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These are momentous times Half the country likes what is happening in D.C. Half the country doesn’t like what is happening in D.C. When bo...

The American dream is about Americans And we are people, too. And the dream should be about all of us. The classic phrase “hearts and minds...

The human factor There is much to bind we humans together, and even guess how we are doing. The quick grade is average. Most of us say our k...

Somebody’s got to mow the grass. Of course this presumes we even want grass, usually Kentucky fescue, and then assume the burden. Being a ho...

Our vote does count And it is local, state, and federal, all which affect our lives and safety and our children’s future. This pretty much i...

A modicum of civility Most Americans I think associate being poor with the urban Black or Latino people. After all, that is what is presente...

Political capabilities vs. intentions There are alternatives to revolution, like the vote. This is a more American way, though we have done...

Can the present political leaders really change America? Probably not. The similarities to the Weimer Republic and the royal ruling of Franc...

Try ignore the merits of any case It is realistic to ignore the merits of any case, and just focus on the facts. To develop this idea, one s...

Don’t mess with my water! Over the last 100 plus years this place on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has had its own water system. ...

The road to hell is paved with good intentions There is little doubt that most politicians and most voting citizens are sincere in their tho...

The rise of a new National Party is well underway “Vital” national interests are starting to be discussed in earnest. That is the way politi...

The road to hell is paved with good intentions In the end, being warm this winter, and being able to cook and eat, will trump all other fact...

The End of the World as We Know It The status quo is dead. Long live the status quo. Not too long ago, many thought the Soviet Union would g...

If American communities are running out of money to pay for basic government services, then something is wrong. Basic government services ar...

The split in the road is the voters choice Many decades ago America approached a split in the road. We are still on that path we chose. How...

America’s descent into third world standards has some advantages As public policy multiculturalism is a disaster. The American melting pot ...

The best and the brightest should be individuals and not cabals In the not too distant past there was a dilemma at a 23,000 acre quail plant...

Freedom of speech is not defined by any individual All the rancorous discussion about freedom of speech is new in the last decade or so. Tha...

Much change is going on in plain view…though seldom reported or recognized More people are devoted to an individual vice a constitution than...