The outgoing administration has a self-served view of the world. Behind the obvious distractions and pandering to the benighted, are destructive tampering with relationships and regulations and short-sighted decisions. Purged Cuban Doctors The US along with Brazil’s Bolsonaro (“Trump of the Tropics”) expelled 10,000 Cuban medical workers from poor areas of Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and […]
Read MoreAnti Fascism
Is the US descending into fascism?What would be the indicators? Fascism: authoritarian ultra nationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. Chicago Anti Fascism Rally 9-5-20: I wanted to learn more about the current anti-fascist movement […]
Read MoreTragedy of the Commons
There are resources which belong to us all, for example, fresh water, clean air and healthy oceans. Unfortunately, human nature has a tendency to exploit these vital resources for selfish and short-term rewards. Although it would be nice and simple, it does no good to exhort individuals to be less selfish. So, what happens? Benefits […]
Read MoreCost of Poverty
Poverty Here? A 2017 study by OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) measures the US poverty level at 17.8%, which is worse than Mexico (16.6%),Russia (12.7%), and Denmark (5.8%) . When it comes to child poverty, things are even worse. A UNICEF report found that the United States ranked 34 of 35 developed countries […]
Read MoreWarp Speedster
An ironically named committee is being assembled to conquer the new corona virus. What is warp speed? There is the science fiction concept first introduced by John F. Campbell in his novel from 1931, Islands of Space, as a technique for traveling faster than light. Then there is Einstein’s theory of special relativity, which, upon […]
Read MoreReligious Liberty?
Our Justice Department recently held training workshops for its lawyers with a focus on a push to prioritize “religious freedom.” Most zealots think they have the answers to life and dismiss the value of the separation of church and state. In a speech at Notre Dame Law School in October 2019, our AG explained […]
Read MoreBeautiful Buildings?
“Variety’s the spice of life,that gives it all its flavour.” The current administration has drafted an executive order called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” which dictates that new federal buildings mimic ancient Greek and Roman architecture. “For too long architectural elites and bureaucrats have derided the idea of beauty, blatantly ignored public opinions on style, […]
Read MoreNext Move?
67 Years of US / Iran History 1953 Iran had a democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, who was concerned with the influence that Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP) had over Iranian oil reserves. A coup d’état was arranged by British Intelligence and Eisenhauer’s CIA. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was installed as monarch and ruled for […]
Read MoreSpeed Talking Lies
Trust? It looks like IMPOTUS, like Julius Caeser, has decided to take us across the Rubicon. According to our pompous speed talking Secretary of State, we are executing our “national security strategy.” We have a strategy? The senior senator from Florida is also speed talking a defensive sounding rationale on the Sunday talk shows. Talking […]
Read MoreIMPOTUS's Dark World
Children, farm workers anyone down wind be damned! People with opposing ideas are “human scum” in this world of the self-defined stable genius with his great and un-matched wisdom and attempted cyber bullying of teenager, Greta. Normally, these public musings would end a public career in disgrace. But our reality show tycoon has convinced his […]
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