A number of years ago I started seeing ads on TV that went something like:
“I owed the IRS $10,000 but I went to the firm of Joe Cheat and Associates and I only had to pay back $400.”
This, in my opinion, was the start. People tried to weasel out of their obligations in a semi-acceptable [...]
I had not planned to get into this subject at the present time but events sometimes arise that push us in directions not of our choosing.
Today, there was a news article on the Internet from The Christian Science Monitor. It was an article written by Mackubin Thomas Owens who is Professor of National Security Affairs [...]
When I was a kid in junior high school I stocked shelves in a small neighborhood grocery store. The owner, Harry Levine, was a quiet, honest and wise man. I remember him telling me about his coming to America.
WWII had ended that summer and the Russians were occupying Eastern Europe as a reward for their [...]
Political CorrectnessThe recent trend to “Political Correctness”, that is, neither saying nor doing anything that might offend anyone else leads to a society in which everyone is alert to the possibility that someone might be offended. People start to attempt to seek out the slightest gesture of word or deed that they may consider to [...]
Independent Thought
I wonder why the majority of people in the US accept the opinions of celebrities and politicians as absolute truth yet distrust what scientists say about the same subjects?
That’s why I am starting this site. I intend to discuss both social and environmental issues and back up my statements with facts.
I have advocated for [...]
