Okay. This is my first blog entry -- it’s kind of a long read, but try and stick with me here.

So the latest news is that the guy from the NFL who investigated the “bounties” is quitting. Yeah, I know, I know, he’s resigning kinda mysteriously and without comment – now everyone’s talking conspiracies, about why this guy might have quit, or saying that it looks kinda fishy, "what does this mean," etc.

Well it does look kinda fishy, almost like there may be...

To those who "just want the season to get started". To those who "just want to put this behind us".

With all due respect, and let me also say I get where you guys are coming from and I'm not trying to start anything with any of you...

BUT...

That is PRECISELY what Roger Goodell wants you to to do. Every little leaked bit of hearsay evidence that Roger carefully leaks out to the media is done so with a clear purpose in mind. It's orchestrated. Roger...

Greetings from the NFC North fantasy football fans ... it's that time of year again ... and whether you're a seasoned pro or rookie, you gotta' be wondering if picking a Detroit Lions player (or two) for your roster is in your best interests this season.

I'll be the first to admit I'm not much of a fantasy football afficianado, but I do know it involves a lot of player evaluations in deciding whether you start 'em or you sit 'em ... there's opportunities to trade or pick up players...

Three Things for All NFL fans to Consider...

(1) This could easily be your team - there's is all this supposed evidence that exists but only a few people are allowed to go behind the emerald curtain with the other rabbis to see what Oz has as evidence. As a fan or consumer, with investment (i.e. Game Tickets, Jerseys for both daughter & self, NFL Channel Gameday) and as a LA taxpayer whose public funds have gone to the NFL, well, quite frankly, I want to see the evidence as to...

This is not going to be a boring entry on how Medicare works by law and in practice. It's not going to be about how one side or the other blatantly lies about the program. This entry is about how we decide what is "truth" and who we believe using Welfare as the whipping horse.

Our political process is based on core beliefs about the electorate. Politicians and policy creators aim to craft policies and law to achieve a certain economic outcome. In order to gain support...