Gay marriage should be legal

if you are straight, when you consider this issue, you may feel like I do – an initial repulsion. But when that happens, I ask only one thing: Think. Understand that base reactions are not good enough to make or justify laws. If you do, I am confident you will come to the same conclusion I did. Continue Reading

Could Tucson tragedy have been prevented?

By all accounts Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter, suffered from some type of mental illness. So the question must be asked: Was this shooting the kind of unavoidable tragedy that we have to just deal with, or was there more that could have been done to help Loughner and therefore avoid this type of heinous crime? Continue Reading

The need for regulations and good regulators

Capitalism works, but regulating it is necessary. It’s important that we choose regulators who study the issues, ask tough questions and balance various needs. For the Public Regulation Commission, those regulators must also focus on ethics reform and increasing transparency. Continue Reading