Author Archives: Mike Bock

Barack Obama’s “Go To The Moon” Challenge For Our Time Should Be: Transform Public Education

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Mike Bock

Barack Obama proclaimed what could be a defining goal for public education, in his speech the other day, when he said that U.S. citizens should be guaranteed “an education for your children that will allow them to fulfill their God-given … Continue reading →

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Obama Opposes McCain-Clinton Proposal To Suspend Federal Gas Tax This Summer

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Mike Bock

Barack Obama is drawing praise from environmentalists and economists for opposing the McCain-Clinton proposal to suspend the 18.5 cent per gallon federal gas tax for the summer. “It’s a gimmick,” Obama told voters in North Carolina. “This isn’t an idea … Continue reading →

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What The Strange Case of Jeremiah Wright Can Teach Us

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Mike Bock

I am dumbfounded as to why Rev. Jeremiah Wright would make such a spectacle of himself at the National Press Club. An older black woman, a commentator on Anderson Cooper’s show, said that, in her opinion, what had motivated Rev. … Continue reading →