| Jan 4, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyTreating prisoners, Like a curse; One sure way, To make them worse. It seemed like a great idea at the time—not letting prisoners vote. That avoided political retribution, especially in states where sheriffs are elected rather than appointed. It also meant that...
| | Rights / DemocracyBelieve it or not, in a few years, someone else really might read your thoughts—with or without your permission. Science, not science fiction, is inching toward that kind of technology. Currently, there are over a dozen devices in use by government agencies and the...
| Dec 21, 2009 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe holidays can be stressful for overscheduled families. The kids are home from school and daycare. The in-laws visit. There are year-end deadlines to meet, awkward office holiday parties to attend, and self-inflicted New Year’s resolutions to conquer. Here’s a...
| Dec 14, 2009 | Cartoon|Economy / Business|Rights / Democracy
| Dec 7, 2009 | Rights / DemocracyGrowing up in Minnesota as the granddaughter of a Swedish immigrant, I got to enjoy all the trappings of Scandinavian picture postcard holidays. Straw ornaments and Swedish flags decorating a tree stacked high with gifts. The Lutheran church’s St. Lucia breakfast,...
| Nov 23, 2009 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThis Thanksgiving season, the nation should finally commit itself to bridging the socioeconomic divide between the descendents of those who came together during the first Thanksgiving: the Native Americans and the white newcomers. More than cranberry sauce and turkey,...
