| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Having Their Cake and Eating It, Too
By Julie Marsh
An article in the May 2008 issue of Reason Magazine presents some surprising information about the financing of the Iraq War. In short, funding for operations in Iraq does not come from the annual defense budget. Instead, "a series of emergency supplemental...read more |
| Category: Politics/Society |
A Socially Irresponsible Stroll Through My Neighborhood
Sometimes convenience trumps political correctness.
By Robin Dutton-Cookston
By the time you finish reading this essay, you will think I am a depraved, cold-hearted, unfeeling subhuman. Someone on the level of Monty Burns, J.R. Ewing or Dick Cheney. In other words, some of the things I am about to reveal will possibly offend you.
But...read more |
| Category: Politics/Society |
Dancing Between the Party Lines
Parenting makes it not so black and white.
By Jennifer Cummins
When it comes to politics, it seems that I have to watch where I step when it comes to forming a concrete opinion as to whether I am for one major party or the other. You see, I was raised a “Republican” because my father was in “big...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Facing new political responsibilities as a parent.
By Julie Marsh
What do I know about politics? Certainly not as much as I used to, back in the days when I was free to watch “Meet The Press” on Sunday mornings. Now my girls clamor for cartoons instead. Perhaps if NBC were to animate Tim Russert...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Do you really know what the No Child Left Behind Act is all about?
By Julie Marsh
“I believe that children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way”
- “Greatest Love of All”, Whitney Houston, 1985
It’s easy for Whitney to sing about it. It’s even relatively easy for politicians...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Will Hillary Clinton inspire Republican voters?
By Julie Marsh
As the 2008 presidential race heats up, I'll start including columns that touch upon recent political developments and the resulting editorial commentaries found in the mainstream press.
This past weekend, an AP article was published concerning Democratic...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Tax information and strategies to help ease your family's financial burden.
By Julie Marsh
Taxation has long been a hot topic of debate in the United States. In fact, one of the most well-known demonstrations was held in opposition to taxes levied on our colonists – the Boston Tea Party.
People generally view taxation as a fait accompli...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Stem cell research -- what do you know about it?
By Julie Marsh
Stem cell research is perhaps second only to abortion as the most widely-discussed political topic pertaining to the sanctity of human life. While neither of these issues will likely be at the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign, stem cell research...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Jerry Falwell may have died, but his fundamentalist political agenda will live on.
By Julie Marsh
Jerry Falwell may have died, but his fundamentalist political agenda will live on. Unfortunately.
I’m using the term fundamentalist as it was used in this recent USA Today article, in which Falwell was described as “a buoyant fundamentalist...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Flag burning: merely incendiary, or downright illegal?
By Julie Marsh
With Memorial Day a week ago Monday, Flag Day coming up a week from Thursday, and Independence Day next month, it's an appropriate time to talk about demonstrations involving the United States flag - most notably, flag burning in protest of US policies....read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
What do vaccinations have to do with politics?
By Julie Marsh
Recently, several bloggers at The Parent Bloggers Network reviewed the new book by Paul Offit, MD, Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases. Not only did the book chronicle the vaccine development efforts of Maurice Hilleman...read more |
| Category: Columnists |
The Parental is Political
Politics along the racial divide.
By Julie Marsh
In college, I remember seeing African-American students wearing t-shirts and carrying tote bags emblazoned with the words "It's a Black Thang. You wouldn't understand." And I remember wondering, "Why are you so sure?"
Slavery was...read more |
