Crime and/or Punishment

Last night, one of my colleagues brought up the story of an Indiana daycare director who was recently sentenced to 6 months for dosing melatonin to children in her care without the knowledge or consent of the children’s parents. He and another of my coworkers then proceeded to voice the opinion that jail time for […]

Care: Right or Privilege?

In all the discussion, debate and hyperbole surrounding the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) and its efforts by reactionary forces in the US Congress to dismantle and/or replace it, there seems to be one issue left out that, I believe, is the core issue in the entire conversation over healthcare in America: is healthcare a […]

The Great Debate

I will begin by stating, firmly and loudly, that I did not watch the 26 September ‘debate’ between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. I was getting ready for bed by the time it started and was asleep by the time it concluded. I do not feel that I missed anything important and, based upon the […]