Tag Archives: government

Health Insurer Coverage Denials Could Be Rallying Point for Bipartisan Reform

08/16/2017 Published on Forbes.com

Partisan infighting may have stymied healthcare reform in the short-term, but both sides of the aisle must agree that Americans who have purchased health insurance should at least get the coverage they paid for. But new polling data suggests that… Continue reading →

America and guns: Why do so many stoke paranoia about firearms?

08/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

My town, New York City, enforces rigid gun laws. Police refused to assign me a gun permit. The law doesn’t even let me hold a fake gun on TV to demonstrate something.
But New York politicians are so eager to… Continue reading →

Donald Trump: The first Hispanic president

07/02/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

Funny headline, huh? Because of course Donald Trump isn’t Hispanic. More importantly, the Hispanic world seems at war with Trump over his recent comments about “Mexico and Central America sending us their worst citizens, not their best.” And corporate America… Continue reading →

Fox News Poll: Voters distrust government, say Obama not most transparent

06/30/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

June 29, 2015: President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington before signing H.R. 2146 Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act and H.R. 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The nation’s… Continue reading →

Surplus military Humvees heading to the highway?

06/29/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

(GovPlanet.com)

It just got a little easier to take the ultimate off-roader onto the street.
Last December, the Defense Logistics Agency began selling off surplus military Humvees to the public for the first time through auction site GovPlanet.com, which is… Continue reading →

Trump 2016? – Jeb Bush Makes It Official

06/16/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush takes the stage as he formally joins the race for president with a speech at Miami Dade College, Monday, June 15, 2015, in Miami. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Controversial television personality and businessman Donald Trump expected… Continue reading →

Calling America ‘Land of Opportunity’ offensive, University of California warns professors

06/15/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

Phrases such as “America is the land of opportunity” and “America is a melting pot” are “micro-aggressions” that could leave some students feeling discriminated against, according to a new faculty training guide put out by the University of California that… Continue reading →

Time to pull your kids out of public school?

06/11/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

My high school colors were green and white. At graduation the boys wore green robes and the girls wore white. No one considered the girls inferior because of the color of their robes.
Today, we live in different times. My… Continue reading →

Supreme Court rules Facebook threats as ‘free speech’ unless there’s intent

06/02/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

Photo illustration. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)

On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, stated that Facebook threats are not criminal — at least until it is proven that they have some measure of intent. While free speech defenders… Continue reading →

The kindness of strangers: How donations to small foundations benefit cancer research

06/01/2015 Published on Foxnews.com

Dodged another bullet. I am grateful that my CT scan this week showed “no change,” which means that the cancer in my liver is stable, not growing. This Phase One study drug has truly been remarkable for me. It has… Continue reading →