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 […]
We have heard over and over that there is no such thing as a ‘free lunch’. We, as a people, are losing our ability to survive on our own. We are all expecting the governments-local, state and federal to supply us with everything to make our lives comfortable. We are becoming dependent on someone else […]
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 […]
Specialization
Specialization promotes efficiency. More of anything can be produced if a single person can do repetitive tasks. Assuming that all individuals are capable of all things such as hunting, felling trees, making nets, making pottery, chipping flint for knives and weapons etc we know is untrue. Even within the smallest unit, the family, the members […]
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 […]
