“Ordinary citizens are not scientists and "publicly available" is not a good definition when the public-partnerships investing in scientific processes, experimentation, and discovery have the capacity to inform in ways that neither compromise their proprietary interests nor appear as "publicly availa…”
“Our lands belong to the public. The federal government has the resources to take care of these lands properly, not the states. Here in the West this is a huge issue because the states already do not have the resources to properly care for our lands, particularly during fire season. If our lands a…”
“Pols who vote for this are ostriches with their heads in a hole. Any vote for it is craven ideology and should prevent the supporter from running for public office. It does nothing but serve the interests of a radical conservative base who won't listen to reason or admit that we are a tolerant natio…”
“Given 1) the business dealing and infringement of emoluments clause, 2) the dealings between Trump, his close allies, and governmental officials of Russia, and 3) the repeated misconduct of Trump's current staff (from Flynn, to Conway, to Spicer, not to mention Trump's own vilification of our intel…”
“Educational opportunity is the cornerstone of our nation; it has made us the smartest nation and our system of public education is the envy of the world. That only works if, like our forebears overseeing pioneer schools and other investments, we provide for quality instruction. I am lucky to teach f…”