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- by Robert Berning
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
It seems we’ve entered a vast, incessant desert where mirages abound. Many people today have visions of socialistic type solutions to the country’s problems. And they see government as the executor in solving every problem... Read More
You will remember Ms. Thunberg’s “15 minutes of fame” in 2018 – and was the darling of Climate Change. The recent climate change conference in Glasgow prompted the SPIDER Institute (SI) to send our crack-shot... Read More
When it comes to defining a country and its people, what are held as values by both the leaders and the people are the characterizations of that society. As you read this, like me, you... Read More
As the policy direction of the current administration and this Congress unfolds, we find ourselves wondering what he and his people/Party are trying to do? I shouldn’t have to ask that question. Biden promised to... Read More
When ideology trumps reality, strange, stupid, ignorant things happen. Ofttimes things not only get difficult for citizens – and make little common sense - but it also gets things backwards. We just experienced a pandemic.... Read More
