Political commentary, opinion & insight into the state of the United States of America.

I read an article from Bill and Melinda Gates about teachers in America today. Basically, they said what common sense has been saying for years. Good teachers dislike the system. They do not get rewarded for putting in extra effort, for getting better results, or for even caring. In fact, they may get punished. In Read the full article…

President Obama, a big basketball fan, made his NCAA tournament picks this week. For Obama,like many of us, getting in pools and picking winners is great fun. Statisticians say the winners of most big pools, illegal, of course, pick based on mascots and school colors. I spent a great deal of time on my picks Read the full article…