Republican legislative leaders discuss their concerns about Senate Bill 526, known as the “bullying bill,” and House Bill 88, which focuses on “comprehensive” sex education, during a May 26, 2009, news conference.
Politics should be less important
It might sound odd to hear this from someone who’s been writing a syndicated column on politics for nearly four decades, but politics has become vastly more important in our lives than it should be. Virtually every decision we make in our ostensibly free society is now subject to review, refinement, and reversal by some...