by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 1, 2014 | Politics & Law
I just saw a patriotic-looking bumper-sticker that said “Not A Republican”, with small credits on the bottom to Democrats.Org. If this doesn’t make a more blatant statement about today’s inane partisan politics, I don’t know what can. And...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Apr 22, 2014 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
This TED Talk applies the concept of transparency to the non-transparent arena of credit rations, that globally are controlled today by three for-profit companies that cannot even demonstrate lack of conflict of interest. Her proposal is the creation of an...
by Barry Fagin | Apr 14, 2014 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
{Published as a point/counterpoint with an article by John Horner in the Colorado Springs Gazette, February 6, 2012.} Mr. President: What a pleasure to see your byline on The Gazette’s opinion pages. Of course, you must have had your people write that column on your...
by Barry Fagin | Apr 7, 2014 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, February 22, 2012} Religious conservatives are in an uproar over health insurance and birth control. And well they should be. The Obama administration’s initial ruling that Catholic institutions must offer health insurance...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Apr 5, 2014 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
{Guest post by Matthew Taylor} I had a good, long conversation with one of my world-traveling friends a few nights ago about Russia. He works with an international consulting firm and has had exposure to several different types of governmental systems including Russia...
by Barry Fagin | Mar 31, 2014 | Politics & Law
{Published November 1st, 2012. The audio of a debate of this topic by this author and a contrary speaker can be found here.} The numbered amendments on Colorado’s ballot may not seem to have much in common. What could legalizing marijuana and limiting campaign...