When you find out that a hundred million women are missing from the planet, your heart breaks, and the knowledge it imparts becomes something you can’t ignore. At least that’s what... Read more >>

Once there was a beautiful city called New York, New York. The most beautiful of all the cities, with her bright lights and tall buildings; she was a city to be adored. Her massive arms stretched wide... Read more >>

Dear Mr. President, We really need to talk. Is this a good time? I hate to disturb you when you’re so busy waging war and picking up your peace prize. You know, I’ve tried to make... Read more >>

I have to confess to not having read the entire stimulus bill President Obama was able to get passed. However, I would actually be willing to bet there is nothing in the package giving money toward... Read more >>

Newt Gingrich enjoys calling President Obama “the nation’s best food-stamp president.” Despite an outcry against such race baiting, it’s effective at stirring resentment among... Read more >>

 On January 25, Obama will take the stage and deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress and the rest of the nation. A great deal has happened over the past couple of weeks, let... Join this chit chat >>

After months of bickering, failed negotiations, and far too much partisan rhetoric, the health care reform bill has finally passed. What haven’t passed are the controversy and divisiveness... Join this chit chat >>

For the first time in a long while, I said the Pledge of Allegiance. Not in bite-sized heartening pieces or having my students lead the Pledge while I acknowledge, but said it from the beginning to... Read more >>

If only America was a parliamentary democracy. Surely the conduct of our elected officials in Washington, D.C. over the last several weeks would have resulted in a vote of no confidence in the... Read more >>

What costs $1.5 billion, is gray, and continues to drain money every second it exists? According to a GAO study submitted to the Congress and Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1993, the answer would be an... Read more >>