Focus Point – Baseball in Brooklyn
Baseball is back in Brooklyn.
Focus Point – Global Warming Science
A pet global warming theory of the environmental hardliners has been proven very shaky.
Focus Point – O'Neill 'Fesses Up
You know when a cabinet secretary says "If we did it this way in the private sector we'd all be in jail," it's quite an admission.
Election Reform Is a Tough Task
Elections are messy. They always have been, but the Florida election called our attention to that fact.
Don't Need A Bill Of Rights, But A Menu Of Choices Tailored To Their Needs
Yet we should be wary before embracing the Europeans' concept of ideal healthcare. The word "right" implies something absolute, something that trumps other claims in order to fulfill a kind of moral obligation.
Focus Point – Educational Fads
Public education has had to suffer through some awful fads over the years. Whole language was such a disaster California had to spend billions to reverse the damage done to students. "Fuzzy math" was so horrible, 200 leading scientists and mathematicians signed a letter denouncing it.
Focus Point – Irish Economy
I reported some time ago on the Irish economic comeback. Ireland used supply side economics and huge corporate, personal and capital gains tax cuts to turn a virtual third world country into what's been nicknamed "The Celtic Miracle."
Eco-Activists Rely On Precautionary Principle To Thwart Hunger-Ending Biofood Technology
Because it's impossible to prove that any product will not, at some point, cause harms to humans and the environment, the Precautionary Principle was a handy weapon for fringe groups that were forced out of desperation to rely on scare tactics to combat reason.
Focus Point – Independence Day
Today, for the fourth of July, I'd like to celebrate independence — for people who don't have it. When you fly your flag today, or shoot off a bottle rocket, or just do whatever you please because you can do it, remember someone who can't. Ever. Because the liberty we take for granted is a special case. So think about:
Focus Point – This One's On Me
Today, some thoughts for the holiday. About beer.
Focus Point – Daschle In The Dog House
A part of me doesn't mind Tom Daschle playing politics. Heck, when I was a politician, I played politics. But he's crossed the line.