Election '08

November the Fourth is a day for the history books. It will become the subject of History Channel documentaries, countless new books, and classroom discussion. At approximately 11:00pm EST, the United States did something it had never done before: elect an African-American to the office of the Presidency.  Read More »

The real danger to society is prohibition. It triggers violence in our streets and across our borders. The drug war fuels corruption of public officials and injustice in our courts. The statistics reveal that racism is epidemic in the drug war. It's the elephant in the living room being ignored this election year.  Read More »

I'm a huge fan of David McCullough, in fact 1776 is probably one of my favorite books of all time, but I have never had the chance to read John Adams, what many people consider to be his best work. I was able to do the next best thing though: I watched the movie (miniseries actually, last time I checked movies usually don't run 6 disks).  Read More »

Education is the key to ending drug abuse. "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance..." according to James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States. "Knowledge is contagious ...so infect truth!" is a successful campaign against tobacco use and could be our guiding light for future fights to save lives and prevent abuse.  Read More »

Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont has finally said what I imagine many in Washington are saying these days... he believes that Hillary should drop out of the race and throw her support behind Obama for the good of the party.  Read More »

With Barack Obama now the clear frontrunner in the Democratic race, the question begs asking: Can Hillary Clinton win?  Read More »