By refusing to hear the now infamous Alabama Ten Commandments case, the Supreme Court of this country has abdicated its responsibility. It seems to me that the only reason for the justices to refuse to do their duty is sheer moral cowardice.
Op-Ed Blog
What Media Bias?
“The fact that the enemy doesn’t adhere to the rules of war does not give us the excuse not to” says, of all media outlets, the History Channel. What a crock of crap! I’ve heard that little ditty about a dozen times since “Dances with Wolves” came on. If the remote wasn’t on the other…
Denver Poh-lice Do Ebonics
Police in Denver are getting it from minorities for transcribing interviews with too great an ear for what was actually said. Word, if’n ya don’t wanna sound lik a moron, don’t be talkin’ like one…
Oops, I’m a bimbo!
Britney Spears is quite a fox and yet, she’s not quite a genius, now is she? Not that she’s any worse than any of the rest of your twenty-something musicians and movie/TV stars. It is, however, a sad realization to recognize that as a younger person, I actually thought these types had something meaningful to…
Who Decides When It’s Time to ‘Go’?
Florida Republicans, apparently. This is a terrible decision on the part of Jeb Bush. Republicans are supposed to be the party of less government, less interference in people’s lives, less of everything ridiculous. If only that were true! The Florida legislature had no business interferring in this matter. If any arm of the government needed…
Black Achievement Levels
William Raspberry must have bit his tongue to make as much sense as this.
Teacher Calls Teenager ‘Monkey’, Gets Fired
This happened in Longview, Texas. With an administration as supportive of its educators as this unlucky school district, it’s not surprising that the Texas education system is among the worst in the nation. How can otherwise rational, responsible people be moved to make such inane decisions? The last thing that needs to be done is…
Who Says There’s No Justice in the World?
First a Republican takes over the reins in California and now this: Convicted child molester beaten up by former victim in Florida jail.
News of the Stupid
From just up the road, a high school boy was expelled from school for sharing his asthma inhaler with his girlfrend who uses the same prescription. I hate to say it, what with all of the educators in my family, but this is exactly the kind of stupidity that happens within a closed government-run system….
Goodbye Gray?
It must be the nihlist in me, but I long for Gray Davis to get kicked out of office. It looks like it may happen! I’d like to see this sort of thing happen more often. Perhaps officials and voters would remember who works for who if we’d check our representative’s leashes once in a…