Reality and Politics

If we didn’t have information disseminated to us via the internet or over the airwaves from radio and television, what would we really know about the rest of the world around us?   I’m willing to wager that we’d wake up

Redford and Eastwood

We recently saw two movies that are likely the last for these two great acting icons that are now in their early to late 80 years of age: Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood. The movies were both very similar in

The Cost of Healthcare

The cost of healthcare is out of control. Update I recently read a very detailed book on the various sources of cost in the American healthcare system, “An American Sickness“, which describes all the components and players involved in delivering

Blue Jackets vs Ducks

Bear and I attended the NHL hockey game at Nationwide Arena last night.  We  had some great seats in the lower level of the arena.  While the home team Blue Jackets dominated most of the game, Columbus ended up losing

We Have No King

I very much agree with this viewpoint expressed by Charles Cooke: Irrespective of whether he was a great man or a poor one, George H. W. Bush was a public employee. He was not a king. He was not a