Texas facts Texans should fix.
Texas still has the largest percentage of uninsured residents in the nation, according to a recent U.S. Census report. Texas’ rate is at 17.3 percent — nearly twice the national rate. BACK
Texas still has the largest percentage of uninsured residents in the nation, according to a recent U.S. Census report. Texas’ rate is at 17.3 percent — nearly twice the national rate. BACK
“Neither Democrats nor Republicans will like it. But it would be humane, it would adhere to the rule of law, and it would work.” Sonia Nazario is the author of Enrique’s Journey, is a graduate of Williams College and holds a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She received an…
This morning’s New York Times editorial page carried this article by Jennifer Finney Boylan of Banard College, Colombia University in which she quotes Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): “The greatest liar hath his believers: and it often happens, that if a lie be believed only for an hour, it hath done its work, and there is no…
“A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.” BACK
As the midterms approach, America’s electronic voting systems are more vulnerable than ever. Why isn’t anyone trying to fix them? I suggest you read this excellent article in today’s (2018-09-30) New York Times. In light of the Russian meddling in our 2016 Presidential elections, this issue–the security of our voting process–which I’m sure most of…
aph·o·rism [ˈafəˌrizəm] NOUN a pithy observation that contains a general truth, a statement of some general principle, expressed memorably by condensing much wisdom into few words. Examples: “The child is father to the man.” (William Wadsworth) “Power worship blurs political judgment because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue.…
Years ago, in the spring of 1989, I was reading a new book I’d just bought by one of my favorite historians, Peter Brown, Rollins Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University, and scholar of Late Antiquity. I was reading, The Body and Society, Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity, and I’d just begun…
Teacher’s pay? As Professionals or Babysitters? A teacher recently sent me a text message with a picture of a handwritten sign addressing this issue at a gathering of teachers in another state. Here’s a slightly fuzzy recreation of the sign. The message very cleverly gets across the idea of how little the public and lawmakers…