SPIDER Blog

- by Robert Berning

FISHERTALE

(One of the stories written for my three children some years ago) The low buzzing of the alarm had startled me, and for a second I was disoriented. I reached over and stopped the muffled... Read More

FEMA – Lets Nuke It as Well

President Trump recently proposed that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) be turned over to the states. This piece represents not only agreement, but arguments to do it. To start with, FEMA was originally created by... Read More

Common Sense

How did we allow the government to tell us stuff we knew did not make sense – and we complied with our reticence? How did we get to a point in our culture and logic... Read More

Hello! Our Incomes Are Private Property Too

When we think about property, most of us think of land, structures and other tangible things. That those are the things that make up “private property” as protected by our Constitution. The Fifth Amendment states:... Read More

Can DOGE Work?

“Nobody’s ever lost an election for spending too much money up here.” That’s a quote from Rep. Massie, R-KY. The problem with the quote is that it sure appears to be true – and that’s where... Read More

Fixing a Porous Border

We all know one of the major issues for voters in the 2024 general election was illegal immigration. All were aware that over the past 4 years U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has recorded... Read More

Generating Electricity in the 21st Century

Few of us can imagine living without electricity. Look at us when we lose electricity temporarily – e.g., as the result of a storm. We’re close to helpless. Electricity is fundamental to our history of... Read More

In God We Trust

Albert Einstein said: “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Hemmingway is quoted as: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to... Read More

The Biden Economy

The Biden administration exposed the public to an economy dictated by global warming – aka, climate change. Here’s some recent quotes by some who refuse to admit failure. “President-elect Trump’s mass deportation proposals threaten to... Read More