And here we go again. Kids who were not taught the basics of economics and finance in high school between their sex education and critical race theory classes are borrowing humongous amounts of money to receive degrees that qualify you to either teach a useless class, or serve coffee and scones at Starbucks. And all … Read more
1984 When I was in school, I read the novel “1984” by George Orwell. It was a particularly scary book. The main premise is that society is governed by a totalitarian dictator who goes by the name of “Big Brother”. You are monitored all the time for “Thoughtcrime” and if you are caught, you are … Read more
Until the first of the year, maybe after. I joined Facebook in 2009. It was a pretty cool platform where I could keep in touch with my friends and family and see what was happening in their lives. When it first started you got to pretty much post what you wanted. There were tools you … Read more
I want every vote counted. Every legal vote. The right, no… the responsibility to vote to select those who will represent you in the government is one of our most cherished freedoms. But in order for this to work, it has to be one person, one vote. I really don’t care who you vote for, … Read more
My wife and I watched the movie Gaslight from 1944. Part of the reason we watched it was my wife didn’t really understand what “gaslighting” meant. At the end, she said “wow!”. During this election season we were gaslighted by the media and big tech. President Trump knew what could happen with millions of mail … Read more
I’m remembering back to the 2016 election. The Republicans had a crowded field of candidates for president, and then Donald Trump announced his intention to run. I laughed. I figured it was a joke. Here is a guy who is a billionaire showman running a TV program called “The Apprentice” whose most notable phrase was: … Read more
Recently, the pope has come out in favor of civil unions for homosexual couples. I have been in favor of this idea for many years, and I was in favor of it before Obergefell v. Hodges. But to be clear, I was not in favor of this simply for homosexual couples. I was advocating replacing … Read more
I hate to say “I told you so”… No, that’s a lie, I love to say: “I told you so”. 🙂 I read in an article today on Yahoo News entitled: “Why federal student loans need new protections on debt collection” the following statement: Democrats have roundly criticized President Trump for making aggressive use of … Read more
In an article on Patheon about the Kyle Rittenouse incident called No Longer Human, George Yancey writes: My friend Andy Steiger recently wrote a book called Reclaimed. I had the honor to talk to him about dehumanization before his book came out. He points out that we cannot mistreat humans. What he means is that before … Read more