Every draft season, teams pick hundreds of rookie football players in a highly publicized, much-anticipated event. These players receive contracts from their respective teams and sign on as employees of the National Football League (NFL). Despite all this, public perception has never squared football players as employees. Yes, the star players of various teams attract fame … [Read more...] about The NFL Should Operate Like Any Other Workplace
Nine of Hart’s is Published!
My latest ebook, Nine of Hart's, was published on Amazon this morning. Consisting of sixteen short stories written over the course of my forty-plus year writing career, it encapsulates the arc of my fiction writing. Here's the Amazon blurb: Sixteen short stories of unicorns, trophies, stuff found in attics, of Christmas invasions, Chautauquas, Family secrets, sequels to … [Read more...] about Nine of Hart’s is Published!
Fun with Dictators (Cartoon and Column)
Come to Sandals on the beautiful coastline of North Korea. There’s no Wi-Fi. You will be closely monitored and tailed by government officials at all times. You will not be allowed to leave the resort or talk to the locals. If you touch anything, you may be relocated permanently to a different kind of resort. You may return home in a coma. Bring the kids! Donald Trump’s main … [Read more...] about Fun with Dictators (Cartoon and Column)
If Obama had held this summit, we know how the GOP would’ve reacted
WASHINGTON -- Let us ponder what the reaction among Republicans and conservatives would have been if President Obama had done what President Trump did on Tuesday: -- Sat down with a dictator whose regime had killed hundreds of thousands of people and who tortures and enslaves as many as 130,000 political prisoners in gulags. -- Set no specific preconditions for the … [Read more...] about If Obama had held this summit, we know how the GOP would’ve reacted
Summit with Kim is boosting Trump’s confidence – that might not be a good thing
Summit with Kim is boosting Trump's confidence – that might not be a good thing North Korea leader and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut Moments after President Donald Trump shook North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s hand for the first time, Trump … [Read more...] about Summit with Kim is boosting Trump’s confidence – that might not be a good thing
The 2018 World Cup Spectacle Begins: ¡Que Viva el Fútbol! (UPDATED)
UPDATE: During World Cup 2010, readers were either entertained or bored to death by frequent updates on the latest predictions on the outcomes of World Cup matches by English-born, German naturalized Paul the Octopus. Paul predicted the winner of the matches by picking out, and eating, a mussel out of two plastic containers let down in his aquarium. One of the containers … [Read more...] about The 2018 World Cup Spectacle Begins: ¡Que Viva el Fútbol! (UPDATED)
A Country Trumpkim Leads America
Well, the summit with Kim is over and neither Trump nor Kim attacked each other, fainted or had a heart attack. (Larry Kudlow, Trump’s new economic advisor did, but not because of the summit.) Those who were predicting a major confrontation between the two narcissists were surprised or disappointed, with both men acting politely and friendly. In fact, they both seemed to be … [Read more...] about A Country Trumpkim Leads America
Victory for Election Integrity or Blow to Democracy?
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio's voter-purge system, which some say means voters need to be especially vigilant about their registration status. In a 5-4 decision, justices said Ohio's method of using "failure to vote" as a basis for the removal process does not violate the Federal Voting Rights Act. Secretary of State Jon Husted called it … [Read more...] about Victory for Election Integrity or Blow to Democracy?
Trump’s foreign policy: Embracing Russia and bashing Canada
WASHINGTON -- Are you old enough to remember when the Republican Party had principles and a backbone? It seems so long ago. If you do recall that bygone time, you might expect that said principles and backbone will assert themselves, sooner or later, against President Trump. Stop waiting, because it's not going to happen. The pompous GOP credo was apparently a sham all … [Read more...] about Trump’s foreign policy: Embracing Russia and bashing Canada
Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word (2018)
Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word is the latest project from Academy Award nominee, filmmaker, and documentarian Wim Wenders. Pope Francis lends a friendly hand to audiences, inspiring and, even, commanding them to be better people in this world. Taking advantage of his popularity, extending far beyond those who are Catholic, Wenders has given Pope Francis the platform to … [Read more...] about Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word (2018)
Ugly American Baby (Cartoon and Column)
Donald Trump attended the G7 Summit against his will. He didn’t want to go, probably because he had spent the week insulting our allies while lobbying for Vladimir Putin. Trump arrived late to the summit and he left early. He agreed to a communiqué (which is a big word for Trump) by the allies but withdrew while on his flight to Singapore because the Prime Minister of Canada … [Read more...] about Ugly American Baby (Cartoon and Column)
Why did the television reboot become all the rage?
Dr. James Francis, Jr., Texas A&M University Designer Yves Saint Laurent once said, “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” The same could be said for television: When a popular show concludes, it lives on in syndication and Blu-ray. But recently, TV immortality has assumed a new form. Networks and streaming services are increasingly pulling from the past to flood the … [Read more...] about Why did the television reboot become all the rage?
The Kindest Cut: Circumcision
Times change, knowledge increases, things improve: that’s civilization. But progress is uneven, often because of regressive beliefs slowing it down, screwing it up, or in some cases trying to reverse it. Half a century ago 64% of boys in the US were circumcised; now the rate is 40%. Much to the wailing of religious minorities, the practice is now out of style in favor of the … [Read more...] about The Kindest Cut: Circumcision
Aligning High School and College Curriculum
by Dale Schlundt The demands and constraints on secondary educators means that it can be difficult to provide students with all of the vital skills needed for college success. This is the mission of the Texas Regional Alignment Network, which will be holding its second annual College and Career Readiness Symposium on June 25th in San Antonio, TX, to bridge the gap … [Read more...] about Aligning High School and College Curriculum
Trump’s presidency marks the first time in 24 years that the federal bench is becoming less diverse
President Trump’s judicial nominee Thomas Alvin Farr. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Rorie Solberg, Oregon State University and Eric N. Waltenburg, Purdue University President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in the Senate are pushing through nominations for federal judges at an unusually fast pace ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. That’s when the GOP … [Read more...] about Trump’s presidency marks the first time in 24 years that the federal bench is becoming less diverse
Trump Hospitality
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Cartoon: G7 2008
The refuge of sports
WASHINGTON -- I suspect I share this with many others: Over the last 500 or so days, I often wanted to ditch politics entirely. Sports became my shelter from the storm, a field of competition in which performance can be judged with a degree of objectivity and blustery hot takes on Twitter do not threaten the republic. True, it says something about my attitudes toward … [Read more...] about The refuge of sports
Rules-based trade made the world rich. Trump’s policies may make it poorer
Trump against the world? Jesco Denzel/German Federal Government via AP Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology Nations sell goods and services to each other because this exchange is generally mutually beneficial. It’s easy to understand that Iceland should not be growing its own oranges, given its climate. Instead, Iceland should … [Read more...] about Rules-based trade made the world rich. Trump’s policies may make it poorer
