by Ken JP Stuczynski | Mar 27, 2014 | Politics & Law
California State Senator [[Leland Yee]], an advocate of gun control that includes banning “assault weapons”, is being indicted for arms trafficking. Under the din of shouts accusing him of hypocrisy, a quieter, more truthful lesson is being overlooked. He...
by Barry Fagin | Mar 24, 2014 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law
{Published March 7, 2012 in the Colorado Springs Gazette} What’s the difference between [[Rick Santorum]] and [[Barack Obama]]? You got me. Oh sure, they have disagreements about some policy issues here and there, and they draw on different bases of support. But their...
by Barry Fagin | Mar 17, 2014 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
{Published in the Colorado Spring Gazette, January 30, 2014} The news from the [[Ukraine]] is grim. It appears her struggle toward democracy, prosperity and the protection of basic freedoms for her citizens is far from over. Government buildings are being occupied and...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Mar 13, 2014 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
Austerity may be a mistake. But austerity is only a mistake when it’s too little too late, not because it’s the wrong answer in general. Government spending only stabilizes temporarily and as long as that is stable — the economy becomes dependent on...
by Barry Fagin | Mar 10, 2014 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Published March 10, 2010, in the Colorado Springs Gazette, under the title “We Should Make Women’s Day an Occasion of Substance”} Last Monday was [[International Women’s Day]], always an underwhelming event in America. This time last year, I was...
by Barry Fagin | Mar 3, 2014 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, along with counter-point by John Horner, October 26, 2011} The collapse of the housing bubble is not due to devious Wall Street whizzes, or predatory bankers, or evil capitalist greed. Such forces make compelling villains in...
