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Females liberated western style First the obvious. Half of humanity is female. Whether in whatever country they have the political vote or...

Political agendas are a human thing Why in America today do politicians focus of finding or inventing new problems to solve? Why can’t poli...

The value of self-censorship in American society Censorship has a bad connotation. Self-censorship should not. Self-censorship is as simple...

Russian aviation is not ten feet tall, either The Russian military equipment is not ten feet tall. In fact, it is less tall than our Americ...

Just who is in charge of American culture? Is it kids or adults? Is it individuals or groups? The questions assume the sellers of individua...

Just who is paying for all the protests? Between the eco stuff, and the minority but fervent controllers of the Democratic party, just who i...

Can elected politicians even do the basics anymore? It’s a fair question as one who worries about the basics, like home security (not the D....

American people are awesome And so is most of the New World, and our combined cultures. The emigration trends support this as others vote w...

An element of truth can make any argument plausible The Vietnam analogies for Iraq are just coming out of the woodwork since the President’s...

Fathers for daughters What’s love got to do with it? Not too long ago there was a religious sect that had an annual pick your spouse out of ...

The American way of war got us here Can it get us out? Will you buy the line that every country has a distinct way to wage war? There might...

Why many no longer read the New York Times, or TIME Magazine, or Newsweek One could add in others like the Washington Post, or the Boston Gl...

Hand wringers are not leaders. Their education usually works against them. Most also suffer from little experience in what they wring their...

Hand wringers are not leaders. Their education usually works against them. Most also suffer from little experience in what they wring their...

Leadership is not affirmative action or formula advertising And what America needs now, more than ever, is real leadership. An ideal leader ...

Perverse thoughts on our American culture Time provides some perspective on how so many standards have changed. Americans cannot stand for p...

Ignorance in education and experience is no excuse for a professional Congress makes an officer and a gentleman or gentlewoman. Just who ma...

The number of federal representatives to the House is not magic, nor Constitutionally dictated It’s time for a numbers change, again. The pr...

Is not it amazing about girls and boys There are at least three divergent things (I would call them tangents) going on today, I think. First...

America’s future is leaders A little homework on the facts, civility in discourse, and loyalty to the national interest will go a long way. ...