Why Mass Shootings?
Kerby Anderson As I have mentioned in various commentaries, mass shootings in America are on the increase. There are lots of theories that have been proposed to explain this dreadful phenomenon. Malco...
Intellectual Dark Web
Kerby Anderson A growing alliance of heretics now populates what has been somewhat jokingly called the “Intellectual Dark Web.” You have probably heard some of their names. For example, there is the n...
Progressive Justice in Seattle
Kerby Anderson Liberals are sleepless in Seattle. Apparently, there is little rest for Seattle progressives who want to right what they perceive as economic injustice. Three years ago, the Seattle Cit...
Stopping Active Shooters
Kerby Anderson The debate about shooting incidents in America can be divided into at least two categories: What can we do to prevent a shooting? What can we do to stop a shooting that is taking place?...
A Bright Line
Penna Dexter The US Department of Health and Human Services is issuing a rule that lines up with the principle that abortion is not health care. The Trump HHS is updating a rule to bring the Title X...
Dismantling the Electoral College
Kerby Anderson A recent vote in the state of Connecticut brought the country one step closer to the dismantling of the Electoral College. Ten years ago, I first wrote about states that passed the Nati...
Sports Gambling
Kerby Anderson Earlier this month the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions. New Jersey plans t...
Retirement Savings
Kerby Anderson A significant percentage of Americans have little or no retirement savings. That means that future debates about Social Security may become even more contentious than they have been in...
Smartphone or Light Phone?
Kerby Anderson We love our smartphones, but many of us wonder if they are controlling our lives in ways that may not be healthy. Markham Reid responds to this question in his commentary in Time magazi...
#MeToo Quotas
Penna Dexter The #MeToo movement is curtailing sexual predation in the workplace. But it has a growing destructive component. Institutions across society are doing all they can to make certain the ter...
Bureaucratic Efficiency
Kerby Anderson One of the many dividing lines between progressives and conservatives is their belief in the efficiency and effectiveness of government bureaucracies. Liberals may have some misgivings...
Muslim Refugee
Kerby Anderson Ayaan Hirsi Ali begins her commentary with these words: “I was a Muslim refugee once. I know what it’s like.” She was en route to Canada to consummate a marriage arranged against her wi...
