The Art of Argument

Populism Spun into Spite

A few months ago I observed to a group of students that populism, for all it’s injustice-righting urgency, can sometimes be a dangerous force.

This is another of life’s humbling portals. Old dudes like me who generally root for protesters on general principles are, at some…

Colonial days? Really?

The Big Plan got rolled out today with a gap-toothed smile. Facebook is taking its platform to a 5-G network, one able to keep up with bandwidth requirements today’s carriers can’t meet. Facebook will pay for all the development and engineering costs, making it Open Access — free use to all its…

Public Relations of Zika Pregnancies

It has taken just two weeks for public health officials to run up a world record-shattering number of PR gaffes on the Zika virus and the birth defects it is thought to cause.

The U.S. State Department has advised that American women who plan to get pregnant…

Hillary Whiffs a Juicy Chance

Hillary Clinton let a fat pitch get past her in last night’s Democratic Party debate, one she should have launched for a clean home run.

About half way through, Lester Holt asked her: “Why is it that Senator Sanders leads you by such a wide margin…

THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE PROUD

Last night’s Democratic party debate on CNN looked and sounded like a civics class project at a liberal arts college. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders addressed differences without accusations. Gone was any subtext of scandal or treachery. Just differences of opinion, and…

POLLUTION OF THE COURT SYSTEM

ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVISTS took Planned Parenthood before a Texas Grand Jury, demanding an indictment for fetal tissue selling and offering their famous videotape as proof. The Court dismissed the motion, and instead indicted the activists for taping a business meeting without the permission of all…