The big news today is that John Minnis, the state's police training director and a former GOP state senator (and spouse of former GOP House Speaker Karen Minnis), has resigned his post - amidst a criminal investigation.
The big question: what's he being investigated for?
Presumably, it's big. The investigation is [...]
By Dave Anderson:
I wrote in August 2008 that defensive legalization of at least marijuana would become part of the national political debate because it is the most direct attack on cartel cash flow that is fueling the hollowing out of Mexico amidst massive political violence:
Quite a few people are willing [...]
Amidst the controversy, though, the question remains-what exactly is New Atheism?
In his new book, The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason, physicist Victor Stenger, author of the New York Times bestseller God: The Failed Hypothesis, aims to further develop an understanding of the [...]
Portland-based Jive Software is currently in the midst of their first ever user group, Jive World. And as such, it seems that there is no better time to launch new products—especially when you’ve got all of your [...]
Why do I have to be in the business of administering health benefits plans?
I'm in the midst of starting a home energy efficiency company right now, so just writing this post is taking up time that I don't have to give, but I at least hope that my procrastinating and [...]
By Steve Hynd
In the midst of a military assault on the South Waziristan territory of the TTP-aligned Mehsud clan and a series of panic-inducing terrorist attacks across the country, Pakistan appears to be reaching for that old standard response to fear - hate of "the other".
I've already written about how the' [...]
