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It’s All Greek to Them
It was late at night in a dodgy neighborhood of Athens, Greece. I argued with a cab driver who clearly wanted to be rid of his irksome passenger and...
Someone Else’s Problem
Today is tax day. As millions of Americans finish filing their 2010 federal income taxes, 47 percent of their fellow citizens will pay no federal income tax. That’s right....
Is Capital Punishment Pro-Life?
This week Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill abolishing the death penalty in Illinois . His primary concern with the state’s system for capital punishment was possible error....
DADT: The Aftermath
As expected, Congress voted to repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy concerning homosexuals serving openly in the military and President Obama signed the repeal into law. Despite a...
The Reason for the Season
My wife’s mother died this week. Catherine Wilson Payne, born in Fleetwood, England, in March 1929, had lived a rich life and raised four children to healthy, productive adulthood—one...
Wax On. Wax Off.
One of my favorite movies is The Karate Kid. Who can’t identify in some way with Daniel Larusso, uprooted from all that is familiar by his single mom and...
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Must Stand
The Department of Defense is preparing to officially release the results of its survey on the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding homosexuals serving openly in the military. That...
