May 29, 2018

Do you really believe that all children born ought to have equal opportunities for successful lives? Really? And how far exactly do you want the government go in order to guarantee this? How should we guarantee the child of a drug addicted homeless woman the same shot at success as a home-schooled child from a caring...

May 22, 2018

Three Mediterranean oceanfront countries with similar population densities, similar limited access, similar lack of natural resources. Yet, Malta and Gibraltar are thriving, happy places that attract throngs of tourists while Gaza is a dangerous and oppressive hell hole. Why? (Clue: It has nothing to do with...

May 11, 2018

Here’s an unexpected reversal: It’s not so much that civilization developed water-borne sewerage systems as much as it’s that the cultural values of cleanliness that made it imperative for certain cultures to distance themselves  from their body waste that made civilization possible. Toilets and sewage systems...

May 6, 2018

Should women be allowed to vacation, exercise, and work isolated from hungry, leering male eyes? Well, while most men do not mind being gazed at by women’s eyes (What! Men and women react differently to being ogled?) should men-only clubs also be allowed?How about male only sports? When little children say to...