09Feb
On: February 9, 2021

Most of us were raised not to lie. Most of us understand that while a lie may hurt it’s always less than the truth. As humans, our senses help...

Read more
08Nov
On: November 8, 2019

If you want to do something to honor veterans who are the reason we are free, watch this 7+ minute video of a young boy respecting veterans at Omaha...

Read more
11Feb
On: February 11, 2019

The question isn’t why Minnesota’s 5th District congressional representative IIhan Omar dislikes Jews. She is free to express her viewpoints. Many Americans have strong opinions about many things.  In fact,...

Read more
01May
On: May 1, 2018

To drain the political swap, we must acknowledge how pervasive it is and how it gets polluted. The political swap may be centered in DC, but its tributaries extend...

Read more
09Sep
On: September 9, 2016

Many of the non social issues, or perceived issues, facing the country are so large and mentioned so often that their impact on individual citizens is lost.  Examples of...

Read more
On: August 28, 2016

Political correctness exists for one reason – too many Americans are afraid to say what they believe and think. They are being bullied by a segment of Americans who...

Read more
On: August 27, 2016
On: November 7, 2013

Many have accused the materials for teaching the new and very controversial Common Core national educational standards as politically biased toward a “progressive” or liberal political viewpoint. While that...

Read more
On: July 22, 2013

Many are blaming Detroit’s leaders as the source of its abysmal fiscal situation which has resulted in the City seeking protection under U.S. bankruptcy law. In a Democracy, that...

Read more
On: March 23, 2013

Jody Airas is a 32 year old California woman who is on trial in Arizona for the premeditated murder of her former boyfriend, Travis Alexander. She has acknowledged shooting...

Read more
On: November 10, 2012

Political correctness is chipping away at our First Amendment right of freedom of speech. Political correctness is an enemy of Democracy.

Read more
On: November 9, 2012

Many foreigners believe Americans think they are better than individuals from other countries. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Read more
On: April 10, 2011

Many confuse having good character with being a good citizen. They aren’t the same. It would be similar to saying that having good character is the same as being...

Read more
On: October 30, 2010

Candidates put up signs hoping you’ll remember their name and vote for them because of name recognition.  Candidates do this because they know many of us won’t take time...

Read more
On: May 1, 2010

How ironic that the US government would consider using the military to prevent oil from reaching our shores after the recent oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico,...

Read more
On: January 25, 2010

I was flying from Palm Springs to San Francisco. I sat down in seat 9B. As I watched passengers embark, I noticed a young guy wearing a baseball cap...

Read more
On: November 5, 2009

Abraham Lincoln  in his famous Gettysburg Address talked about democracy as a government  “of, by and for” the people.  This assumed that the “people”, meaning American  citizens, were involved.

Read more
On: November 1, 2009

You’ve heard about government bureaucracy. You probably also know that many city, state, and federal government agencies are outsourcing many services to the private sector to save cost and...

Read more
On: October 30, 2009

Sound backwards? The founding fathers would think so. They knew that America’s priorities had to be “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” and in that order as stated...

Read more
On: June 14, 2009

Most of us have things or individuals we appreciate.  It could be a job, one’s eyes, a friend, where one lives, or a place in the woods where one...

Read more
On: May 11, 2009

Many Americans believe the interrogation technique called “waterboarding” is torture.  And they say that civilized societies don’t torture because harsh interrogation isn’t one of the values of a civilized...

Read more
On: November 30, 2008

The next time you wonder why many of our problems persist, remember the headlines in the aftermath of the recent Mumbai slaughter and Walmart stampede.

Read more
On: November 8, 2008

We keep hearing about our “rights”.  A right to own a house.  A right to go to college.  A right to get married.  A right to affordable health care.  A...

Read more
On: October 13, 2008

No bailout, stimulus package, G7 edict, regulation, or interest rate cut will get us out of our current economic situation until we fix the underlying problem. What is it?

Read more
On: August 12, 2007

March 5, 2002 was election day in California.  On that day, the bodies of three Americans, who had died in a “fire fight” in Afghanistan trying to recover the...

Read more
On: July 29, 2007

The defeat of the recent Senate immigration bill, designed to deal with illegal immigration and which had bi-partisan support, is an example of the power of democracy.  Americans were outraged...

Read more
On: July 15, 2007

Illegal immigration and outsourcing are similar in their impact on the American job market. Both take jobs away from Americans and give them to non-Americans who will do the jobs for significantly...

Read more
On: July 13, 2007

In a news conference about progress in Iraq, President Bush “acknowledged” that the country has war fatigue.  The statement went unchallenged by the media – no surprise.  Why challenge...

Read more
On: March 5, 2007

Certain groups want to destroy our country. They have told us and shown us. They fly planes into buildings, behead individuals and broadcast the killings, and blow themselves up in...

Read more
On: January 27, 2007

We don't need a war on drugs or a war on crime or a war on poverty. What we need is a war on complacency. (August...

Read more