This past Thursday and Friday, Miami played host to the Hispanic Leadership Network’s national conference, “Inspiring Action.” Hundreds upon hundreds of Florida GOP voters flocked to the Doral Resort and Spa for the exclusive opportunity to meet with and hear Governor Romney and Speaker Gingrich, among others, make their case to this diverse audience. Florida, … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Return of the Merit Pay Debate
With major American cities such as New York and Chicago toying with the idea of installing (and in some cases reinstalling) merit based payment for teachers, the many “failures” of merit pay experiemnts will no doubt be brought to the forefront of the debate once again. Proponents of merit pay trumpet the importance of incentives, … Continue reading
America / Colbert Report / Culture / Politics
The Political Power of Satire
The year was 1968. Tensions were boiling as America was still in Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement was at its peak. Patriotism turned to cynicism as hopes for change were turning desperate. Pat Paulsen, meanwhile, was gaining fan fair as a comedian who appeared regularly on the show “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” from … Continue reading
America / Economy / Energy / Regulation / Uncategorized
Climate Change and Public Heath: The Truth and the Myth
In the APHA Seminar #4: “Climate Change in Public Health”, real solutions were proposed by a panel of five environmental change experts for the impact of the changing environment. Jonathon Patz, director of the School of Public Health at University of Wisconsin-Madison, started the discussion, dictating the known issues of climate changes. His outline consisted … Continue reading
The “What If” Game
Yesterday morning at the Senate Budget Committee hearing, we saw yet again the same old run-around arguments that seem to be the only support behind the stimulus bill. Research presented by two of the three witnesses, Dr. Alan Blinder and Dr. Joel Prakken, attempted to model what would have happened if the government had not … Continue reading
America / Dpt. of State / Energy / Gov. Officials / Politics / Presidency / Regulation
Keystone Rejection: Goodbye Jobs, Energy, and Revenue
Last Wednesday, President Obama announced that he had rejected TransCanada Corp.’s request for a permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada was prepared to fund the highly publicized project that would consist of a crude oil pipeline extending from an oil supply hub, at the tar sands oil fields of Alberta, Canada, all the … Continue reading
The Conservative Alternative: Gingrich or Santorum? (Pt 1)
Many in The Republican Party are looking for the “Conservative Alternative to Moderate Mitt Romney,” as one Gingrich advertisement put it. Who is the more Conservative; that is, free markets, free people, and limited Republican government. A quick overview of their economic/fiscal policies may help answer that question. However, what about in other policy realms? … Continue reading
College Students: the Demographic that is Ignored and Ignores
Candidates who want to attract the young vote, primarily 18-24 year-olds, have the difficult task of making politics exciting and interesting. There are many reasons for overwhelmingly poor voting turnout from this age range, but it is mostly because very few candidates attempt to reach these voters and are largely out of touch with this … Continue reading
EPA:Water raises the bar on Environmental Public Health Reporting.
Today the US Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a revolutionary new program allowing public access to water discharge information. I can say, without a doubt, that this program is everything the EPA’s Green House Gas ministering system should have been. This program allows the user to view point source discharges from both large commercial or small … Continue reading
Unsustainable “Sustainability”
On Wednesday, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (specifically the Brazil Institute) sponsored a summit on “Sustainable Solutions for the Planet’s Energy Challenge.” In this seminar, Mr. Greg Kats (the other speaker was absent) suggested measures in order to mitigate movement toward zero net energy via carbon buildings and cities. Many interesting measures … Continue reading
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