South Dakota’s US Senator John Thune will be prominent in the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee next term, most likely as chairman. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reminds us that “He would take on the new position as residents…
Is Federal Control Hollowing Out US Education?
Yes, competency-based education is quite appropriate for the learning disabled, but should that model be applied to the population at large? For centuries, education was pitched to students in the top half, so what will be the…
Will Pot-Friendly States Be Liable for “DUI” Driving Deaths?
A recent Associated Press article begins with a dire warning: “As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths.” It’s one thing…
Veterans Remember V-J Day as Closure to WW2
To people back home, V-J Day meant that fathers, sons, brothers, and uncles would finally be returning home. American troops around the world dreaded the prospect of invading the Japanese homeland, especially when the end of the war in Europe…
September 1, 1939: WW2 Erupts
Life Magazine‘s “World War II Erupts: Color Photos from the Invasion of Poland, 1939” hints at the diplomatic charade that preceded the outbreak of World War II: On September 1, 1939, one week after Nazi Germany and…
Was 1939 Attack on Gleiwitz Radio Tower the Opening of WW2?
Belligerent countries don’t always like the public relations problems that come with naked aggression, so they’ll contrive an incident and stage a false attack by an adversary. In the Ukraine these days, it’s not always clear (despite…