Presidential Debate #1 — My Take
I’m not going to go into any detailed fact checking or analysis of body language. You can get your fill …
Category Archives: Politics and Government
The First Debate (Romney vs. Obama 2012): a Preamble
Play “fallacy bingo” as you listen to the presidential debates.
Death of the split ticket
Although my politics have always been left of center, I’ve often split my ticket for one reason or another: I …
Should Schools Hand Out Condoms? (Followup)
This is a followup to my previous post on this subject. As of this writing, the School Board is almost …
Public Accommodation — Where’s the Line?
In a recent column George Will described the plight of a family photography business that refused to accept a job …
Should Schools Hand Out Condoms?
That’s the debate here in my town. New Britain has an astronomically high rate of teen pregnancy. Actually, the condoms …
Are Mandatory Prison Sentences Winning the War on Drugs?
Watch this judge demolish the drug war in a minute and a half
I’ve been pretty busy lately, so I’ll just put this out there for your consideration.
Hey, Big Spender…
Here’s that pesky commie-socialist-America-hating rag the Wall Street Journal throwing facts in our faces again: Obama spending binge never happened
Fines for Truancy
The Superintendent of Schools in New Britain, CT has proposed fining truants $75/day. Opinions about this are all over the …
Do You Know Who David Barton Is?
David Barton is a self-proclaimed historian, founder of WallBuilders, and darling of the Religious Right. He has written many books, such …
Schwartz Chronicles 