by Barry Fagin | Nov 28, 2011 | Society & Culture
{Originally published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 12-1-05} Thanksgiving has come and gone. Most of us had a nice turkey dinner with our families. I doubt, though, that we thought much about what being grateful for living in America really means. My...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 24, 2011 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
I just read an article by my cousin, Dr. Frank Pasquale III, “The Conservatism of Occupy Wall Street”. It has caused me to reevaluate some of my assumptions and shift my perspective of the movement as a more leftist pursuit toa more broad-spectrum or...
by Barry Fagin | Nov 21, 2011 | Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Society & Culture
{published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 8-23-07} Full disclosure: My wife got good grades in law school. She graduated third in her class. She practices law with a firm downtown that only hires lawyers with good grades, just like every attorney there. Full...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 17, 2011 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
It could be argued that revolutions are caused by ideology, oppression, want, or some combination of these. But real, broadly impactful motivations tend to be concrete, touching the lives of the masses. This leaves us two of the three: oppression (perceived or real)...
by Barry Fagin | Nov 14, 2011 | Business & Economics, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 8-9-07} I once had a professor who couldn’t stop saying “Economics is everywhere.” Twenty-five years later, I thought I’d put her theory to the test. I’m on vacation, traveling with family and friends. Writing this paragraph...
by Barry Fagin | Nov 8, 2011 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 7-26-07} America is a great place. You can work hard, save your money, and retire to the home you’ve always wanted. Unless you live in Boulder. Then you can retire to the home your neighbors want you to have. The People’s...
