With regard to Iran — Who and where is the threat?
The official U.S. narrative on Iran is that it is an escalating threat to “peace and security” in the Middle…
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There are reasons the poor should fear socialism
As government controls more portions of the economy, democracy transcends to socialism. Sometime in this transition democracy ceases to be…
Read moreIt’s not about race, it’s about political advantage
Recently, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Maryland and North Carolina’s gerrymandered district maps. More precisely, it ruled that…
Read moreRacism and War: The Dehumanization of the Enemy
We have a serious problem at the border — indeed, at every border we create and defend with force of…
Read moreEvery State Should Pass a Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Just two months apart, the governors of Maine and New Jersey signed laws ensuring that terminally ill adults in their…
Read moreJudicial obstruction hinders job creation
A district court judge recently blocked the Trump administration from approving oil leases off the coast of Alaska. The decision…
Read moreWhy Democracy Deteriorates into Socialism
Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were not the first presidential candidates to introduce socialism into mainstream America. Previous…
Read moreTips for helping children embrace their unique selves
Some small children don’t care what anyone thinks about them. If they want to sing at the top of their…
Read moreRich people’s charity won’t save the world
From time to time, a news story about a very wealthy individual doing something very kind with their money goes…
Read moreGovernor Newsom on SCOTUS ruling
Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement recently following the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling on the Census citizenship…
Read moreQuestion: Is mouthbreathing harming your health?
Even a small child knows that people breathe through their noses. Except, of course, that little fact of anatomy isn’t…
Read moreAge discrimination remains too common and too accepted
By writing humorous columns and articles about aging, I encourage oldsters (including myself) to laugh and poke fun at the…
Read moreFeinstein comments on wildfire settlement
Senator Dianne Feinstein released the following statement after Pacific Gas and Electric Co. agreed to pay $1 billion in damages…
Read moreThe real reason why America’s wars never stop
Since World War II America’s wars have never stopped. Why? We have become the policemen of the world with 800-plus…
Read moreSurviving an armed bureaucracy
“Sooner or later they end up in a cage, where (they) belong.” This is hardly a surprise. A recent study by…
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