Category Archives: Politics
The Opioid Epidemic
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 30th June 2017There seems to be no end of mischief that the government can do when it plunges into the quicksand of American medicine. Let’s consider the opioid epidemic. It appears that deaths from opioid overdose have sharply increased in this country. Let’s also grant that this surge in deaths is exactly the way it’s portrayed in…
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The Paris Climate Accord and Reasoned Debate
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd June 2017The center cannot hold… …
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Educational Thought of the Day
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 31st January 2016Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. A Study of History – Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975)
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John Peter Zenger Rots in Hell
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 1st November 2015The great great great great,etc, grand nephew of Vincenzo Maculani, Vincenzo Maculani XVI, Girolamo Savonarola professor of climate science at George Wallace University appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology yesterday. He explained to the committee why the RICO statutes should be used to prosecute those who argue against the settled science of climate…
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Opera and Politics Seminar
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 13th September 2014Co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Western Civilization at Texas Tech University and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Texas Tech University Dates: 10/6 & 10/13/2014 Day: Mondays, 5:30-7pm $30 for OLLIs Location: Garden & Arts Center at 44th St & University Ave Great art forms can speak profoundly to perennial issues of…
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Asking the Right Questions
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 29th January 2014Politicians manipulate the facts to suit their political needs. It is the job of the press to sort competing claims to the truth and thus inform the public. Alas, they do a lousy job. This poor performance, bias aside, is largely due to their inability to ask the right questions and their poor analytical skills….
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Dr Ben Carson’s Speech at the National Prayer Breakast
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 12th February 2013Benjamin Carson is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. On February 7 he spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast with the President and the First Lady in attendance. The affair displays the usual insensitivity to non-Christian faiths typical of such events which stems from inadvertence not malice. Carson’s speech is in his own words not politically correct; it…
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Post Conventions Take-Away Message
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 8th September 2012Now that the quadrennial political rituals have been observed and and something serious like the NFL has superseded them consider the following observation: Each party alleges, and its enthusiasts agree, that it has never done anything wrong, and that its opponent has never done anything right. Any failures, catastrophes, or absurdities during its tenure are blamed on late-appearing aftereffects…
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Instead of an Election Lets Have a Lottery
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd August 2012A new survey finds that two-thirds of Americans can’t name a single Supreme Court justice. This lack of awareness was why Churchill was so down on democracy: The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been…
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