Category Archives: Current Events
Arming Teachers
In one of his later movies, The Shootist, John Wayne plays an aging gunfighter who’s dying of cancer. He’s living at a boarding house with a widow (Lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard). He gives a shooting lesson to … Continue reading
Free Speech and the National Anthem
At the time that the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked on September 11th, 2001, I was working as a Division Manager for a company that did work, nearly exclusively, for the Federal Government. Shortly after the attacks, … Continue reading
Republican Concern Trolling for Merrick Garland
Commentators of the GOP stripe are aghast that Obama would do this, STOOP to do this, to Merrick Garland, a well respected, moderate Circuit Court judge. After all, Mitch and his gang have sworn off having hearings, ’cause they’re standing … Continue reading
The Ugly Underside of the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Decision
When I was a kid, growing up in the sixties, “fag” was about the worst thing one could be called. Of course, it had nothing to do with sexual orientation; it was merely a demeaning epithet slung in anger. Long … Continue reading
Comparing Apples and Orange Sherbert
This morning, I read a comment on social media that made me want to scream. The gist of the comment: Baltimore and Ferguson, MO could learn a lesson by looking at the restraint of the citizens of Charleston, SC in … Continue reading
Harriet Tubman, The Face of Money
Yesterday’s Baltimore Sun What Maryland Thinks online poll question: Should Harriet Tubman replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill? Yes 22% No 76% Not Sure 2% (115 votes) As is often the case, the poll question is a fluffy non-issue … Continue reading
Voting Rights for Felons
While I was writing my “What I Think Maryland Thinks” feature — in which I attempted to predict the outcome of the Baltimore Sun’s What Maryland Thinks online poll — I noticed some logistical issues. For example, each post had … Continue reading
What I Think Maryland Thinks — Aerial Surviellance Baltimore Riots
Friday’s What Maryland Thinks online poll question in the Baltimore Sun was: Was it appropriate for federal authorities to run sophisticated surveillance flights over Baltimore in the wake of last week’s riots? I predicted that the results of the poll … Continue reading
What I Think Maryland Thinks
The Baltimore Sun has a feature in which it conducts an online poll What Maryland Thinks. I have been trying to predict the answers to the poll and slipping in a bit of commentary. Yesterday’s What Maryland Thinks question was: … Continue reading
What I Think Maryland Thinks
Yesterday’s Baltimore Sun What Maryland Thinks online poll question was: Are plans to cut the Charm City Circulator’s service route and hours preferable to implementing a fee to ride the bus? My predicted answers weren’t as accurate as they’ve been … Continue reading