John A. Parnell, Ph.D.
The most interesting comments on the Donald Sterling/Clippers situation are coming from Sterling’s wife and her attorney as they fight to retain her ownership stake in the team. In an ABC interview, Shelly Sterling asked a provocative question: “I will fight that decision. To be honest with you, I’m wondering if a wife of one […]
Read MoreIn the 1970s it was global cooling (http://newsbusters.org/node/6546). When the evidence suggested that the earth wasn’t cooling, they called it global warming (http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20060403,00.html). When the evidence suggested that the earth wasn’t warming, they started calling it climate change. Now the White House is calling it climate disruption (http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/report-uses-phrase-climate-disruption-as-another-way-to-say-global-warming/). But wait…if we only initiate massive government […]
Read MoreI would ordinarily pass on topics such as Donald Sterling’s presumably private conversations. If you’re not familiar with the situation, just Google “Sterling comments” and you can’t miss it. Taped conversations between Sterling—owner of the NBA’s LA Clippers franchise—and his former girlfriend, V. Stiviano, were aired on TMZ. Sterling made some racially charged and likely […]
Read MoreThe left hates gaps. First it was the income gap. Now it’s the gender pay gap. The argument goes like this. Women make 77 cents (or fill in any amount less than a dollar) compared to men. The 77 cents figure recently cited by the White House is erroneous according to strict numbers reported by […]
Read MoreMost academics and politicians say yes and call for more funding and student aid to educate more students. They point to big income gaps between groups of Americans with various levels of education. But with record student loan debt and insufficient jobs in a lackluster economy, it’s difficult to justify the expense in all situations. […]
Read MoreGM CEO Marry Barra addressed Congress today concerning the ignition switch scandal. Details are still emerging, but the GM crisis strategy remains unchanged: 1. Apologize and “accept full responsibility.” 2. Subtly deflect all of this responsibility to the old, pre-bailout GM. Both parts of this strategy are critical. The facts cannot be ignored, so GM […]
Read MoreThere might be one last chance to get rid of Obamacare IF the right people are elected and IF legislators are willing to take a bold stance. When I state my opposition to Obamacare, I am frequently asked what I would do to “solve the problem.” I put a proposal on the table before the […]
Read MoreDetails on the GM crisis are continuing to unfold. According to the Wall Street Journal, it appears that the entire ignition problem can be traced to a $2-5 part. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is insisting that the NHTSA would have acted sooner, but its investigation of 3 of the crashes in question were inconclusive. Here […]
Read MoreIt hasn’t been long since President Obama proclaimed a bailout victory for General Motors, but the automaker is back in the news. It seems that GM knew about an ignition switch defect for 9 years and did nothing about it. At least 13 Americans died driving Chevys as a result. This revelation reminds me of […]
Read MoreMy previous post was apparently a bit controversial. Society programs us to think certain ways on certain issues. The same guy who demands his freedom on issue A is often unwilling to let you exercise yours on issue B. There’s a shortage of intellectual honesty. The Constitution is an excellent philosophical and practical guide when […]
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