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Category: Commentary

Power without Accountability, or “I’m Sorry–isn’t that enough?”
Commentary Life

Power without Accountability, or “I’m Sorry–isn’t that enough?”

December 3, 2013July 15, 20142 min read

There are issues of accountability with those in power. And for a change I am not talking about Congress and the President (although I think

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Let “Washington” Pay For It (Really?)
Commentary Economics government Health Life

Let “Washington” Pay For It (Really?)

October 2, 2013July 15, 20143 min read

A good friend posted an article on Facebook that purports to explain why the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) scares the Republicans. The article posits that the

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debt, deficit, government spending, healthcare, taxation, Taxes
Business Commentary Education Health

Mis-using Charts to Sell Retirement Planning–Is Prudential Unethical?

May 14, 2013May 14, 20132 min read

Perhaps you have seen the Prudential advertisement that shows people placing dots on a chart showing the oldest person they know.  Prudential uses this, in

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automotive Commentary Life

Driving “not my forte’ ” says “Double Parker.”

April 5, 20133 min read

Has Russia found the solution to bad parking and errant parkers?  I am almost willing to give this a try! Let me explain. Several weeks

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Commentary Life

The Power of the Spin

October 9, 20122 min read

I have heard quite often, from several sources (not the least of which is President Obama) the phrase “It’s just the right thing to do.”

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morality, Politics, spin
Commentary Life

America, You Frighten, No Terrify, Me

June 23, 20123 min read

Are we just one bad experience away from descending into mob-rule and vigilante justice?  Is America so filled with anger that we no longer are

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justice, laws, legal, sandusky, society, suicide, vengeance
Business Commentary Life Social Networking Technology

Olympic Absurdity Runs Rampant with @London2012! Perhaps worse than @USOlympic!

June 21, 2012July 14, 20123 min read

Can there be an event that is more social than the Olympics?  One would think that if any organization would encourage the concepts of sharing,

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London 2012, Olympics, social networks, Team USA, twitter, US Olympics
Commentary Life

@USOlympic Committee Makes Olympic Sized Mistake

June 20, 2012June 21, 20123 min read

The USOC has finally gone too far.  And by finally, I mean they did a while ago, but now they have REALLY done it.  In a

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absurdity, C&D, cease and desist, knitting, ravelry, US Olympic Committee, USOC
Business Commentary Economics Education

The “Cost” of college, and why Tuition should be replaced by Sponsorship

June 5, 20123 min read

Once again, Dean Dad poses an interesting question.  He asks what one year of college should cost. Asking what a year of college “should” cost

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College, Community College Dean, Education, scholarship, tuition
Commentary government Life

So what do you consider “private”?

May 22, 2012May 22, 20123 min read

About 15 years ago I was part of an ongoing public discussion concerning privacy.  The discussion at the time was about street cameras placed by

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Cellphone, Cellphone Companies, civil liberties, Dr Strangelove, freedom, Oppression, Search and Seizure

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