Articles by Dave Emanuel

Climate change and its causes are politically charged topics with liberals and conservatives often having diametrically opposed opinions. Independent voters and thinkers may not agree with either side as there is an abundance of data, some of which is conflicting. The alarms being sounded about the consequences of climate change are largely inspired by studies and models predicting a future climate apocalypse based on historical patterns. Yet, in its 2007 report, the Intergovernmental Panel on ...

As the nation becomes increasingly polarized, the reality of politics becomes ever more obvious. Nothing illustrates that better than the recent circus (and subsequent side show) surrounding the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. Even before Kavanaugh was nominated, a number of Democratic senators stated they would vote against whomever President Trump nominated for the open Supreme Court seat. Twelve years ago, no controversy surrounded Kavanaugh’s appointment to the fed...

With fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Democrats blame Republicans for poor performance of the country’s public education system. It’s also true that with fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Republicans blame Democrats for the poor performance of the country’s public education system. In fact, they’re both right and both wrong.The systemic problems facing public schools are not the result of any one cause. However, burgeoning bureaucracies within the country’s school systems have played a ...

“You’re lucky you were shot. You could have been stabbed.” This seems to be the spin that proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are putting on the latest information released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). As is obvious from their statements during the past few years, conservatives and liberals have vastly different opinions about the financial ramifications of the Affordable Care Act. However, the latest CBO update has become fuel for rhetoric that takes the conver...

Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and President Barack Obama (right) // Credit: White House The call to attack Syria is a response to the Assad regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Often referred to as weapons of mass destruction because of their indiscriminate killing properties, chemical weapons are universally viewed as unacceptable instruments of war-- so unacceptable that even some of the most barbaric rulers on the planet are opposed to their use. If despots recoil at better killi...

What is most surprising about the current bumper crop of scandals that has sprouted under the Obama administration is that George Bush hasn't been blamed for them. Ironically, Bush, as well as a number of his predecessors, may actually have as much culpability in the IRS and NSA scandals as Obama. Many of the laws and regulations that defined the roles of these agencies were implemented well before the current administration took office. And although the number of abuses has undoubtedly increase...

According to Barack Obama, the melange of scandals that have recently come to light are "phony". An examination of the facts indicates otherwise. While there may not be a direct link to members of the current administration, the current crop of "issues" falls well within the following dictionary definitions of "scandal"- 1-  An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage: "a bribery scandal". 2- The outrage or anger caused by such an action or event....

A recent trend in the naming of legislation is to include the purported benefits in the title, hence, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—aka Obamacare. Unfortunately, experience has shown that legislation titles tend to be diametrically opposed to reality, as in the “paperwork reduction act”. Consequently, it came as no surprise that Ralph Hudgens, Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner, has asked for a 30 delay in approving plans submitted by seven insurance companies. In his request t...

Calls to impeach President Obama have been ringing out for months, yet no action has been taken. And none should be taken. In spite of the widely held opinion that it would serve the best interests of the country to remove him from office, to date, there has been no credible, factual evidence presented that Obama has committed an impeachable offense. It remains unlikely that such evidence will appear. While accusations fly about concerning Obama’s involvement in numerous scandals, it will be ex...