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The hot buzzword this year is “progressive”. The Democratic candidates in all races are touting their “progressive” records and are arguing over who is more “progressive&...

Instead of heading into your boss’s office to demand a raise, you might want to consider asking for tenure instead. Last week, the UW Board of Regents approved a new policy on tenure for faculty...

Much of Super Bowl week has been spent trying to convince America that they shouldn’t hate Cam Newton. The Carolina Panthers quarterback is poised to become the face of the NFL with an MVP regul...

I had a chance to engage an Internal Revenue Service agent in an informal, off-the-record conversation this week. I found out that morale is low at the IRS right now due to staffing cuts that are maki...

In the NFL, the day after a full slate of games is what we like to call “Over-reaction Monday”. If your team wins, the talking heads on sports radio and TV are debating which jersey color ...

The 2016 Presidential election “gets real” tonight with the long-awaited Iowa Caucuses. But instead of witnessing a great event of small “d” democracy–we are instead remi...

Earlier this week, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres spoke with the Tennessee couple that won a share of the record Powerball jackpot earlier this month. They told her of the “tubs of mail” t...

The greatest disservice that parents–and for that matter, all adults–do to kids today is to underestimate their abilities. The belief is that if a child has to endure the slightest bit of ...

Just when you thought the circus that is the Republican Presidential campaign couldn’t get any more outrageous, the Head Clown–Donald Trump–is taking it to a new level by threatening...

If I ever commit a murder or other heinous crime, I hope my jury is filled with the people who are demanding “justice” for Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. I want people who come to the co...