When Ben Trockman travels, he goes like a rock star with an entourage. He was lobbying recently in Washington, D.C. for awareness about the difficulty of air travel for individuals using electric wheelchairs. The former national Easter Seals representative is always accompanied by his mother Jill and a nurse. His father Wayne sometimes travels along. [...]
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Where Are The Women?
Two weeks ago I attended the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference, and as I sat in the crowd over the course of three days time I was repeatedly struck by how many women were in attendance. Of course, I’m not privy to the conference’s attendance records, but as I surveyed the [...]
Women Invented Language, Don’t Settle for Equal Pay, Don’t Run for Office – Musings from Tracee
Women Invented Language You know how “they” always say that women weren’t allowed to be literate until like the 1800s or something ridiculous like that? Well that’s just stupid. One only has to compare the verbal and written communication skills of a boy toddler and a girl toddler to know that one is more naturally [...]
Men Rule: New Study Gives 7 Reasons Women Don’t Run for Office
Men still rule the school when it comes to the world of politics. I know that’s not really news, but it’s good to have someone do a study about this sort of thing just to remind us that the more things change (there are more women in elective office today than a couple of decades [...]
The Social Security Payroll Tax: Is the “Holiday” Over?
The approach of the Iowa Republican caucuses inspires me to think about other irredeemably bad ideas. Among the thousands free-floating in the political atmosphere, one stands above all others as having the worst consequences for pretty much every part of the Democratic Party–with the exception of affluent, educated liberals who are now and always have [...]
10 Ways Parenting is Just Like Working for Congress
It’s been a full year since I removed the government-issued blackberry from my hip and replaced it with a baby. Like whoa. I’ve been trying to think of something profound to write about this change, but that requires an uninterrupted string of logical thought, something I’m pretty sure I’ve lost the ability to do. But [...]
Our Leadership Crisis
Sexual harassment scandals. Super-committees failing to live up to their name. CEO’s taking big bonuses while their company lays off employees. Coaches and universities protecting an alleged pedophile in order to protect the institution. Congressmen retiring because running for re-election means that they might have to listen to the voters. Lobbyists lining their pockets instead [...]
Advice for the “Super Committee” from Super Smart Women
Compromise is not a word that a lot of people on Capitol Hill understand these days. That’s particularly true when those who are entrenched in their own view of things can’t climb out of those trenches without a 12-foot ladder. The so-called “Super Committee” — aka the United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Deficit [...]
Pizza is a Vegetable?
The internets are abuzz this week with the news that Congress has declared pizza to be a vegetable. This is the kind of decisive action that reminds Americans that Congress is really working for the best interests of Jon Stewart’s ratings. I mean, really. Calling pizza a vegetable is reminiscent of the that old Bill [...]
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I Want My Mother Back
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Charles Ramsey and the Racial Language Barrier
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Brave’s Merida is Herself Again. But for How Long?
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Can “Maybe” Empower Our Children in Times of Fear?
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When Big Pharma “Strong” Arms Mothers, We All Lose
