Monthly Archives: July 2016

When school gets in the way of education

Posted on July 31, 2016 by maradanto

The Washington Post has a story today that I suspect will resonate with many parents and children. It’s about Caitlyn Singam, a child prodigy in Montgomery County, Md., schools whose teachers and school administrators kept getting in the way of … Continue reading →

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Developing an ethical position on abortion

Posted on July 29, 2016 by maradanto

Well,that didn’t take long. Hillary Clinton hadn’t even finished accepting the Democratic nomination for the presidency when I started seeing comments like “Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party kill babies.” It put me in mind of a time a few … Continue reading →

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Dobson hops aboard the Trump train

Posted on July 25, 2016 by maradanto

James Dobson, as I’m sure most people who are evangelical or familiar with evangelicalism are aware, has endorsed Donald Trump for U.S. president. Dobson is the founder of Focus on the Family, a prominent organization in the Christian Right, located … Continue reading →

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The madness of crowds in Cleveland

Posted on July 23, 2016 by maradanto

The group dynamic — the madness of crowds — is an amazing and frightening thing. Have you heard of the 10-10-80 principle? It goes like this: Ten percent of the people would never enter your house and steal things, even … Continue reading →

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Grace be with you all

Posted on July 22, 2016 by maradanto

You know the old standby “I can’t be racist; I have black friends?” I have found that it is because of my black friends that I have discovered the reality of my own racism, just as it is because of … Continue reading →

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Breaking it down for Steven King

Posted on July 18, 2016 by maradanto

Steven King has an interesting question. King, R-Iowa, was part of an MSNBC panel discussion on Monday afternoon, hosted by Chris Hayes, along with Charles Pierce, a writer for Esquire; and reporter April Ryan. Discussion turned to the predominantly white … Continue reading →

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Ask the mansplainer: ‘Ghostbusters’

Posted on July 17, 2016 by maradanto

Dear Mansplainer: A number of my female friends have been speaking very highly of the new all-women “Ghostbusters” movie, and my daughters have begun to express interest in seeing it as well. Should I take the girls to see this … Continue reading →

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Officers down in Louisiana

Posted on July 17, 2016 by maradanto

Fresh news from Baton Rouge, La., indicates that another seven police officers have been shot, with three more killed. While the nation rightly laments the death of three police officers, and the Right wrongly accuses the Left of politicizing the … Continue reading →

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Those Trump seats at Villagers Theatre

Posted on July 14, 2016 by maradanto

YES, VILLAGERS THEATRE HAS A SEAT NAMED AFTER DONALD TRUMP Patrons are invited to have their own names added to a Yellow Brick Road around the theatre FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOMERSET, N.J. (July 14, 2016) — For just $16 you … Continue reading →

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One positive encounter does not mean there’s no policing problem

Posted on July 9, 2016 by maradanto

Have you heard about Steven Hildreth Jr.? Hildreth, a resident of Tuscon, Ariz., was featured in an October 2015 news story in which he describes an encounter with the police that did not end with him being shot, tased, arrested … Continue reading →

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