As I mentioned in my previous posts last week, I was on vacation for the first 10 days of the year – and it was a blast. However, it did come on the heels of the holidays, in which I travelled and spent time with family and friends. These travels led to a break in …
An update and a clarification: I was watching FoxNews yesterday and saw that Neil Cavuto on his segment “Common Sense” was arguing the opposite point that I made in yesterday’s post: that we should not worry about the “atmosphere” affecting the shooter, who was clearly a deranged individual. This is a great example of what I …
First off – wow! I can’t believe it has been nearly a month since I have posted. I’m afraid I got caught up in the craziness of the holiday season – and that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it. In fact, I plan to talk more about this topic later, but I simply can’t …
The debate over taxes is always contentious, but never more so than this year. The debate comes at a time when many Democrats are frustrated with Obama’s attempts at bipartisanship, feeling that Republicans haven’t reciprocated. Yet it also follows a midterm election in which Democrats lost their House majority, allowing Republicans to claim they had …
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The United States used to be world-renowned for its educational system. However, while our universities and colleges still fare pretty well, our K-12 educational system has fallen dramatically – so far that some argue it is hurting our economy. So what can we do to improve performance? Much of the debate has focused on political …