Good cam /bad cam
There are two sides to living in a society that never blinks - where thousands of cameras, public and private, capture everything.14 years ago
Big Brother loses to Big Gun
The big comprise between Senators Manchin and Toomey on extending gun buyer background checks is dead.14 years ago
A hero in Boston: The man in the cowboy hat
A striking and graphic picture emerged from Boston of a man in a cowboy hat wheeling a badly injured man for treatment. His name is Carlos Arredondo.14 years ago
Do you get angry?
I admit I do. That sound we've heard again and again - the sound of two bombs exploding in the middle of a city. Tearing into people who had just come to see a race. You want to punish whoever did it.14 years ago
Traitor!
The U.S. Senate will have an all- out gun debate. It's a debate the gun rights lobby did not want, and one group plans to punish the senators who LET it happen - especially Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey, who was on CBS's Face The Nation trying to be reassuring.14 years ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
As Americans, we believe in a free market: except when we don't.14 years ago
What if they’re not bluffing?
I think it's fair to say most of us have been underwhelmed by North Korea's bluster - despite the Hitlerian delivery of their lead anchorwoman.14 years ago
More to think about in case of florist being sued for refusing service to gay wedding
I'm fascinated with this story out of the Tri-Cities in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple getting married. The latest now is that the couple, like the Attorney General, are suing the florist and are being represented by the ACLU. This leads to a lot of really interesting questions.14 years ago
This man is not happy about the president’s proposal to reform Social Security
I was talking to a friend of mine in his 70's who said he was angry at the president: a president he voted for twice. It's because of Social Security.14 years ago
Step away from the Social Security
The word has gone out that President Obama, in the name of reducing the deficit - is willing to accept a less generous formula for indexing Social Security to inflation.14 years ago
The Star Trek Navy
It's a weapon that's been in development for six years. Nobody else has anything like it. And the Navy has announced that it's is going to be deployed in the Persian Gulf.14 years ago
Beyonce sneaks into Cuba
I noticed that two members of Congress from Florida decided to snitch on Beyonce and Jay-Z for their visit to Havana last week.14 years ago
The Sixth Commandment vs. the Eighth
Gun Rights activist Dave Workman reports that his online (and unscientific) poll, conducted on various gun forums, found that overall 62.7 percent of those responding to the question "Should shooting auto thieves be considered justified?" answered "yes."14 years ago
Do you really love your TV?
I think in many ways television is better than ever. Television SETS however, have become very annoying.14 years ago
Teachers gone wild
Thirty-five teachers in Atlanta now face prison terms for an alleged cheating conspiracy that spread to most of the system's 83 elementary and middle schools.14 years ago
What country IS this?
In Houston, an assistant US Attorney who's been prosecuting 34 members of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood has suddenly announced he is withdrawing from the case because of what he called "security concerns."14 years ago
The NRA’s plan for school security can be summarized in two words: Joel Myrick
When NRA spokesman Asa Hutchinson announced the NRA's proposal for trained and armed defenders in every school, he mentioned a name that is legendary in gun rights circles.14 years ago
She had the nerve to tell the women this
Susan Patton, a Princeton alum, one of the first 200 female Princeton graduates, was speaking at one of those campus conferences on Women and Leadership. The wise old alums talked about the career challenges facing young women.14 years ago
How come we’re not scared?
No one seems to be scared of North Korea. This has to be very frustrating to Kim Jong Un who has been dong everything he can to make it clear he has a battle plan to bring America to its knees.14 years ago
Into the vortex
Just so you know I was part of the computer revolution as an early adopter, always with the newest stuff.14 years ago
Dennis Rodman – where are you?
I thought we were friends with North Korea finally. NBA legend Dennis Rodman, wearing a lip ring and two nose rings - got to meet him.14 years ago
Above and beyond
I had to hold back tears watching Scott Pelley's interview with the Hubbard Family last night.14 years ago
