Nikolas Cruz and our collective failure to make the difficult decisions society requires to function

The jury’s failure to recommend the death penalty is only the last in an unbelievably long line of failures to make the tough decisions required for a functioning society.  Everyone knew Mr. Cruz was a danger, but no one was willing to do anything about it despite dozens of chances.  Sadly, a similar phenomenon plays… Continue reading Nikolas Cruz and our collective failure to make the difficult decisions society requires to function

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Choose culture and competency over gun control

The story is tragically familiar:  Every mass shooting is followed by impassioned pleas for more gun control, but no attention is paid to how frequently our current laws fail or why our culture seems incapable of spotting the obvious signs that an attack. Let me begin by saying that I’m a believer in the Second… Continue reading Choose culture and competency over gun control

Britney Spears: Wow, just wow, is this really America?

The pop star appears in court to dispute the 13 year old conservatorship that has denied her basic freedoms, rights, and autonomy over her own person, even having another child.  For more than a decade, Ms. Spears’ life has not been her own.  One wonders how this is even possible in the land of the… Continue reading Britney Spears: Wow, just wow, is this really America?