My Sister’s Keeper gets a rating of 2/10 stars.

by Mike Courson
Every so often, I find a book that absolutely moves me. Unfortunately, Jodi Picoult’s “My Sister’s Keeper” failed to do that. Still, I read the 430 or so pages in four days, so surely that means something.
Of course, this book was made into a major motion picture. Another book of this sort comes [...]

by Mike Courson
Often, reactions tell me more than the event that inspired the reaction. The event in question this time is Newsweek’s cover story about the three-year degree. Lamar Alexander wrote the story for last week’s edition, and readers have responded.
Alexander relates college to automobile manufacturers: not adapting to the present could mean failure in [...]

by Mike Courson
Humans ruin everything. Today at work, I chatted with a not-uneducated coworker about some of the major theories of society. She could not believe some prominent media figure suggest capitalism does not work.
She is a conservative, and that is fine. Though I do not agree with most of her views, one can generally [...]

by Mike Courson
As a watcher of news, and one who frequently regurgitates such, it is convenient when I sometimes stumble across a few items that tie some thoughts together. Monday’s “Larry King Live,” and an article by Daniel Lyons in last week’s Newsweek did just that.
King’s show featured a discussion about the safety of eating [...]

In my opinion, Obama won because he is not Bush. The world hated the United States in December 2008 and prior to that. Even without accomplishment, one can feel the hope Obama generates.

by Mike Courson
I avoid “reality” television like former President Bush avoided books and Vietnam. The Jon & Kate Plus 8 saga, however, has recently crossed over into the ‘interesting’ category.
There are many allegations coming from all parties involved, and I am not hip enough to know about all of them. After watching Jon Gosselin on [...]

Mark Whicker, a columnist of 22 years, is the latest to draw national ire for a recent column in the Orange County Register telling kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard what she missed in the sporting world during the last 18 years.

by Mike Courson
The liberals have done it again. We’ve offended those poor, persecuted right-wingers. This time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the recent outbursts at health care-related town meetings “un-American.”
First of all, what a stupid thing to say. What, exactly, is un-American? Not all bad is un-American. The United States has a very seedy history. [...]

Unlike many so-called reality shows that feature washed-up celebrities, or regular people trying to become washed-up celebrities, in scripted dramas that in no way model reality, I Survived… is as real as it gets. These are normal people that never asked for trouble but, once it found them, managed to get away and share their stories.