December 7, 2014 My recent column expressing sympathy for Michael Brown’s family and questioning the action of the police in Ferguson had a rare accomplishment. It irritated the entire political spectrum – liberal, moderate and conservative. Many readers pointed out that Brown’s crime was not jaywalking (as I stated) but stealing cigars and resisting arrest. […]

It is becoming the consensus of opinion leaders that income inequality is becoming a major political issue. Mayor DeBlasio,  who ran on this issue in the recent New York City mayoral race, won by a 43% landslide. There are various causes cited on both sides of the political aisles. Conservatives cite globalization and advancing technologies […]