Syndicated Columns
Wanted: A Better Understanding of When and Why Police Use Force
It has been more than two years since Ferguson, Missouri erupted into riots following the deadly police shooting of an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown. It was exactly two years ago this month that Tamir Rice, a 12-year old playing with a toy gun, was shot dead by a cop in Cleveland, Ohio. There have…
Read MoreTime For Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Retire
US Supreme Court justices are appointed to the highest court in the land for life. There Is no mandatory retirement age. But I would suggest it is time for 83-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg to hang up her robe. We should all take a moment to acknowledge her long and spectacular legal career. Ginsburg has been…
Read MoreKeeping Track of Rogue Cops
Truth be told we do a pretty good job in this country keeping track of automobiles, doctors and teachers. We do a pretty lousy job keeping track of rogue police officers. That’s right, there is no comprehensive national system for tracking bad seed officers who should find another line of work. The result? So-called “gypsy…
Read MoreHey Candidates – Fix The Tax Code, Help the Country
It should not have taken a leak of part of Donald Trump’s 20-year-old tax returns to highlight what’s wrong with America’s tax system. For decades US citizens have felt the acute unfairness. Who hasn’t looked at their tax refund and wished there was a way to escape the burden?
Read MoreThe Straight Scoop on Stop-and-Frisk
The police tactic known as stop-and-frisk became a hot button topic at the first presidential debate so let’s take a closer look. Is it unconstitutional? Imagine you live in a neighborhood that is under the constant threat of violence. Gunshots are heard day and night.…
Read MoreLone Wolf Terror – How Can We Protect Ourselves?
Here we go again. We’ve endured more terror attacks on American soil perpetrated by radicalized young Muslim men. Their faith is not mentioned here to condemn the entire Muslim religion but it is a common denominator that should not be left unspoken for fear of finger wagging from the stewards of political correctness.
Read MoreCohabiting? To Protect Yourself Get Married!
You’ve probably heard that if a couple lives together for – fill in the blank – number of years they are, in effect, legally married in the eyes of the state. Some people think a common-law marriage magically begins after seven years together, others believe it’s 10 years. I’m here to tell you that’s baloney.
Read MoreVoting Vigilance Matters
It’s time for America to get its cyber- security act together — on many fronts. But beginning right now we need to start a serious discussion about how to keep the upcoming presidential election results safe and secure. This needs to be a completely nonpartisan discussion that looks past a particular candidate’s shockingly premature prediction…
Read MoreThe Problem With Sex Offender Registries
He was accused of an unspeakable crime he did not commit. For 27 years Earnest Leap of Oakview, Missouri has lived with the ugly label, “child molester.” With his name on a publicly available sex registry the word quickly spread that he had sexually abused his own son and had “admitted” it in court.
Read MoreYes, Let’s Fix the Ghetto
Fear, anger, cries of racism. This is what seems to envelop America these days, dished up daily by no less than presidential candidates and the media. So many people taking offense at what others say or do I can’t keep track of it all. It’s exhausting.
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