by Guest Blogger | Mar 22, 2023 | Blogs, Guest, Uncategorized
By Steven Tucker In Civics, we teach our students about the “Two-Party System,” but there’s nothing in the curriculum to explain what that means or why that matters. Most civilized nations have many political parties that form coalitions based on compromise and the...
by Celeste Garrett | Nov 1, 2022 | Blogs, Education
Over the past two and a half years, how our children are being educated has become especially contentious. I believe the increased focus is due in part to the school shutdowns during the initial COVID outbreak. During that time, parents had the opportunity to observe...
by Jim Gray | Oct 3, 2022 | Blogs, Judge Jim Gray
The old saying is that most politicians don’t care about the future, they only care about the next election. And this reality is boldly displayed today by politicians increasing the national debt to the extent that it will literally mortgage the futures of our...
by Dan Fishman | Sep 20, 2022 | Blogs, Dan's Diatribes, Diversity
Among the most ridiculous of all government policies is the idea that someone was “the wrong type” to be in the military. For years gay people were prohibited from joining the military. As absurd as this policy was, the government made it worse in 1993...
by Jim Gray | Aug 30, 2022 | Blogs, Judge Jim Gray
We have the wrong systems for delivering water to consumers. They are mostly decreed and run by various governments, thus they are deeply susceptible to politics and, far too often, ridiculously large salaries for too many public water board officials. But if the...
by Jo Jorgensen | Aug 25, 2022 | Blogs, Jo
A basic rule in psychology is, “Never reward bad behavior.” Rewarding behavior, whether good or bad, will cause it to increase. It is time we start rewarding good behavior. Where is the reward for the Americans who, with our usual spirit, plan and save and make the...
