I lift my lamp beside the golden door
(Note: Last week, President Barack Obama championed the words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty by signing an executive order to allow illegal immigrants raised and educated in the United States a chance to live and work here legally. This column considering that problem first appeared in July 2010. ) Full Story
A bad case of national amnesia
The Declaration of Independence is a poor excuse for an obscure historical document. It’s not the Magna Carta or the Peace of Augsburg. Its name is so straightwordly functional, it almost makes you wonder why the Founders weren’t more imaginative. Full Story
Across that bridge, again
As the election season heats up, an increasing number of states are working to limit the number of people who are allowed to vote. Already we have a shamefully low percentage of those eligible to vote actually participating. Florida, a key swing state, is preparing for the Republican National Convention, five days of pomp promoted as a celebration of democracy. Full Story
On the first Wednesday of each month, I look forward to having orthopedic surgeon George Markovich from the Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine on my show. He’s always willing to discuss the politics of health care as well as the healing aspects of his profession, and I always appreciate his candor and transparency. Full Story
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