Doing Whatever It Takes
by Locke High School in the Watts area of Los Angeles is making news not because of poor performance or school violence, but because the school’s …
Op-Ed Blog
America Competes Act (Farce?)
The U.S. Senate recently passed, with no discernible fanfare whatsoever, a bill entitled the America Competes Act. According to EdNews.org: the bill would increase research …
Pro-America Europe?
The winds of change may have shifted again in Europe. France yesterday elected Nicolas Sarcozy, the conservative candidate, as its president. As Marc Schulman notes, …
Pushing Back on Islam
As I recently wrote in “Assimilating Islam“, I believe it’s important that Americans and our justice system establish clear lines about what we will and …
The God Debate
Is there a God who actively works in Earth’s affairs? Those who answer “No” have virtually nothing to discuss with those who assent, whether deist, …
Crime / Death Penalty / Texas
Death Penalty Blues
Earlier this week the Supreme Court, hot on the heels of a long-overdue decision in against partial birth abortions, took a step backwards by overturning …
Bush to Congress: We Need Immigration Reform
From the Houston Chronicle: President Bush urged lawmakers today to come together on the complex and emotional issue of immigration, calling it “a critical challenge” …
HPD Loses Guns, Evidence
Earlier this week the Houston Police Department admitted that 21 guns were missing from their property room, two of which surfaced again in the hands …
Abortion Debate: We’re All Wrong
Russell Miller has been thinking about the exchange I had with the Kos-ite earlier this week and he’s written about what I think are some …
The Great Divide
With thanks to Eric Gunnerson, I want take a break today to talk about something real and good and worthy, unlike so much in the …