BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE
My 11-year-old son, my favorite social and political commentator, wanted to know why the TV news announcer was talking about the Boy Scouts of America. "The Supreme Court has upheld...
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AL’S PERFECT VEEP CHOICE? GUESS WHO!
Memo to Al Gore from the Department of Underdog Assistance: Mr. Vice President, there is an ominous message for you in the election that just ended the 71-year reign of...
WINDING OUR WAY THROUGH ABORTION
If the current debate over so-called partial-birth abortion demonstrates anything, it is the wisdom of the political adage: If you can't win their heads or their hearts, try to turn...
GENOMES? GEE, NOT SO DARN FAST
As scientific breakthroughs go, some people are comparing the mapping of the human genome to landing a man on the moon. I don't. I want to say a few words...
WHY APOLOGIES REALLY MATTER
Now that the reparations debate is back in the headlines, I often am asked what I, as a descendant of African-American slaves, think of the issue. My answer: How are...
KEEPING PRAYER SAFE FROM FOOTBALL
As one who appreciates the power of prayer, I am delighted the Supreme Court upheld the ban on prayer at high school football games. In my experience, prayer is too...
CRITICS OF COPS STILL NEED THE COPS
Here's a twist. The Rev. Al Sharpton is complaining that the New York City police have not acted aggressively enough. Yes, this is the same Rev. Al who has charged...
PROFILING HITS ASIANS BOTH WAYS
A colleague of Japanese ancestry once told me that she often has been asked, "You speak such good English. Where are you from?" She answers truthfully, "St. Louis," and watches...
DON’T WEEP FOR BILL GATES
I don't know about Bill Gates' family, but my family found nothing to dislike about Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's decision to split Microsoft in two. First, you should know that...
HOME SCHOOLING ENTERS A NEW ERA
Home-schooled students startled the nation by capturing all three top prizes in the recent Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, a first for the 73-year-old competition. But weeks earlier, a home-schooled...