SPIDER Blog

- by Robert Berning

All Rights Come from the Government

Have you noticed? Every time the government adopts a new program or policy benefitting somebodies, it never sunsets. Funding is infinitum. As a matter of fact, ofttimes it becomes a ‘right.’ Not funding it would... Read More

“Our Work is Far from Over”

A recent fund-raising letter to Democrats from President Biden opened with the title of this piece: “Our work is far from over.” That echoes the words he said before signing the executive order at a... Read More

“Our Work is Far from Over”

A recent fund-raising letter to Democrats from President Biden opened with the title of this piece: “Our work is far from over.” That echoes the words he said before signing the executive order at a... Read More

I Didn’t Vote for This War

Oops, I guess I wasn’t asked. This is not a frivolous situation. The Russia/Ukraine war is proof the military industrial complex has had a majority of both legislative chambers and the WH in their pocket.... Read More

How Our Politicians Get Rich

It occurs to me regularly as to how our politicians get elected without wealth and leave office with it. I know our elected officials, particularly at the federal level are paid well and with their... Read More

The Job Interview – Then and Now

Then Not so long ago, organizations filling a job position were looking for the most qualified person for the job. Here’s a typical job interview between Ethel – looking for a job – and the... Read More

The Next Crisis is on the Calendar

Fred, a transgender woman, and Ethel, a transgender man got married 10 years ago. (I want to be woke about this scenario.) Between them their annual income is $50,000. But they decided some time ago... Read More

The Jobs Numbers – a House of Mirrors

In February 2020, the jobs number in the US peaked at 152,504,000. With the subsequent COVID shutdowns, total jobs didn’t fully recover until July 2022 with 152,536,000 reported that month. But here’s the problem. While... Read More

Can We Trust the Government?

We’ve referenced government statistics often in this space, trusting the numbers published and stated as ‘official’ are correct – or nearly so. We know many of the statistics are estimated but we also know from... Read More

“We the People” Pledge

On Tuesday, January 3 the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate will take an oath of office. Here it is: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend... Read More