The mole phenomenon
James 5:16b “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”Does God always answer prayers? There are some problems that just seem too...
Ethanol: A love story
The agriculture secretary’s love affair with the biofuel industry is fleecing taxpayers.It’s a timeless story of teenage romance: pledging love, abandoning reason, rebelling against...
The sentence they don’t tell you about
The government’s petty harassment didn’t end after I served time for being a whistleblower.Eight years ago I blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture...
Do the rich rule America?
Our campaign finance system isn’t just sending us toward a new Gilded Age — it’s a new Platinum Age.Is America’s political system controlled by...
Why the inquiry should end
When the Xenia Gazette headline raised the question July 31 about “lies, half truths,” there were key questions for what’s true and how to...
Homes for sale
Some mornings when I don’t have anything better to do I check out the “Homes for Sale” advertisements in my daily newspaper.I’m not searching...
Big Ag spars with the first amendment
Animal abuse isn’t only a problem when people find out about it.The First Amendment may be inconvenient to some people at times, but it’s...
An extraordinary diplomatic feat
Obama may have stopped a war with Iran before it started, but stopping a war isn’t the same as peace.The nuclear agreement with Iran...
Who’s the real troublemaker in the Middle East?
Iran’s no democratic paradise, but Washington’s Saudi allies are even worse.Except for maybe the Affordable Care Act, nothing gets Republican politicians fired up like...
A distinctive American custom
It seems to me that a wide assortment of “American” products, music and all kinds of stuff have shown up around the world -...
