© 2015, the Institute for Applied Common Sense I am fascinated by people who take sides on an issue. In my view, taking a side means tha...

© 2014, the Institute for Applied Common Sense This is a tad longer than my typical post of 750 words, but I feel that we Americans need...

In light of the attacks on United States' embassies and consultates in Northern Africa within the past 24 hours, we thought that we wo...

© 2009 and 2011, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Earlier this week, Osama bin Laden was killed. By mid-week, various factions sta...

© 2011, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Not long ago, a friend of the Institute sent us this story from a major news source: Bev...

Don't forget to mark your calendars. As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife nake...

We have often noted that, "There are more than 2 or 3 ways to view any issue; there are at least 27 TM ." The following article ap...

We're always somewhat amused when prominent members of the public declare that the heads of leaders of certain agencies or industries (b...

We just came across an article indicating that the United States is about to send emergency aid to Pakistan . Several questions: 1. Should...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense On most news issues, we don’t have an opinion. At least, not immediately. We like to think s...

For several years now, some commentators have complained that while the US has fought the war against terror both here and abroad, it has de...

The following article appeared in the August 19, 2008 electronic version of the New York Times, and is an example of what results when a nat...