The real news you were supposed to see
Image courtesy of Global Panorama under CC BY-SA 2.0. In the 1950’s, the CIA experimented with LSD for use in interrogation and as a weapon. In the 1960’s they used this weapon to divert idealistic Americans from the path of social action to one of... More »
Image courtesy of Jason Kuffer under CC BY-SA 2.0. Several years ago, Congress worried that the Social Security trust funds were too important to trust to those new fangled computers so they passed a law that the “holdings” must be recorded on paper and period... More »
In “Commander in Chief,” a new TV-series, President “Mackenzie Allen” (Geena Davis) juggles her responsibilities as Leader of the Free World with her duties as mother of rebellious teenage twins and a six-year-old-daughter. Her husband ... More »
In “Commander in Chief,” a new TV-series, President “Mackenzie Allen” (Geena Davis) juggles her responsibilities as Leader of the Free World with her duties as mother of rebellious teenage twins and a six-year-old-daughter. Her husband ... More »
Image courtesy of Tom Wardill under CC BY 2.0. Now that early reaction to the property-threatening 5/4 decision of Kelo v. City of New London has somewhat abated, it is time to start considering long-range steps for restoring our inherent right to own and cont... More »
Back in 1994 the local rag ran an editorial complaining that Pope John Paul II was “out of touch with the times.” I reminded them in my usual gentle, non-confrontational manner that they were a bunch of idiots unable to grasp the fact that being ou... More »
A business school in our town sponsors a monthly luncheon that features some interesting speakers. A couple of months ago Dr. Chuck Baldwin came from the Panhandle with a fine message. This month the featured guest was a candidate for Governor. We were joined ... More »
Turning to the Social Security trust funds in order to support Social Security, the factor that’s supposed to sustain the system until 2042, means that you will be paying a new tax, a tax that amounts to being double taxed. You will still be paying the p... More »
One has only to look at the headlines coming out of Iraq to see that the moment of truth has arrived: the Iraqi government is warning of an “endless civil war“; mosques across Iraq, including the “Golden Mosque” in Samarra, were targete... More »
It’s been evident for a long time now – people are getting grumpier, there’s a lot of violence in today’s society, and too many Americans, especially the younger set, have turned to drugs, legal and illegal to cope with the everyday ten... More »
Success, money, and the sort of competence that looks effortless – Google, the company behind the world’s best search engine, has it all. It was therefore only a matter of time before ideologues, cretins, and government regulators – or do I repeat myself... More »
The Tom Joyner Morning Show is carried on over 100 stations. It caters to a black audience. Sometimes I listen to it on the way to work. The show is similar to Imus In The Morning, rather formulaic of that type. Like Imus, Joyner has a studio crew that he jabb... More »