Opinion
COMMENTARY Obama, my grandpa and health care
July 23, 2009My grandfather retired from Chrysler in the early 1980s. He was what we in the Midwest call a 'stand-up guy.' He worked hard and did his job, but he never took any crap from anybody, especially...
Read moreLONESOME HOBO ECONOMICS Should the bankers be hanged?
July 22, 2009Should the bankers be hanged? Their reckless betting of other people's money turned a cyclical economic crisis into a near meltdown not seen since the Great Depression.
Read moreCOMMENTARY Narrow thinking on health care
July 22, 2009HR 676, the single-payer bill introduced by Michigan Rep. John Conyers, is a fine piece of legislation and it is understandable that those who have worked hard for its enactment are passionate about this cause. What...
Read moreOPINION Ahmadinejad on the wrong side of history
July 22, 2009To reach a correct judgment concerning recent developments in Iran and the self-styled re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, it is vital to view the whole picture: national and international. For some, otherwise objective, anti-imperialist forces outside...
Read moreCOMMENTARY The health care crisis becomes personal
July 21, 2009I had the recent misfortune to fracture my right ankle, having a little too much fun on it. It has impacted my mobility, reduced my hours at work, and not least of all, cast me into...
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