The Republicans are scheduled to hold another debate this  coming Thursday, and there a little doubt that the issue of  Social Security will again be a hot topic.  Who would have ever thought that any Americans, even the ultra right-wing conservatives , could stoop so low as to question the continuing existence of a federal program so vital to the health and well-being of our nation.  It is almost incomprehensible that Texas Governor Rick Perry would compare Social Security to the criminally fraudulent “Ponzi Scheme“, and inconceivable that he would …

Fifty years ago John F. Kennedy called for a New Frontier in space exploration. President Obama has closed that program with his 2011 budget.  It’s about time. What more is there to learn? Some scientists would argue that there is plenty to learn, I am sure. My answer to them is let the private sector do it. Bring on the Richard Bransons of the world!
Charles Krauthammer wrote an article in The New York Times bemoaning the fact that “By the end of this year, there will be no shuttle, no …

The administration is saying in these documents that “a nuclear attack is more survivable if you immediately shield yourself from radiation that follows a blast.” They suggest that staying in your car or hunkering down in your basement would reduce the casualties by 50 percent. They want to eliminate a natural instinct to “run from danger, potentially exposing themselves to fatal doses of radiation.”