It’s Monday. Monday morning, to be precise…not exactly everyone’s preferred day. I’d like to help remedy that and rewind to Friday. In reality, I’m posting something I wanted to put up on Friday, but the responsibilities of work and domestic life (in other words, piles of invoices, and Mt. Laundry) held precedence. So, close your eyes and…
In this country, we enjoy quite a few freedoms. We enjoy freedom of speech. We enjoy freedom of the press. We enjoy freedom of assembly. Very importantly, we also enjoy freedom of religion. Specifically, that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” We are also well…
Recently, a relative of mine asked me to please explain these Occupy Wall Street protests. I will do my best. I believe that on the surface, these protests are simple to understand. In essence, it’s a battle between capitalism/individual freedom, and a collectivist state. On that level, we can understand that this is a manifestation of a…
Capitalism stinks, right? Until you need it….. I’m in an out-of-the-ordinary place today. I’m sitting in a hospital room as my father awaits surgery. Last night as the nurses and doctors were finally successful in relieving his pain and making him comfortable for the night, we all commented on how wonderful it is to live in the…
Remember the Plymouth City Council letter? It’s been 35 days since I sent it. The response? Not a single, solitary PEEP. Well, I suppose that answers my original question. I guess as a tax-paying constituent, I half-expected the dignity of a response. Classy. Very classy.
“To solve the serious problems facing our country, we need to minimize the harm from legislative inertia by relying more on automatic policies and depoliticized commissions for certain policy decisions. In other words, radical as it sounds, we need to counter the gridlock of our political institutions by making them a bit less democratic.” “I…
Just a few days ago, the world watched in happiness as American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were finally released from their terrible stint in an Iranian prison. Fellow hiker Sarah Shourd was released approximately a year earlier than the young men. Yesterday in a press conference upon their arrival in New York City, they were…
Yes We Cain! Excuse my quasi-plagiarism, President Obama. I do so in a state of encouragement and real “hope” that there will soon be significant “change” in the grand old residence of 1600 Pennsylvania Drive. You see, today, in a shocker whose significance most mainstream media outlets and possibly (ok, fine, LIKELY) even some GOP…
I felt somewhat (oh ok, really) proud of myself yesterday when I beat one of my favorite radio hosts to the punch in an analysis of the President’s most recent of many pitches for his so-called jobs bill. The specific observation? The President made the following “the rich are so selfish” point standing in front…
In a forum generally left for major events; that is, State of the Union addresses, declarations of war, etc., the President took the podium Thursday evening to pitch his jobs plan to the nation. Rather, he took the podium this evening in front of a Joint Session of Congress to pitch his first major campaign…
A Future Free 