Category Archives: Opinion

Stan Hirtle said recently, “That sounds as much like elitism, or even dictatorship, as democracy.” His comment made me think. A system of elitism is quite opposite from a system of democracy. Elitism asserts that the wisdom of common people … Continue reading →

Someone said, “Huckabee has a right to believe whatever he wants to believe about evolution.” Interesting thought. But it seems to me, however, Huckabee, himself, generally would reject this notion. Huckabee, a Baptist preacher, would disagree with the assertion that … Continue reading →

Interesting article in Sunday’s NY Times says that because of huge debts caused by the anti-tax movement, the U.S. is sliding into a second class status in the world economy. According to its author, economist Robert Frank, “Our political system … Continue reading →