C o l u m n i s t   P a g e
GENE C. GERARD

Gene C. Gerard has taught history, religion, and ethics for 14 years at various colleges in the Southwest and is a contributing author to the forthcoming book "Americans at War," by Greenwood Press. He writes a blog on current politics for the world news website OrbStandard at www.orbstandard.com/GGerard.

Contact Gene: genecgerard[at]comcast[dot]net
 

America's Workers: Paying for Protection  (01-22-07)
Limiting Family Planning for the Poor  (12-01-06)
Lawsuit Intends to Force Bush Administration to Recognize Constitution  (10-24-06)
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Endangers Us All  (10-23-06)
The Political Corruption of Science  (08-15-06)
Backpedaling at the IRS  (08-14-06)
Prescription Politics  (07-28-06)
The We the (Evangelical) People Act  (07-06-06)
Bush Administration Failing America's AIDS Crisis  (06-22-06)
Conservatives Favor 'Purity' Over Cancer Vaccine  (06-07-06)
Abstaining from Sex Education Politics  (06-06-06)
Terrence Boyle, A Very Questionable Judicial Nomination  (05-08-06)
The Decider Nominates Chief Polluter for the EPA  (05-01-06)
Iraq Can't Be Compared to Post-World War II  (04-24-06)
The Politics of Foreign Aid  (04-16-06)
The Air Force Soars to the Right  (04-10-06)
Housing Cuts for the Poor, Tax Cuts for the Rich  (03-29-06)
True to its History, FBI Still Violating Civil Liberties  (03-20-06)
Another Unsavory Judicial Nomination: Brent Kavanaugh  (03-06-06)
Out of Touch with the Military's Reality  (02-27-06)
The U.S. and Iran: Birds of a Feather  (02-20-06)
16 Miners Paid the Ultimate Price  (02-14-06)
Tax Shelters Disguised as Health Care Reform   (02-08-06)
Tax Breaks for the Wealthy  (01-30-06)
Bush Chose Iraq Over America's Homeless  (01-27-06)
Bush Doesn't Play Fair at Recess  (01-24-06)
Another Brownie in the Making  (01-18-06)
Pharmacists Can't Say No to Contraception  (12-06-05)
Without Bold Action America Will Relive the Influenza Pandemic of 1918  (11-30-05)
Attorney General Phill Kline, Bush's Kind of Guy  (11-15-05)
Any Soldier Will Do For The Pentagon  (11-10-05)
Federally Funded Sex Education Programs Endanger Students  (11-01-05)
Veterans Affairs Seeks to Punish Iraq War Vets  (10-18-05)
Health Insurance For Immigrants Only  (10-18-05)
Soldiers Shouldn't Serve as Police Officers  (10-11-05)
Poverty Increases as Incomes Decline  (09-19-05)
As in World War II, We Should Limit Oil Profits  (09-12-05)
Fighting Insurgents or Hurricane Katrina?  (09-07-05)
The Flag Should Not Infringe on the First Amendment  (08-22-05)
President Bush Must Address Outsourcing  (08-19-05)
The Voting Rights Act and Supreme Court Nominee John G. Roberts  (08-09-05)
Consumer Confidence Decline Surprises Only the Bush Administration  (08-04-05)
Conservative Ideology Hinders U.S. AIDS Policy  (07-28-05)
The Record of Judge John Roberts  (07-21-05)
Gay Marriage Critics Are Misguided  (07-15-05)
Democrats Can Succeed Without the Filibuster  (07-08-05)
Turkey Not a Role Model for the Middle East  (07-04-05)
Violations of Civil Liberties are an American Tradition  (06-16-05)
Economy Turned the Corner and Is Headed in Wrong Direction  (06-09-05)
Bush Admin. Promotes Global Conflicts by Rewarding Allies  (06-03-05)
Military Sexism Hides the Realities of War  (05-31-05)
Conservative Politics and Judicial Impeachment  (05-16-05)
Janice Rogers Brown Merits the Filibuster  (05-06-05)
Zimbabwe's Very American Election  (04-29-05)
Appeals Court Nominee Thomas B. Griffith is a Poor Choice  (04-17-05)
Bush's Use of Pardons Isn't Very Compassionate  (04-04-05)
EPA Nominee Supports Testing of Chemicals on Humans  (03-28-05)
Military Policy on Gays is Costly and Dangerous  (03-16-05)
Bush Administration AIDS Policies Continue to Fall Short  (03-03-05)
Bush's Judicial Nominations are Hardly Mainstream  (02-27-05)
Bush's Budget is at Odds With His Rhetoric  (02-11-05)
Iraq's Election Will Not Guarantee Democracy  (02-07-05)
The U.S. Supreme Court is AWOL on Iraq  (02-01-05)
The Politics of SpongeBob  (01-24-05)