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- by Robert Berning
President Biden has set a goal to slash ‘planet warming’ (meaning the US) greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030, with a goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However,... Read More
For the last 10-15 years or so, everything, including public health, has been politicized. Not to miss the ‘political’ party, our children’s education is now in that arena as well. But putting the politics of... Read More
When Georgia passed its new voting law in 2021, our President and several big businesses, i.e., Delta and Coca Cola, responded on the side which criticized that State for requiring an ID to vote. (BTW,... Read More
The actions by some states in 2021 to address election protocols that were 'bent' in the throes of COVID-19 voting variations in 2020 resulted in a number of states relooking at and revising their voting... Read More
While the phrase used as the title to this piece is attributed to FDR, he was not the first to use it – or some variation of it. Let’s agree on something. Fear is the... Read More
I heard someone recently put it succinctly by posing what he called “the gate test.” When the gates of a country are open, what happens? Do people leave or do they move in? Of course,... Read More
So, what’s wrong with the two-party system? Answer: plenty. It puts power into the hands of irrational partisans. What follows are major problems and concerns. Federalists and Anti-Federalists were the first two political parties in... Read More
When most of us think of civilization, we think about advanced societies. Ones that have achieved high levels of social, educational, and cultural development – and where artists thrive. We also think about order, where... Read More
