Posted in April 2019 …

A “God” Given Right?

Not long after a mass shooter claimed the lives of fifty worshipers in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand and wounded fifty more, I found myself applauding the government of New Zealand as they took swift and decisive action to ban semi-automatic weapons in the aftermath of that terrible tragedy (Graham-McLay, 2019). I also continue … Continue reading →

12% of the Population…

When I was an undergraduate student from 1981 through 1985, the field of computer science was still evolving.  My declared major was “Management Science” with a concentration in “Management Information Systems,” which in those days seemed to be little more than a rather awkward hybrid of a traditional business degree and the fledgling area of … Continue reading →

Bake a Bigger Pie

It seems so ironic that the United States, a proud country with tons of “swagger” and one which describes itself, in its own national anthem no less, as “the land of the free and the home of the brave” (Key, 1814) has gradually become alarmingly skittish in response to just about everything.  Perhaps this collective … Continue reading →