Part 1: By the numbers
It seems to me that we are kinda fascinated by numbers - particularly those dealing with probability, you know the odds that something will...
I won the housing lottery
Growing up in a diverse and wealthy neighborhood put me on the road to reach my potential.I grew up in an affluent corner of...
Remembering: Alice Saunders
GREENE COUNTY - Alice lived her entire life in Greene County, and spent much of it in the same building. What at one time...
School days long ago
Now that school has begun in modern buildings, with movable desks and an ample supply of books and study materials. I thought it might...
The mole phenomenon
James 5:16b “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”Does God always answer prayers? There are some problems that just seem too...
Ethanol: A love story
The agriculture secretary’s love affair with the biofuel industry is fleecing taxpayers.It’s a timeless story of teenage romance: pledging love, abandoning reason, rebelling against...
The sentence they don’t tell you about
The government’s petty harassment didn’t end after I served time for being a whistleblower.Eight years ago I blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture...
Do the rich rule America?
Our campaign finance system isn’t just sending us toward a new Gilded Age — it’s a new Platinum Age.Is America’s political system controlled by...
Homes for sale
Some mornings when I don’t have anything better to do I check out the “Homes for Sale” advertisements in my daily newspaper.I’m not searching...
Big Ag spars with the first amendment
Animal abuse isn’t only a problem when people find out about it.The First Amendment may be inconvenient to some people at times, but it’s...