Category Archives: General

I think there is a great deal of misunderstanding among those, especially those on the left side of the political spectrum, who call me a conservative. Please, do not lump me in with those who support the Republican Party or … Continue reading →

My first exposure to political correctness came many years ago when they changed the name of the people who collected refuse from garbage men to waste management specialists. Back then we thought political correctness was both silly and harmless; I … Continue reading →

Anarchy is defined as a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority. (Source: Merriam Webster’s Dictionary) The word anarchy traces its roots back from the French word anarchie, meaning absence of government, to the … Continue reading →

Although there may be a great many people who are politically active, and have firm political beliefs, I do not think that there are as many who have a keen interest in political science; the study of the various types … Continue reading →

Depending upon which dictionary you use, tolerance may be defined many different ways; but they all tend to say basically the same thing. For instance, Merriam Webster’s defines it as: sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or … Continue reading →

“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” ~John F. Kennedy~ “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.~ If you want my honest opinion, (and … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I had to take my son in to Urgent Care to have his thumb checked out after it had gotten smashed in a closing door the previous evening at work. Why his employer did not fill out an … Continue reading →

“Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.” (Anonymous But Often Attributed to Thomas Edison) It is a sad reflection of American society today … Continue reading →

“Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear– kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor– with the cry of grave national emergency.” ~Douglas MacArthur~ There is an old saying, which has been taken out of … Continue reading →

On Wednesday Senator Bernie Sanders spoke the following words during confirmation hearings for Russell Vought who is Donald Trump’s nominee for Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, “I would simply say, Mr. Chairman, that this … Continue reading →