What's in a Name?
When we introduce ourselves to others we start out by telling our name. The most fundamental conversation usually starts with the question,... Read More
If You See Something, Say Something
The phrase that serves as the title for my commentary today is plastered all over New York City and has been for... Read More
What is a Passing Grade? Does Our Border Security Make the Cut?
Time and again our nation’s leaders have repeated what is now a virtual mantra, “In order to protect our nation we have... Read More
Intelligence and the "War on Terror"
Intelligence is the quality that places our species at the top of the food chain. There are all sorts of creatures on... Read More
The New Sheriffs in Town
Congress has re-opened for business but there are new folks at the helms of the various committees and subcommittees. I will focus... Read More
Searching for National Security
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has taken to using x-ray machines and ever more intrusive physical searches of passengers seeking to board... Read More
After the Elections: Now the Real Work for We the People Begins!
Last Tuesday the voices of the citizens of our nation were heard as the voters went to the polls and cast their... Read More
Is It Safe?
This was the question that was repeatedly posed by the former Nazi SS dentist at Auschwitz, Dr. Christian Szell, of Thomas “Babe”... Read More
War of Words
While much is being made of the anger of many Americans with their government, journalists are often the accomplices of the politicians... Read More