by Paul Tepperman | Feb 2, 2021
In the last few years, there has been increasing dissatisfaction with social platforms like Facebook and Twitter—much of it deserved. The criticism stems from social media companies unwillingness to act as gatekeepers against the harmful and dangerous rhetoric on...
by Paul Tepperman | Mar 3, 2017
“Have you ever noticed that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac!” — George Carlin Everyone has an opinion and no one can agree on just about anything. Animated debates on CNN…. opposition parties...
by Paul Tepperman | Nov 12, 2010
Amazon has stirred up quite the controversy. Some is the result of the world we live in. But much of it is its own doing. Amazon’s online bookstore was selling copies of the book “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure”. When someone posted...
by Paul Tepperman | Feb 2, 2010
In a recent edition of my local newspaper (yes, I’m one of the few still getting my hands smudged with ink), there were three articles on the Opinion page. Each was on a different subject, but they all shared a common thread. One compared the assumptions for the...
by Carroll Ray | Apr 16, 2009
Recently, I visited a family member in the hospital who had had complications with childbirth. As I waited for my opportunity to visit, a stream of doctors and nurses came and left. I paced back and forth from the hospital room to the nursery where the newborn was...