SUMMARY The insurance industry is leaving markets where the effects of global warming make insuring costs prohibitive. In some cases, this leaves the local government as the insurer of last resort. Follow this link to the original story.this http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/11/02/ap4294977.html COMMENTARY Insurance is not a suitable product to sell in the free market because of the [...]
SUMMARY The educational system in the United States allows many people to pass through it without academic achievement or success. One manifestation of this is the unacceptable number of schools that fail to graduate more the 60% of their freshmen, thus they receive the classification of “dropout factory.” Follow this link to the original story: [...]
SUMMARY The variation in state laws that criminalize some activities, which are legal in other states, encourages people to have contempt for our system of laws and it leads to confusion nationally. Follow this link to the story that initiated these comments: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-29-306192904_x.htm COMMENTARY Cities, counties, states, and the national government each have their [...]
SUMMARY There are such significant errors in the process of convicting a person that it makes the death penalty the wrong approach to how one handles a criminal. Follow this link to the article that stimulated this reaction: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwilSnidfGBS–jgsJIo6uvlYp7AD8SIJ8K00 COMMENTARY There are many fictions associated with the current practices of attorneys, judges, jurors, the [...]
SUMMARY Wildfires in California have become a serious threat to life and property because of the seasonal winds and dry air. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responding by organizing disaster relief three days after the fires started. California is still organizing the fire-fighting resources it needs for this situation. Follow this link to view [...]
SUMMARY Free and fair markets are powerful tools to value resources, goods, and services because they allow individuals to determine a price for what they buy or sell with as few encumbrances as fairness permits. The individual makes the choice to enter the market or avoid it if the price is not satisfactory. When salaries [...]
Newspaper article on “Illegal Immigration” follow the link to view this article. Barletta joins Notre Dame forum SUMMARY The mayor and city council of the city of Hazelton, PA created an ordinance that would limit the residents of the city to those who have legal documents permitting them to reside in the U.S. The tactic [...]