I’ve written on this subject before, but the political times and circumstances today make it a priority as never before.…
Taking My Country Personally
With a Mountain to Climb, Here’s Joe’s First Task
Joe Biden’s to-do list is long enough to trail out into the Rose Garden. Obama had a major financial panic…
The Rich Got Billions and All I Got Was This Lousy $1200
I got my coronavirus stimulus check in the mail–all the way in Europe, where I live and I guess now…
The ‘ism’ that Dominates All Others
This is a thesis I propose that I hope will inspire argument and disproval. And what is a thesis but…
The Fascinating, Creative, Incomparable, Distracted Mind of Man
Writer Kurt Vonnegut said “our big brains are killing us” and there’s much to be gained from pondering that simple…
From Proud Republic to Tattered Oligarchy
Let me tell you a story and it’s not a tale full of laughs and giggles, but one that…
At long last, a Quiet Holiday
Quiet for me, hardly the rest of the world. Up at the summer-house, to do some long put off labors…
Are We Wise enough for a Wisdom-Based Economy?
Interesting views come across my desk from time to time and Pepper de Callier’s article is among them, to the…
The Smoke Police, Ethics or Foolishness?
An interesting conversation developed last week at the big round corner table at Mon Ami restaurant in Prague, where eight…
No Need to ‘Turn over Rocks,’ Just Check the Violations Already on Record
Union-buster Massey Energy cited 2118 times for safety violations by Tim Wheeler, April 7, 2010 Standing near the portal of…