by Ron Barak | Nov 3, 2015
Have you forgotten the “great crash” of 2008? Certainly those who have not had a real job ever since have not. Apparently, our political “leaders” have. Not the only cause of the 2008 crash, financial deregulation certainly ranks right up there. Left more and more to...
by Ron Barak | Oct 15, 2015
The Obama Administration recently announced that the United States will grant amnesty and permanent residence to 20,000 Syrian refugees. At first glance, this certainly seems like the humane thing to do. Aren’t these poor souls really down on their luck? Let’s take a...
by Ron Barak | Oct 5, 2015
What do the latest school campus killings in Oregon have to do with the price of meds these days? Hint: At the risk of giving you the answer to the first riddle, what does Nero have in common with the U.S. Congress and what rhymes with riddle? Depending on the news...
by Ron Barak | Sep 29, 2015
Consider these two stories making the rounds right now: A second-grader at an Indiana public school was “banished” by his teacher after telling his classmates that he didn’t believe in God. The 7-year-old was forced to sit by himself during lunch for three days and...
by Ron Barak | Sep 24, 2015
Including the recent decision of our Supreme Court that the plain meaning of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, was something different than the plain meaning of the Act,* the Supreme Court is now two for two in upholding the Act, by hook or crook....
by Ron Barak | Sep 13, 2015
Kim Davis and Hillary Clinton. What do they have in common? Let’s take a look. They were both in the news this past week. A lot. True, but that’s not it. They’re both women. True, but that’s not it. They both have an affinity for public office, if not public service....
