Christie, Gay Aversion Therapy, and Leadership

I am dismayed to read that Governor Chris Christie is opposing gay-aversion therapy. Frankly, he and other leaders in our political culture should take a stand for truth and mercy in dealing with this issue, which has become politicized, and thus more complicated than...

Senator Rob Portman is Wrong: Gay is Not Good

US Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) is a conservative Republican. For a long time, he opposed gay marriage, along with the majority of members of his party. Recently, he discovered that his son was "gay", or that he revealed that he was gay. When he learned this...

Short-Order Summary Solution to Illegal Immigration

The United States federal government should revisit the arguments of free-market economist Milton Friedman for comprehensive immigration reform. Friedman pointed out the paradox of the immigration problem now compared to the trends one hundred years ago. For decades,...

SB 559 — End the Pink Slip Tsunami

Torrance Unified struggles with less revenue, larger class sizes. Now administrators must teach classes. Manhattan Beach Unified plans on laying of twenty-four teachers. In 2012, the district projected fewer staff reductions. Hermosa Beach City School District mailed...