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- by Robert Berning
"Inquiring Minds Want to Know" That old adage is one the writers of our Constitution expected of the writers of the daily, weekly, and periodic news publications of the time. They understood that informed voters... Read More
I’m not in the mood to blame today. So, I’m not going to say that the recent attempt on Donald Trump’s life has anyone to blame but the dead shooter/murderer. But I will say again... Read More
It’s been an active time for the Supreme Court of the Unted States (SCOTUS). Perhaps the most talked about decision was overturning Roe vs. Wade in June 2022. And there have been other decisions since... Read More
Add them up – federal taxes. The federal government taxes basically everything we do. Taxes include: Income, Payroll, Capital Gain, Consumption, Tariffs, Estate, Gift, Fees and tolls, Capitation. I can’t think of a anything we... Read More
Here’s the question of your life: Are you happy? Our Declaration of Independence says that among our unalienable rights are: "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Note it doesn’t say you and I have... Read More
Another "growing up" story written years ago for my kids. Not all childhood memories are of fun and games. Some, if we lived through them, are like being drafted for two years into the army.... Read More
While nobody knows, there’s estimates that about 0.5% of people believe they’re living in the wrong body. The word ‘transgender’ is relatively new, coined in the 1990’s. But the major problem this whole, woke situation... Read More
Donald J. Trump was indicted by a NY grand jury of falsifying business records on March 30, 2023. Trump was arraigned on 34 charges in Manhattan criminal court on April 4, 2024, and he pleaded... Read More
If you’ve been reading me, you remember this space late last year describing “An Elephant in the Room.” That was about President Biden’s state of cognition and stability – both mental and physical. That was... Read More
Dividing us by race has been going on too long in this supposed melting pot of a country. A bloody Civil War ended slavery in the United States, but it did not stop the discrimination... Read More
