In the August 4th edition of this newspaper Julianna Young wrote an opinion piece entitled “Prop 1 could threaten religious freedom.” She desc…
We, like all animals, have an instinctive urge to stay alive, and that’s easily explained. Evolutionary forces dictate that any species that l…
It’s funny, and quite sad, how America is focused on short-term issues and continually fails to address long-term problems. Our highest priori…
We are annoyed by people who act as though they are better than others, including those who believe that their skin color is the source of the…
Appraisals of Trump’s various high-level appointees have been abundant, detailed and revealing, yet there’s one of those appointees who has be…
All the excitement surrounding the 250th anniversary of America’s independence is now in the past. It was the Revolutionary War, of course, wh…
Any proposal for serious social or economic change will contain two lists of assertions: one will concern the status quo and its alleged fault…
My premise, with regard to the origins and functions of moral systems (ethical systems, if you prefer), has always been that they are the resu…
Two women, one from Idaho, the other from West Virginia, appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court and asked it to declare unconstitutional the l…
Last week I reviewed the importance of your hearing in your cognitive health. It must be “health via your head” month, as now I want to review…
