Prisoner in Juvenile Hall: "I Have No Hope"

Even in Los Padrinos, students with learning disabilities are enrolled in special ed classes.Still, the state in all its wisdom insists on cramming ten or more students who need special attention. Which does not factor in that some students have become experts and...

Tea Party Tepidity and New England Moderation

To the Tea Party Movement in the several states:For the 2012 election cycle, let us put away a near-fatal adherence to political purity for the sake of pragmatic prosperity across the 50 states.New England Republicans are of a distinctly moderate flavor. That may not...

Response to Elias and Will: The Role of Government

Thomas Elias contends that by eliminating tax increases to shore up the sovereign debt bleeding this state and nation to death, the Republicans are forcing the citizenry to rely exclusively on himself, from fetching needed resources to protecting oneself.Granted,...

"I am Not Racist" — "Or am I"?

How do we qualify "racism"?What someone says?What someone does?It is a difficult question to answer in part because, whether we like it or not, race is a myth, one which has created artificial differences among diverse peoples based on scant and superficial...