SPIDER Blog

- by Robert Berning

Was it Worth It?

As the country deals with forces that would rewrite our country’s history, have all but white males identify with a particular group of victims, tell us the greatest threat to the United States is white... Read More

“Woke’ Capitalism

We’ve encountered new definitions for a number of things lately. For starters, the Biden “infrastructure” bill proposes that word now includes humans and their need for government services and assistance. If you’ve heard of Bernie... Read More

You Spent My Money for What?

Congress is set up whereby 12 subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee of each chamber debate and present ordinary appropriations to set the federal budget for the year. Those 12 subcommittees produce one, discretionary funding bill... Read More

Critical Race Theory Becomes Government Policy

You will recall one of the first executive orders signed by President Biden was one requiring all branches of government to address ‘equity’ in the ranks. Here’s some of what’s been happening since. The Defense... Read More

What’s the Big Picture?

We have politicians that act and respond to issues by showing and telling us little about the ‘big picture.’ Many of us get caught in making decisions and forming opinions and taking actions based on... Read More

Big Tech is Running the Country

Here’s where we’ve come. When you tune into cable news, it’s likely at least one of the lead stories is about the reaction – positive or negative – to something a politician or some other... Read More

Critical Race Theory and Woke-ism

Being ‘woke’ in this country now means you buy into “critical race theory” (CRT). We’ve talked about CRT on several occasions in this space, but we haven’t delved into the “training” that has become a... Read More