Mitt's Tax Returns
[ Posted Thursday, January 12th, 2012 – 17:19 UTC ]
What is hiding in Mitt Romney's tax returns?
Archive of Articles in the "Privacy" Category
The Real "War On Christmas"
[ Posted Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 – 17:05 UTC ]
But just because the modern-day "War on Christmas" may not, in fact, exist does not mean that such a war never existed in America. The subject of Christmas was indeed at the heart of a previous bitter political dispute, but you've got to go pretty far back in time to find it. All the way back to the New England Puritans.
From The Archives -- Question For Obama: How About A Science-Based Drug Policy?
[ Posted Thursday, December 8th, 2011 – 17:26 UTC ]
Two-and-a-half years ago, I wrote the following column, hoping that the Obama administration was going to live up to its promise to have a "science-based" drug policy. I spoke of two examples: medical marijuana, and the "morning after" pill. Today seemed a real good day to re-run this column.
Cain's Ridiculous Lefty Conspiracy Theory
[ Posted Thursday, November 10th, 2011 – 18:30 UTC ]
Herman Cain is, if he can be believed, convinced that a conspiracy from the Left is responsible for the accusations of sexual harassment against him. This is, not to put too fine a point on it, ridiculous.
America's First Political Sex Scandal: The Reynolds/Hamilton Affair
[ Posted Monday, November 7th, 2011 – 16:33 UTC ]
While the subject of which American politician's sex scandal came first is a debatable one (such as: did Benjamin Franklin's dalliances in Paris count?), most agree that the sex-and-blackmail scandal of Alexander Hamilton was the first with any impact, from George Washington's time onwards.
Championing Rapists' Fatherhood Rights
[ Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 – 15:33 UTC ]
This was, to put it mildly, completely unacceptable to a large swath of the Republican base. Cain hastily backtracked, and is now as "pro-life" as he can humanly be, stating that abortion should be illegal in every single case -- no matter what the extenuating circumstances.
Friday Talking Points [186] -- Foreign Policy Issues Reappear
[ Posted Friday, October 21st, 2011 – 15:46 UTC ]
It has been a big week on the foreign policy front, with the death of Libya's dictator and President Obama's announcement today that all U.S. troops would be out of Iraq by the end of this year (leaving roughly 150 to guard the embassy). But before we get to all of that, I've got some domestic advice for the president's re-election team.
From The Archives -- Church And State Revisited: The Story Of Smoot
[ Posted Thursday, October 13th, 2011 – 16:57 UTC ]
Because Mormonism is in the news again, due to a Rick Perry supporter calling it a "cult," I thought it was high time to re-run the following column.
Marijuana Prohibition's Legal Insanity Continues
[ Posted Monday, October 10th, 2011 – 15:54 UTC ]
Like many other Americans, I thoroughly enjoyed watching historical documentarian Ken Burns' recent Prohibition series, on PBS. But I was disappointed by its abrupt end. Burns took the easy way out and didn't point out that right around the same time the legal federal prohibition on alcohol ended, the prohibition of marijuana was ramping up in a big way. And, while the alcohol-targeted Prohibition ended, this prohibition remains. In, fact, it is getting worse, as the Obama administration is continuing a crackdown on anyone who is approaching the problem in any sort of sane or rational manner -- including local and state government officials.
Our Gay Revolutionary War Hero
[ Posted Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 – 16:32 UTC ]
Today marks the end of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of not allowing gay servicemembers to openly do their duty in the American military. There are plenty of other columns out there celebrating this fact, so instead of going into details, I'd like to offer an excerpt from a book I recently read. The book is One Nation Under Sex, by Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach, Ph.D. Whatever you may think of Flynt for his other activities, his books are always a good read and always exhaustively researched and annotated. Which is why his telling of this particular story is the best I've yet come across. Gay people have been in the United States military from the very beginning. They've always served, the only change now is that they'll be able to do so without having to hide who they are. Which is why this is such a good lesson to ponder on today of all days.