Dispatches

Yes, Illinois needs pension reform

By Bill Zettler

As printed in the Daily Herald: Give ’em a million, save a billion. That is my answer to Darwin Heide’s letter urging all of us to call Springfield and let them know how upset…

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Get over your Moralityphobia

By John Biver

Knowing history as I do – I’m betting that we’re as capable of coming up with a working moral code on our own as we are of instituting the laws of chemistry or physics or gravity.

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Karl Rove: King Hack

By John Biver

Many conservative Republicans don’t belong to the Karl Rove fan club for one simple reason: they believe winning elections is only the first step to victory. For them, governing success is the necessary second step….

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Newt Gingrich for U.S. Senate

By John Biver

This isn’t a request for Newt Gingrich to move to Illinois, but rather to visit. Republicans here are in desperate need of a little assistance, primarily from someone who can effectively articulate the Republican…

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Baby Boomers, Barack Obama, and War

By John Biver

“Was it moral suasion that made Qaddafi see the wisdom of giving up his weapons of mass destruction? Or Iran agree for the first time to spot nuclear inspections? It was the suasion of…

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Morality and the ‘Homosexual Rights’ Debate

By John Biver

The subject of “homosexual rights” is controversial for many reasons. Too many Americans, in spite of all their supposed enlightenment and tolerance, can’t handle the voicing of certain strong opinions particularly if those opinions include talk about morality.

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