"Self-determination and paternalism exclude each other; or from another point of view, they go together like figure and ground, jointly covering the entire range of human self-definition and competency. If we respect people in following their own decisions, we uphold self-determination; if we do not, we treat them paternalistically (Peter Suber)." http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/emerson.htm
Regardless, Running4district2, We Must
Today, 2 older gents were on their bikes, no helmets, no leather, and zooming along. Within another mile a man on a motorcycle crossed a...
Sexual Criminals in the Military Must Be Imprisioned Longer . .
than a civilian! Anyone in the US military who sexaully assults anyone should have a double-sentence. They are paid by the taxpaers and...
Oil Boom Feeding this Region's Under Poverty Level Families?
The unemployment rate should reflect the under-employment rate, too. We still have far too many families who cannot afford food, too...
Hold Over from Casey
The serious extremism in the BSA started under Casey; a money-grabber at best. HIs "I took a stand for Jesue" thing resounded through...
Delbert McDougal Seemingly Obvlivious to Imagine Lubbock Efforts
It's time the McDougals stopped running Lubbock. The areas on University,atrocious buildings and already cracked pavements, narrow...