Newt was the First Speaker to be disciplined for Ethical Wrongdoing It’s not about his affairs or alleged request for an open marriage. It’s not even about his book deal in 1983 when he established a limited partnership to pull together about two dozen of his biggest campaign contributors to... Read more →
Is Capitalism a Moral Economic System? I write an opinion editorial for the Pacific Coast Business Times, a business publication covering the three-county area of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo. Today's blog appeared in the Pacific Coast Business Times on December 2. It is quite popular these days... Read more →
Newt Says: Poor kids don't work "unless it's illegal" “I think I’m going to be the nominee, proclaimed Newt Gingrich.” All I can say is “OMG.” Has the Republican Party totally lost its collective minds? Do they WANT to lose to President Obama? With the holiday season upon us, the... Read more →
Bullying: A National Disgrace I have previously blogged about bullying in schools, cyber-bullying, and bullying in the workplace. Action needs to be taken now to put an end to this disgraceful practice. Michigan is attempting to do so. At the time of this writing, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was expected... Read more →
Reform of Capitalism Should be the Underlying Message of OWS We’ve heard it all before. Corporations have no soul. Critics complain that those with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree act out of self-interest and not those of employees who work for them, the community affected by its actions,... Read more →
Unintended Consequences of Teaching Kids about LGBT Lifestyle On July 14, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a measure requiring California public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans. Supporters of the new law believe teaching gay history will help to foster tolerance on campus. UC Berkeley professor... Read more →
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Motivated by Corporate Greed and Fraud This blog first appeared as an opinion editorial in the online version of the Pacific Coast Business Times on October 21, 2011. At the Value Voters Summit on Friday, October 7, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said he is "increasingly concerned"... Read more →
Time to End Capital Punishment I previously blogged about the Troy Davis execution and how I thought it was now time to end capital punishment in the U.S. I was interviewed by TheGrio.com, the first African American news video community featuring original videos and articles on breaking news in opinion,... Read more →
Cal Poly Faculty Votes to End International Business Program This item first appeared in the Pacific Coast Business Times on September 30, 2011 (http://pacbiztimes.com/2011/09/30/guest-oped-cal-polys-international-business-program-closed-to-detriment-of-students/) By a vote of 34 to 17, the business faculty at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo voted to end its separate international business concentration in the... Read more →
UCLA Accepts $10 million gift from Michael Milken This blog first appeared as an opinion editorial in the Pacific Coast Business Times (http://pacbiztimes.com/2011/09/09/ucla-sells-its-soul-for-milken%E2%80%99s-gift/) on September 9, 2011. UCLA announced last month a $10 million gift from Lowell Milken to establish a business law institute in his name. The university described... Read more →