“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss Continue reading “All You Need is Love”
Category: Adam Goldfein Show
Lies
The average person lies once or twice per day. Some lies seem innocuous, like telling your wife she looks good in that outfit. Others are meant to deceive, such as hiding an affair. The question everyone has to ask is which lies, if any, are acceptable and which are not. Continue reading “Lies”
Lerner Invokes Fifth Amendment
Lois Lerner, head of the Exempt Organizations unit at the IRS, invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination, also known as “pleading the Fifth.” Nonetheless, she was required to appear at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She made an opening statement, which may have addressed enough core issues of the investigation that she waived her Fifth Amendment right: If you invoke it, you cannot speak in your defense. However this plays out, it should serve as a reminder that the constitution protects not only private citizens, but functionaries of the government as well. Continue reading “Lerner Invokes Fifth Amendment”
Legalize It?
With the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington, several important questions have arisen. First of all, should marijuana be legal. Deeper than that, though, are questions of appropriate medical uses for marijuana, under whose authority should marijuana be regulated or banned, and what are the societal and financial costs of both legalization and prohibition? Continue reading “Legalize It?”
Labor Force Participation
Despite the unemployment rate falling to 7.6%, the jobs picture is not looking good. Since March 2012, new positions have roughly matched pace with population growth. The labor-force participation rate fell 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted 63.3% in March. This is the lowest rate since 1979 and includes the unemployed as participants. So who exactly are the 36% not participating? Continue reading “Labor Force Participation”
Do Juveniles have Rights?
An 8th grade student was suspended and later arrested for wearing a T-shirt with an NRA logo, a picture of a hunting rifle, and stating “PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS” in bold letters. He now faces charges of obstruction and disturbing the education process. This is despite the school dress policy containing no explicit prohibitions on having images of guns on clothing. The school does have a rule against clothes that “display violence.” Continue reading “Do Juveniles have Rights?”
Jason Collins is Gay. So What?
Jason Collins became the first active, male, U.S. athlete playing a major, professional, team-sport to come out as being homosexual this week. Those qualifying adjectives deserve a little more explanation. There have already been openly homosexual athletes who met each single qualification, but only Collins satisfies all five at once. Continue reading “Jason Collins is Gay. So What?”
Is Affirmative Action on the Way Out?
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating on a case which will have vast implications for years to come, Fisher v. the University of Texas at Austin. The case involves a white woman who is alleging that the University’s acceptance process discriminated against her based on her race, in violation of the 14th Amendment, by giving preferential treatment to minority races. Continue reading “Is Affirmative Action on the Way Out?”
Negotiating with Iran
New Secretary of State John Kerry is offering the Iranian government the opportunity to hold bilateral talks directly with Washington. This is a strong departure from former multi-nation talks that usually involved the Permanent U.N. Security Council Members plus Germany (P5+1). At the same time, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a statement this week indicating that Iran continues to violate the terms of existing U.N. Security Resolutions in their attempts at enriching uranium to the point that it may be used for military purposes. Continue reading “Negotiating with Iran”
Gang of Eight Immigration Reform Bill Seeks Bipartisan Solution
The bill introduced by the bipartisan Gang of Eight, called the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, has been met with mixed and muted responses in the shadow of the Boston Marathon Bombing. Some senators, including immigration reform supporter Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), have urged the Senate to tap the breaks and re-evaluate immigration channels before moving forward with the bill. In any case, the many provisions of the 844 page law will be debated during the upcoming weeks. Continue reading “Gang of Eight Immigration Reform Bill Seeks Bipartisan Solution”
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