SPIDER Blog

- by Robert Berning

Red or Blue – What are You?

Red states or blue states. There really are states and areas of the country that recently and generally vote for candidates from one party over another. I don’t know if that’s because of the party... Read More

The America COMPETES Act of 2022

You will recall during the pandemic it became obvious that the US was dependent on other countries for some critical supplies, like antibiotics. In addition, we experienced supply chain problems with cargo ships backed up... Read More

Climate Change – Still Waiting for Proof

This piece recently was published on the Real Climate Science website. Author: Michael Foley, MA and former business owner. Why do most scientists believe that the climate is changing? Because it is. But what most... Read More

I’m Tired of Political Parties

It really shouldn’t matter to most of us which political party has the majority in the Congress. Have we reached the point where we, as voters, put our blinders on when we enter the voting... Read More

The Solution to Homelessness

The following is a summary of solutions to homelessness from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and several other organizations’ websites on the problem. Offer people homes. The tiny home movement is an easy way... Read More

The Public Charge Rule

You may not be aware or forgotten the basis for what follows. In the latest effort to “remove barriers” to immigration, the Biden administration recently changed and codified the ‘public charge rule.’ The change upends... Read More

Ever Hear of Personal Responsibility?

We all know our Constitution is based on the rights of the individual. The necessary adjunct to being guaranteed our God-given rights is that individuals take personal responsibility for themselves and those dependent on them.... Read More

Who’s Making the Decisions?

“The president was elected because we all thought he was going to be good at governing. … He was going to govern from the center, he was going to work with Republicans. But to have... Read More

Do You Believe in Free Markets?

Do you understand the question? I don’t think most of the younger generations do. At the same time, most would probably answer ‘yes’ because it sounds right. In the late 1700’s Adam Smith, considered the... Read More

The Fed’s Inflation Objective Will Fail

We all know the inflation the country is experiencing is painful. It’s a losing proposition for the vast majority of US workers, families and the population in general. In addition to the difficulties people are... Read More