Obama: The Environmental President?
Already his critics are attempting to paint the BP oil spill as his Hurricane Katrina. Obama should take the initiative and use the oil spill as an opportunity to be…
Time to Repeal California’s Open-Carry Gun Law
Earlier this year, Bay Area gun advocates staged frequent open-carry "meet-ups" at Starbucks coffee shops and other restaurants. People showed up at pre-determined places wearing their unloaded sidearms and hung…
Remembering Rachel Corrie
At the time, I commended the Jewish Film Festival for showing the film. Unfortunately, some within the Jewish community see a "new anti-Semitism" when criticism of Israel is depicted in…
Time for Immediate Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy
By Ralph E. Stone May 28, 2010 I applaud yesterday’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that allows homosexuals to…
Can California Afford an $11.1 Billion Water Bond?
California now has the lowest credit rating of any state in the nation, just above junk bond status. One major problem is the rise in California's debt-service ratio (DSR). That…
New Orleans Five Years After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
By Ralph E. Stone April 24, 2010 My wife and I just returned from a visit to New Orleans. While there, we toured some of the areas hardest hit by…
Rwanda Genocide: A Simplified Account
The Belgiums favored the Tutsis, giving them the important positions. Predictably, this caused much resentment among the Hutus and the seeds of hate were sown.