As we are well into the recession brought on by the burst "housing bubble," I have seen blame apportioned to any number of "malevolent" forces including "predatory" lenders, "greedy" developers, "unprincipled" house flippers, George W. Bush and the wicked Dick Cheney, as well as other evil or indifferent classes of fortune seekers. The theme is played to demonize all who thought to profit in housing while portraying those facing foreclosure as victims, duped by sophisticates playing two or more steps ahead of them. ...more

February 20, 2009

I saw the woman wheeling her little boy through the toy store just before the holidays. The store was jammed and he was a small blond chatterbox as she quickly pushed her cart with plan and purpose. ...more

January 14, 2009

When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob Simpson sprang from his sofa in indignation. ...more

October 27, 2008

In a presidential election year where both sides claim to be candidates for change, there's little new in the nastiness of the campaign. Comments concerning "lipstick on a pig" are being thrown around as if one of the candidates just stated he would declare war on North Korea if elected. It's ridiculous, and too many people are being whipped into a frenzy over it. ...more

September 12, 2008

Recidivism: Society's Curse? Career criminals are in the news daily; we are the victims. ...more

May 25, 2008

Imagine if a front-page article smearing your good name appeared in one of the biggest newspapers in the country. In place of proof, the newspaper substituted rumor and innuendo supplied by anonymous sources to support the outrageous allegation that you may have been unfaithful to your spouse and may have shamed the profession in which you have spent a lifetime building a reputation. Can you imagine what your reaction to such character assassination would be? ...more

February 25, 2008

During his Sunday interview with Mike Wallace on "60 Minutes," baseball superstar Roger Clemens was defiant in denying he had ever used performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

January 8, 2008

Floridians demanded of Gov. Charlie Crist some kind of property tax relief, and the Florida Legislature quickly acted. The final question is this: Did we get what we asked for? ...more

September 16, 2007