When billionaire retail tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump announced his intention to stand for the Republican presidential nomination back in June, few thought that he’d be the front-runner by the time October came around. But there he is, sitting at the top of the pile in the polls, causing a scene with his bold, often brash anti-Washington agenda.
The Republican Senators’ Letter to Iran: Treason or Realism?
The letter does bring into focus a very real problem with American government,.. In a nutshell, that problem is that overt political control of the White House and Congress changes over a short time period, and not in synchrony.
Sundance Elementary: A legacy destroyed
It was the perfect chance for a small group of people who said ‘they had no choice’, to prove that NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY OUR CHOICE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. To stand up and declare that this kind of government intimidation will no longer be tolerated.
The Plane Truth
Fear takes on many forms when you are a child. Sometimes the worst fears are those which no one suspects. If you are lucky you can work through them and go on to a happy and healthy life.
Putting the Brakes on “Obamacare” – Obstructionism or Prudence?
The immediate effect of implementing the bill will be to direct the Federal Government to pay some undetermined but undoubtedly large sum of money directly to insurance companies to subsidize health insurance for younger people who lack employer benefits
Bradley Manning: The Kid Who Told the Truth
Remember when you were a child, when you did something wrong, you might have had this feeling that if you told the truth about what you had done, you would get into trouble? Perhaps you chose to take the route of not talking, and hoping your wrongdoing would remain undiscovered. Perhaps you even had a […]
Fiscal Fiasco Round 2: First the F-35, now the Fleet
Welcome to Fiscal Fiasco Round Two – and this time it’s really important, because we’re talking about ships. Earlier this spring the Canadian government announced that it was paying Irving Shipyards $288 million just to design the new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy. Not build, just design.
Let’s Keep the Common Sense in the F-35 Debate
There has been a glimpse of common sense in the debate over Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft, but it’s hard to see over all the name-calling, mud-slinging and partisan entrenchment. That glimpse of common sense was when our government decided, just before Christmas, to re-think the sole-source, non-competed contract to buy the F-35 as our next fighter. My worry is that common sense will now be banished from the discussion once again.
Is That A Beautiful Sunset, or Nuclear Fallout? The Cuban Missile Crisis (Sponsored Video)
In 1962, a young boy anxiously watches the tension escalate between Russia and the United States during the Cuban missile crisis, and has his fears brought into frightening clarity.
The Politics of Reproduction
Todd Akin’s uneducated, sexist and untrue statement, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,” may be a blessing in disguise. 1. Education Surely education in the USA needs a serious overhaul if men in authority have no understanding of basic biology. I’m sure every […]
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