Category Archives: Political

On Transparency: The Power of Shared Stories

I feel like everyone is kind of coming out of a period of hibernation as we enter this new year, speaking truths that have laid dormant for quite a while. We endured such a period of censorship that now podcasters and journalists are swinging in the opposite direction, more expressive, controversial and in your faceContinue reading “On Transparency: The Power of Shared Stories”

Revamping the Broken US Education System

Talking with a teacher friend of mine this weekend provided great insight into a clearly broken system. As background, recall that the current US public educational system stems from the efforts of devoted self proclaimed democratists Horace Mann and John Dewey. As Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, Mann championed the idea of “commonContinue reading “Revamping the Broken US Education System”

A Thoughtful Discourse on Abortion

Abortion is not or should not be a political issue. It has become so as the result of some positive evolutions, including the freedoms of women and the technological and medical ability to keep even very premature babies alive outside of the mother. Unwanted pregnancy has always existed. In former times it was dealt withContinue reading “A Thoughtful Discourse on Abortion”

Our Kids

Today I was thinking on the issue of so many kids having issues in school, with ADHD, autism, sensory issues, allergies, and every condition in between. In essence, having a student with issues in the school system has basically become the norm. At first I hypothesized in my conspiratorially minded way that the parents, andContinue reading “Our Kids”

Wisdom 💬💎

The South wanted slaves to count as full persons for voting purposes. The North wanted them to count as 3/5. Is this because the North thought less of blacks than the South? No. It is because the North was so against slavery they wanted the practice to end. Counting slaves as full persons would haveContinue reading “Wisdom 💬💎”

On Ayn Rand and Abortion: A Critical Review of the Book “Why the Right to Abortion is Sacrosanct”

I recently listened to a fireplace chat by Dennis Prager where he said that he felt the Left fails to acknowledge the moral issues in their abortion stance. A friend recently gave me a booklet entitled Why the Right to Abortion is Sacrosanct. This is a booklet written by Ben Bayer in an attempt toContinue reading “On Ayn Rand and Abortion: A Critical Review of the Book “Why the Right to Abortion is Sacrosanct””

Thoughts on the Tuskegee and Holocaust Experiments, Experimental Vaccines and the First Amendment

Do you recall the Tuskegee Syphillis Experiment/“Study”? It was a project that spanned 1932-72 wherein a group of poor black men with syphillis were observed and told they were being treated for “bad blood”. No informed consent was obtained and they were not provided with the treatment of the day which toward the end ofContinue reading “Thoughts on the Tuskegee and Holocaust Experiments, Experimental Vaccines and the First Amendment”

Requiring Reformation

Gotcha! 😉 Bet you thought this was going to be a politics or possibly religion article. Instead thought I’d offer a humorous piece (though still interwoven with my thoughts in general as you will find…). Things to be reformed or possibly eradicated: 1. The way you are supposed to open refrigerated canned biscuits and cinnamonContinue reading “Requiring Reformation”

Thought and Comment on Afghanistan

This is not about whether or not America should have had troops in Afghanistan now if ever. It is not about whether it is right for the US to consistently include democracy building in its engagement goals. The fact is if your “friend” did to you what Biden has done to our allies you wouldContinue reading “Thought and Comment on Afghanistan”