If Bruce Jenner can be a woman, why can’t Rachel Dolezal be an African-American? And why isn’t it OK for Jeb not to be a Bush? I’m looking to the American Civil Liberties Union for an explanation.

Donald Trump announced for president the same week that a rhino ran loose in the streets of Bangkok – probably thought Trump needed a running mate – on a third party Jurassic ticket. Loose lips sink ships. Trump already failed the test. Money is no substitute for brains.

The Magna Carta was hailed recently on the 800th anniversary of its signing by King John. It is regarded as the first step toward democracy. England practiced it until 1776 when democracy was passed to our Founding Fathers who took all of the credit for it. Truth is that we’re still trying to make it work.

The faculty at the University of North Dakota was embroiled in a survey conducted by email. It was an anonymous survey on the issue of transparency. The sample was faulty and only proved that when the happy are silent the unhappy will get all of the publicity.

Congress has reduced the authority of the National Security Agency in the collection of information about citizens. NSA now says it no longer needs broad authority because it can get all the information it wants from China. Of course, those in favor of restricting NSA authority will be the first ones to criticize the government when terrorists blow up the Empire State Building.

The Sioux logo options will soon be before us, with the last choices being the last choices. Now comes the voting but who will be eligible? Will the Canadian players who made the Sioux be allowed to vote? Will voters be required to bring UND graduation certificates to the polls as their voter IDs? What if they attended only two years? Will they get half a vote? How about all of those who flunked out? Will we get to vote for “none of the above?”

Tom Brady deflating scandal gave us pause to think. Don’t forget the drugged-up home run hitters and the abusers of women and children. Let’s excuse them all because it is important that our kids who look up to role models know it’s OK to abuse women and children and cheat a little.

The Common Core for education is losing its commonness as state after state alters the program to suit their varied political agendas. The idea of providing American kids with an equal education regardless of residence is being mutilated. Where are the Founding Fathers when you need them? They had to fight the same kind of parochialism to get us the Constitution.

The National Education Association has reported that the North Dakota higher education system leads all states in the number of administrative employees on the payroll. Hey, critics, stifle yourselves. The business community has been lobbying the Board of Higher Education to get our institutions into job-creating disciplines. Our colleges have taken that to heart. They are now in the job creation business and doing a great job of it.

The Republicans have too many candidates for president to stage a decent debate. They should cast lots and send four losers to join the Democrats where there are too few for a good debate. Jeb is crowded and Hillary is lonesome.

The U.S. Supreme Court was scolded by some for its Obamacare and gay rights decisions. I am still complaining about its ruling that corporations are living people. I wonder if gay corporations can get married.