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- by Robert Berning
In today’s world of U.S. politics, the title looks like it’s backwards – that it’s the other way around, dummy. Certainly that’s the impression made by the ‘wings’ of both Parties and one the public... Read More
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush coined the term "axis of evil" to describe Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. He highlighted the potential threat posed by these states and their... Read More
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush coined the term "axis of evil" to describe Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. He highlighted the potential threat posed by these states and their... Read More
To explore the concept posed by the title of this piece, we don't need to venture far from our historical roots. The Declaration of Independence, a seminal insurrectionist document, served as a bold challenge to... Read More
Noone needs polls to tell us that the country is suffering from four serious maladies/deficiencies. One: The Economy Two: Immigration Three: Crime Four: Foreign Policy The Economy Our federal government has gotten so big, so... Read More
With several wars underway in the world and sitting on the precarious precipice of more, particularly in the Middle East, I got to thinking the other day of the war the US would wage when... Read More
It’s so easy – that is, it’s so easy to be miserable. Maybe it’s more important for us to put some perspective on what some ideologists are telling us – many using the media as... Read More
Merriam-Webster defines ‘stupid’ as: having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense. What I’m talking about is the US Debt Ceiling. In 1939 Congress first established the debt limit as its practiced... Read More
I don’t know if the word tomboy is used anymore. I do know in my time there were tomboys, and they were girls. They were girls whose interests were more in physical sports, playing and... Read More
I got to thinking the other day: When did the whole global warming, now climate change, religion begin. I vividly remember the 1970’s when there were “scientists” warning us about the coming of another Ice... Read More
