries will begin early next year, with the Republican National Convention on August 27 and the…
Iran Releases U.S. Hikers
In September 2010, Shourd was released after $500,000 was paid. Bower and Fattal were convicted of illegally entering Iran and spying for the United States. We only have the word…
9/11 Ten-Year Anniversary and The Power of Nightmares
Prior to 9/11, the threat of radical Islamism as a massive, sinister organized force of destruction, specifically in the form of al-Qaeda, was a myth perpetrated by politicians in many…
Is the GOP the Anti-Science Party?
What is Darwinian evolution? Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution set forth in his "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races…