Especially around election time, I hear many Christians say that America is a Christian nation that should be governed by Christian values. They generally think we’ve gotten away from those values. If you asked them, I’ll bet many of them would say they want our government to use the Bible as the basis for all [...]
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Gay Marriage
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm In November 2008, after a hugely expensive and divisive campaign, California voters narrowly passed Proposition 8, which legally defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. A gay couple challenged this law in court as an [...]
A “New” Way to Get Around
As an employee of a major airline, I probably shouldn’t like this idea. However, as an environmentalist, opponent of traffic jams and the hassles (sorry, boss!) of airline travel, I see some benefit in high-speed rail. My experience with trains involves not high-speed rail but slower commuter rail in major cities – London, Paris, Washington, [...]
How Much Do I Really Pay in Taxes?
It seems that many people love to complain about taxes, both how much we pay in taxes and how the government uses our tax dollars. I’ll save the government’s handling of tax revenue for another day. I’ve been thinking lately about tax rates. What is the fairest system for collecting taxes? On one hand, the [...]
The Three-Hour Rule
The airline industry is abuzz regarding the upcoming “three-hour rule”, which forces U.S. airlines to allow passengers to deplane after no more than three hours of waiting on the tarmac. Congress passed this law in response to several high-profile incidents in which passengers were stranded for many hours due to bad weather and ATC delays [...]
Health Care Reform – Issues and Impact
I’m growing tired of the health care debate. Perhaps you are, too. I’m tired of it for two main reasons: As with so many issues, many people fear and oppose the current reform bill without understanding it, often based on false information. Some say it allows the government to take over our health care system, [...]
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