This time around, I spend a little time chiding those who are my ideological compatriots. So often I see in blogs, on Twitter and Facebook, such petty attacks against liberal targets that I think it diminishes our impact. In this episode, I note a coup...

The President has, in the past, said some things about the situation in Iraq and some of the players that he's had to take back recently (or at least ignore). Now, we all know that Presidents can't be perfect prognosticators. They have aids that speciali

Once again, a change in gun policy, relaxing regulations rather than restricting them, has a positive benefit on gun violence. And they’re not handing them out free with the purchase of breakfast cereal. An individual permit costs about $600 and require

Gordon College has petitioned the government based on its religious beliefs, but the Mayor of Salem, Mass. wants to punish them for it. Religious tolerance isn't what it used to be. Maybe this is payback for the Witch Trials. Can you pray in a mall? Well

The state of the conflict between Hamas and Israel was well-described over half a century ago, and it still rings true. Rather than being simplistic descriptions of what might be a complex problem, I think that it’s tough to deny the truth of those sayi

It's that time once again where I read a quote and you try to figure out who said it. This time out, it's from a document, so there's not so much a "who" said it as it is what document it's from. It's an important document, so I'll give you that hint. And

For this episode, I'm taking on just one topic; the "Hobby Lobby" case decided by the Supreme Court. - On Monday, June 30th, the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision saying that companies that are “closely held”, as Hobby Lobby is,

What do the top 10 states that had the largest GDP growth in 2013 have in common? And once you know that, will knowing what works affect your vote? (Clearly, it doesn't affect people all the same way. Just look at those who are ignoring what works.) If y

It's been two years since I launched my own podcast, and once again I'm giving the 10 minute time limit the day off. I'm not going that much over, but hey, I did this for my 1st anniversary, so there's precedent. This time out, I'm focusing mostly on soc

A little unfinished business from last episode about the troubles with veterans getting health care from the VA. In an opinion piece at the Huffington Post by H. A. Goodman, he argues that Republicans have been complaining about how bad the VA is, but ...