Alan Alsup

Political Potpourri

A collection of reader guest articles, thoughts and opinions by Communities writers and breaking news and information.

• Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members

  The Boy Scouts of America voted today to allow openly gay boys as scouts but the ban on homosexual leaders remains.

• Obama unscathed by scandals: Popularity over 50%

  After possibly the worst week of the Obama administration, new polls show that the President has escaped relatively unscathed.

• Obama's endlessly loose ends

  Benghazi, the IRS, the AP - Obama had nothing to do with any of them. He knows nothing about them. They're just messy loose ends.

• Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate

  The gun ban movement has always had a problem with statistics: Statistics don’t support their intuition.

Freedom of the Press is not Free

Haydon's Soccer and Sports Pitch

Covering the world of soccer, including the World Cup, Major League Soccer, D.C. United and the English Premier League and other interesting sporting events.

Steps to Authentic Happiness via Positive Psychology

Happiness is attainable. Morning to night. I love to teach, deal with folks that have an issue and really wish to tackle it and write.

The Reader: Crib Sheets for Conservatives

TV Den

Television commentary, reviews, news and nonstop DVR catch-up.