Polls Are Irrelevant When Human Rights Are Concerned

Two-thirds of Americans support raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.  A similar number feel the same way about the minimum wage, and even moreso about mandating paid sick leave. In related news, 0% of those poll figures matter.  The same applies to all the polls regarding support for banning “assault” weapons, creating a registry…

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Local Media Does Citizens Disservice By Avoiding Balance

Newspaper editorial pages generally lean one way or another politically.  Given that they’re made up of individuals with their own leanings, this is no surprise.  However, even though the New York Times and Wall Street Journal tend to sway left and right, respectively, each have columnists that go against that grain, providing some semblance of…

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