“No new taxes.” Ah, the sound of spring preening when lawmakers recess. Despite these claims, it’s amazing how policymakers in “low-tax” states figure out ways to convince voters of their presumed fiscal sainthood. Often, they do so with revenue devices which don’t impact the many but really sock it to a…
The first thing that occurs to an observer is that this is a mismatch in weight classes. The big-gutted officers fit in the sumo category. The college students? They fit in the stringy category. Stringy but strong-willed, they stand tall — even as they get riot-batoned in their torsos, cuffed and dragged away.…
It’s always odd to see how some whose allegiance to Christ is most explicit seem allergic to much of what Christ said. About materialism. About militarism. About inclusiveness. About forgiveness. Then there’s Christ’s comment about public piety – about those who “pray that they be seen by men.” He called them hypocrites.…
CBS’s unsung “Trophy Wife” is one of few sitcoms true to its “com.” In part, this is because it allows the children in its cast to be childish. In one episode, gangly teen Warren, prodded to try out for a sport, announces he’s achieved “Jackie Robinson” status by joining the girls’ field hockey…