Patricia Hale

I''ve followed with interest the recent lively exchanges about socialism, communism, and Christianity. Though surprised when no one mentioned plutocracy (per Webster: "a government or state in which the wealthy...

So Stephanie LaMonaca''s thoughtful and beautifully written appeal for reason and civility in our public discourse was both "distracting and disparaging", according to Tony Velasquez. I''ll go ahead and say...

Mary Becker asserted in "Message to Main Street" in last Saturday''s Record-Bee that government should be run more like a business. It sounds good, but businesses differ from government in...