by Barry Fagin | Jul 8, 2013 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Published March 24, 2010, in the Colorado Springs Gazette} Why, oh why are we so desperate to live in historic times? It’s actually not that tough a question. If you can convince yourself that your life is unfolding during some momentous, world-altering event, your...
by Barry Fagin | Oct 14, 2013 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, August 4, 2011} Far from being a “historic” compromise, the debt-ceiling deal is politics as usual. Federal spending increases every year, entitlements are untouched, no agencies or subsidies are targeted for elimination. As...
by Barry Fagin | Dec 16, 2013 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, April 13, 2011} Two cheers for the Republicans. After the disastrous spending policies of the Bush administration, they are finally showing signs of taking America’s budget and debt problems seriously. Thanks to pressure...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Dec 10, 2009 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
The debate over abortion is traditionally polarized between two camps, that of “choice” and that of “life”, as if their values were exclusive to one another. The legal and ethical friction comes from weighing differently the rights of two...
by Barry Fagin | May 14, 2012 | Politics & Law
{Colorado Springs Gazette, 2012-04-18) Let’s talk about hypocrisy. Today’s shining example of do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do conservatism (and oh, there a so many to choose from) is federally funded shooting ranges. Specifically, the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training...