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FUEL PRICE INCREASES
FUEL PRICE INCREASES “They are in a place of luxury. That’s why they don’t think about our misery, hunger, or the cost of the basic food needs of the working class.” There is a lot of underreported anger directed against the U.S. in countries around the world. Massive…
IMMIGRATION AND RESTRICTION
IMMIGRATION AND RESTRICTION There was an interesting study done some years ago looking at the issue of “illegal immigration”. One of the conclusions was that it began under Bill Clinton, who for the first time made undocumented migrant immigration illegal, closed the…
MAIL IN BALLOTS – A BASIC PROBLEM
MAIL-IN BALLOTS – A BASIC PROBLEM Perhaps you are a Republican living in a purple Congressional District. Your vote could mean the difference between sending a Republican to Congress or a Democrat. Unfortunately, you will need to be out of town on Election Day. Under…
iNCREASING IMMIGRATION FOR PURELY SELFISH MOTIVES
INCREASING IMMIGRATION FOR PURELY SELFISH MOTIVES One of the undiscussed issues pertaining to immigration in this country is our declining Birthrate. Why? In 2025, according to the U.S. CDC, the Birthrate in the U.S. population reached a low of under 54 births per…
PEPTIDES
PEPTIDES It has become trendy, particularly among the internetistas, to advocate for the availability of “peptides”, as important new health items that are being unfairly withheld from the public by government bureaucracy. I thought it might be useful to take a look…
US IRAN, A PROPOSAL
THE EIGTH AMENDMENT
THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT “The sword of the law should never fall on but those whose guilt is so apparent as to be pronounced by their friends as well as foes.” Thomas Jefferson, 1801. In my previous essay I charged everyone with examining their core beliefs. One of those…
TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND SPORTS
SOME QUESTIONS ON TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN SPORTS Today, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on the rights of states to institute bans on allowing transgender women to participate in women’s sports. The decision did not decide whether transgender women are allowed or…
THE POWER OF WORDS
THE POWER OF WORDSThis week we have seen how words matter when trying to interpret the meaning of agreements. Mr. Trump claimed that when Iran attacked a tanker with a drone this week: “”Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement.” Iran claimed…
WHAT’S YOUR PERSPECTIVE
How you see the world, what motivates your policy decisions, and which party you support, depends deeply on your personal perspective on the basic assumptions of society’s mores and responsibilities. I wanted to take some time to address these assumptions and to…
THE MOU THAT ROARED
“It’s no use of talking unless people understand what you say.” Zora Neale Hurston One reason it takes so long to negotiate any agreement, particularly one between two very different cultures, is that each word means so much to each side. Careless wordsmithing can…
IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIA’S VOTING
IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIA’S VOTING Little raises my hackles more quickly than politicians misstating reality for partisan expediency. And so it is with respect to the California voting system. I am not talking about the “jungle” primaries. This is an interesting…