Consider what can go wrong if it’s acceptable for teachers and students to keep secrets from parents…
Author: Gary Beatty
Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Public Schools vs. Parents’ Religious Exercise, Part One
According to reporting in the April 23 edition of Florida Today newspaper, an email in support of the teacher was sent by a high school student to members of the School Board…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Identifying the Uneducated
The problem with the obvious theme of both is the presumption that you can only get educated in schools…
A DIFFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The United States Supreme Court made it clear that the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” is not limited to members of a militia…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Buy American!
In 1767, the British Parliament imposed a tariff on goods imported into the American colonies…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Just a Senior Moment?
When I inquired what happened, he pointed to his kid’s basketball hoop in his driveway and said, “Thinking I’m still a young man!”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Three
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed individuals…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Two
Following the war of independence of the American colonies from England, each colony became an independent state, a sovereignty unto itself…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part One
“Franklin’s ‘a republic, if you can keep it’ line is as memorable as it is catchy. It is a story that appeals across partisan lines…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Measles
Nearly all us boomer kids also got mumps, and chicken pox. At some point one of us would get a childhood illness, and within a week all the neighborhood kids were infected…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It’s Almost As If They Like War, Part Two
Now there’s the war in Ukraine. Make no mistake, it was started by Russia’s invasion — so it’s easy to fix the blame for this latest chapter…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It’s Almost As If They Like War, Part One
Unfortunately, Verdun was not unique. Other battles illustrate a seeming utter disregard for massive war casualties…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Gulf of (Your Name Here)
“The name Gulf of Mexico has been applied to the body of water since at least the late 16th century…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Claiming My Share of USAID Grants
Because USAID was created by and Executive Order, it can be abolished with one…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Could ‘Realpolitik’ Be Applied to Certificates of Participation?
For instance, what happens if we, the taxpayers, simply say we ain’t makin’ no more payments on the COP?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Senatorial Circus
It’s easy to laugh at them. Unfortunately it’s also a sad reflection of our hyper-partisan politics…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Advocates of States’ Rights Are Sometimes Wrong
If the very idea of a sanctuary has an ecclesiastic origin, doesn’t claiming to be a sanctuary invoke religious authority?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My Take on the Inauguration Media Coverage
To hear the Fox talking heads during the all-day marathon of inaugural coverage, you’d think you were watching the second coming of Jesus….