Articles written by John Lannefeld

Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Should senators and congressmen have a term limit?: 11 of 27

The vast majority of the American public agrees with the concept of term limits for members of congress, however, in order to accomplish this goal, the current holders of public office are responsible for enacting this mandate. It's not going to happen. Unfortunately the majority of these lifelong office holders will do noth...
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Is lifelong Secret Service protection for former Presidents fiscally sound?: 1 of 1

Secret service protection for former chief executives is an expensive and unreasonable cost to the American taxpayer. Not since Harry Truman have former presidents had to concern themselves with a penurious lifestyle. Today, a former president is able to generate significant wealth after his term of office is completed; they...
Computers & Technology > Consumer Electronics (Other) Will books become a relic of the past thanks to the iPad?: 5 of 5

The world of textbook publishing is quite different than trade publishing and it is clear that traditional textbooks will eventually be supplanted by so-called "e-books". With respect to trade books, there will, I suspect, always be a segment of the population that prefers their leisure reading on the printed page. ...