by Barry Fagin | Oct 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, March 2, 2011} I’ve had this theory about political parties for a long time. It’s so obvious, someone must have thought of it, but that won’t stop me from putting my name on it. I call it the Fagin Theory of Parental...
by Barry Fagin | Jan 27, 2014 | Science & Pseudoscience
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, February 7, 2013} Next week, the scientific community will mark the two hundred and fourth anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. According to its website, Darwin Day 2013 will be “an international celebration of science and...
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 Luis Clemente | Dec 13, 2014 | Politics & Law
I will confess that I have been very surprised with Uruguay’s outgoing president, José “Pepe” Mujica. In contrast to the typical head of state and/or government, Mujica has been an obvious outlier, commuting to office in his VW Beetle, brewing his own coffee, refusing...
by Barry Fagin | May 12, 2014 | Politics & Law
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, October 18, 2012, as “George ready for the big issues”} I have seen the future of the Republican Party. Her name is Jennifer George. George and I spent an hour in a Manitou café getting to know one another. She...
