Opinion
The Gadfly
Pelvic Pyromania
I suppose many people think that the old evolutionist Charles Darwin caused enough trouble with his “Origin of the Species” without getting involved so much with pleasurable, powerful, and restricted sex. We do need sex to survive–-and Charles came up with another irrefutable idea: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
HPR Staff Opinion
The Baby and the Bath Water
Measure 2 on the statewide June 12 election ballot proposes that North Dakota eliminate property taxes entirely. As much as we applaud efforts to reform the tax structure, Measure 2 is not the way to do it. We urge a no vote.
The Gadfly
Potpourri of Precious Piffle
Several times during the year I end up with a lot of subjects I would like to write a column about, but many of them don’t deserve a lengthy diatribe—just a few short jabs and then a haymaker. Here are some from my collection.
HPR Staff Opinion
Diets: Helping Americans Stay Overweight
Ninety percent of dieters fail, according to British health expert Paul McKenna. And yet our country spends millions each year on diet books, pills, programs, meals and so forth that will more than likely not help at all. Meanwhile, a recent USA Today headline reads: “Obesity could affect 42% of our population by 2030.”
The Gadfly
Sisyphus and the Middle Class
“They’re focused on charity ... They’re not very good at denying equality … They are good at being like Jesus.”
