Beach Cities, Gun Violence, Safe Schools,

The public schools in the South Bay are relatively safe. However, a recent shooting at Gardena High School should remind us that in the absolute sense of security, no one is safe. There are no safe neighborhoods, there are not safe schools. The fearful scenario of a...

Mayor Booker: The USA Needs a "Philosophical Debate"

The New Jersey GOP should breathe a sigh of relief (with the Democrats sighing with grief): Newark Mayor Cory Booker has declined to run against Governor Chris Christie in 2013. US Senator Frank Lautenberg may be stepping down in 2014, and Booker is thinking about...

John Boehner in a Bind (About to be Banned?)

It's tough being House Speaker. John Boehner has to be the standard bearer for the national party, for his caucus, yet he also has to work out comprehensive compromises in order to get anything done. This task has gone from really difficult to just plain...

Rhode Island: Stay Off the Road of Despair

The Republican Party nationwide did not do well November 6th. The New England GOP did especially poorly. Massachusetts and Rhode Island GOP lost more seats from their very dwindled numbers in the statehouse. Frankly, the GOP had a bad night in part because the...

Christmas in Revue

For me, Christmas time has sometimes been the best of times and the worst of times. When I was three, my family stayed in a home outside of Lake Isabella. It was cold! I remember the huge canvases of snow all over, but the rest of that year remains a blank. The best...