Category Archives: Opinion

Bill Moyers Compares Surge Of Additional Troops To Afghanistan To Doomed Surge Of The Light Brigade

Bill Moyers concluded his PBS program, Bill Moyer’s Journal, this week, by quoting the familiar poem by Tennyson, “The Charge Of The Light Brigade,” and by comparing the British Empire’s pursuit of the useless and deadly Crimean War to the … Continue reading

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Why It Doesn’t Make Sense For Ohio To Mandate Twenty More School Days Each Year

An interesting article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Lawmakers Question 20 More School Days, written by Jon Craig, starts, “Ohio House members from both political parties are questioning the wisdom of extending the school year.” “Questioning the wisdom.” I like that … Continue reading

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Theologian, Susan Thistlethwaite, Blames Politics Of Dominionism For Increase In Anti-Darwinism

Charles Darwin was born today — 200 years ago. (Abraham Lincoln was born on the same day. Lincoln lived to age 56 and died April 15, 1865. Darwin lived to age 73 and died April 19,1882.) This morning, I found … Continue reading

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