It is only a matter of time before Muammar Gadhafi is either killed or driven from power.  Gadhafi’s removal like that of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak is likely to ignite more unrest in the region.   As far as I am concerned, President Obama, the National Security Agency, and their Google partners can take full credit for the political unrest now called the Arab Spring.  Pardon me if I don’t celebrate  with them. I can’t help but wonder if America has bitten off more than she can chew.  Indeed,… [Continue Reading]

The Obama Administration made headlines a few weeks ago when its Department of Justice cracked down on urban police brutality.  Meanwhile, the media seem to be reporting more and more incidents of bad behavior among urban youth.  CBS News Chicago reports: “The teenage robbery mobs are at it again on North Michigan Avenue.  Some 50 young people barged into a Walgreens at Michigan and Chicago on the Magnificent Mile on Tuesday afternoon. They… [Continue Reading]

My son Ben has been unemployed for over a year.  Just about every day he is out there looking for work and mining the leads he gets from the state unemployment office.  He has had two interviews in the past six months.  In a few weeks, his unemployment benefits will end.  This is the first time in my son’s adult life that he has experienced unemployment for such a sustained… [Continue Reading]