Back when Senator Obama started his campaign for the Democratic nomination, I was as thrilled as any left wing democrat, with his brilliant, inspiring speeches filled with promises to do just about everything we thought needed to be done. The man seemed almost too good to be true. Since previous...

The concern with the "sanctity of life" is apparently so great among some members of Congress that the health care bill passed by the House includes the Stupak Amendment which prohibits funding for abortions. The prohibition applies not only to the public option, but also to private insurance companies that...

In his recently published novel, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, which he describes as a "speculative utopia," Ralph Nader has seventeen real life billionaires and multi-millionaires -- Warren Buffett, Ted Turner. George Soros, and Bill Gates Sr. among them -- getting together to form an organization focused on...

"It's déjà vu all over again" Yogi Berra once famously said. Exactly my thought as I contemplate my father's life and then look around at what's happening in the world today.

Born in 1901 in Poland, my father died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home at age...

Dear Professor Glendon,

You were recently awarded Notre Dame University's Laetere Medal, to be given to you at the university's upcoming commencement at which you were to speak. You decided not to accept the award because President Obama who supports women's right to abortion would be giving...

In a few days, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th president. Some see this as a vindication of our electoral system and American democracy -- "conspiracy theorists" who warned that Republicans would very likely attempt to steal the election were proven wrong. We should all be grateful...

In introducing Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate, Barack Obama described Biden as "the kind of fighter I want by my side in the months and years to come." While Candidate Obama is dealing with big picture issues--the economy, Iraq, health care, global warming -- he would do...

New York City Republican Congressman Vito Fossella has announced that he will not run for a sixth congressional term this November. The odds that voters would re-elect him are close to nil. The recent revelation that Fossella, married with children, has a three year old child with his mistress of...

Reports indicate that, in light of recent attacks by Senator Clinton, Senator Obama and his supporters are about to sharpen their critique. If so, there is one line of attack which I urge them to drop for it flies in the face of what historians tell us as well as...

For children across the country, its back to school this week, and many of them will be attending schools in systems run by corporate executives. At the forefront of this initiative is Los Angeles-based Broad Foundation via its training program for school management. Broad's web site states, "Wanted: The Nation's...

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation recently committed up to $60 million to launching Strong American Schools (ED in 8). Their goal is to pressure presidential candidates to address our country's educational crisis. As they see it, something dramatic has to be done...

NEW YORK -- Last week, France launched a 24-hour newscast with channels in French and English. Its goals include providing a broader forum for France's perspective on political and cultural issues, and generally boosting its influence and image.

Judging by some of my recent experiences, getting Americans to change their...