I highly recommend this article from Salon.com about voter choice and the psychology behind it. To use an old adage, love is blind - even the voter’s love for his or her chosen candidate.
In the current presidential election, a major percentage of voters are already committed to “their candidate”; new arguments and evidence fall on […]
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Free Speech: Italy vs. the United States
One of the difficulties of living a truly free society is that people get to say and do stupid things and we can’t stop them. I think it’s kind of ignorant and insulting to burn the American flag, but the Supreme Court ruled it was an act of “speech” and that our Bill of Rights […]
Wisdom & Honesty
I’d like to make a couple of observations.
First, the saying goes that wisdom comes with age. There’s a grain of truth to that, but I don’t think wisdom comes with age necessarily. I’ve met a lot of people older than myself who have been lacking in wisdom. All those accumulated years don’t seem to have […]
New Study Calls on Congress to Repeal Don’t ask, Don’t tell
Ladies and gentlemen, let me apologize for being a little behind on blog posts. I’ve been “recovering” from my trip to Washington, DC, last week and catching up on various tasks. That said, you must check out this report written by four retired flag officers - generals and admirals - declaring that DADT become history:
Report […]
A Grim Anniversary
Today is a sad day for me. One year ago today, one of my friends and former soldiers was killed in Iraq. There’s no political commentary for this entry. Just take a moment to remember someone you’ve lost. I never want anyone to be forgotten, so I’d like for you all to take the time […]
