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Impartiality?
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Hillary Clinton apparently ignored this: The Charter of the Democratic Party says the Chairperson shall exercise impartiality and evenhandedness as between the Presidential candidates.
Letter to the editor in Bellevue Reporter, on attack ads and Litzow
On the day the primary election ballots arrived in my mailbox, I also received an attack ad, from a group opposed to 41st LD state Senate candidate Lisa Wellman. Wow, they’re starting early this...
Should we eliminate the secret ballot?
In April of this year, The Free Thought Project published an article Land of the Free? Harvard Study Ranks America Worst in the West for Fair Elections in which it says As if further...
A question for opera lovers
Many opera critics say that if a singer (such as Andrea Bocelli) needs a microphone to sound good then they’re not an authentic, great opera singer. But is that fair and reasonable criterion? Why...
Response to Jonathan Rauch's "How American Politics Went Insane"
In a lengthy article in The Atlantic, How American Politics Went Insane, Jonathan Rauch diagnoses dysfunction in American politics as being caused by a breakdown of party structure and the rise of extremist outside...
Quickie: How Long Can Big Money Keep Democrats In The Charter School Camp?
From http://educationopportunitynetwork.org/how-long-can-big-money-keep-democrats-in-the-charter-school-camp/: For decades, the petroleum industry has stuffed the coffers of candidates in both parties to ensure legislation continues to favor oil consumption, stall alternative energy sources, and ensure lax environmental regulations. The...
Responding to Bill Maher on Islam
In response to the massacre in Orlando, Bill Maher criticized conservatives for opposing gun control and criticized liberals for refusing to blame Islam. As a liberal I can respond: “Sure, radical Islam is a...
The Law of Conservation of Good and Evil
Science has physical laws such as Law of Conservation of Energy. I propose the sociological Law of Conservation of Good and Evil.  In systems/people/institutions to which it applies, the LCE says that over the...
Conservatives kill again: they value gun rights more than the right to life
Our nation’s lax gun laws have led to another mass shooting.   USA Today is reporting that the Florida shooter Omar Mateen used a .223 caliber AR-type-rifle and 9 mm semiautomatic pistol… The FBI had investigated...