Category Archives: General

What is political power? Essentially political power is the authority to enact laws and to attach penalties to the transgression of those laws; up to and including death. Where does this political power come from? Does political power grow on … Continue reading →

In a letter to Samuel Cooper, a Boston clergyman, Samuel Adams once wrote, “Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.” Then in another instance, his cousin John, said, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our … Continue reading →

I find it to be ironic how passionate and opinionated people are regarding which candidates, or which political party should be in control of our government, yet at the same time are so damned ignorant about the very document that … Continue reading →

Do you think that there are any limits upon what kind of laws your government can enact? I ask this because I think many do not understand what tyranny is. I think many people have the wrong impression as to … Continue reading →

Ben Franklin once said, “We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” Now while this may not be the Merriam Webster’s definition for the words, I believe that ignorance is simply the lack of knowledge … Continue reading →

In 1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd released a live album entitled, One More From the Road. When introducing the song Whiskey Rock A Roller singer Ronnie Van Zant said, “Had an old stupid writer ask me one time, he said what are … Continue reading →

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. To covet truth is a very distinguished passion.” ~George Santayana~ I recall many a time growing up hearing my father say, “Opinions are like assholes; everyone has one and … Continue reading →

The other day, after reading one of my articles, a friend of mine commented, “C’mon Neal, you can’t honestly expect people to understand the things you write about, can you?” I suppose they’re right; I’m simply expecting too much of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote a piece that I had hoped would get a specific point across. However, after posting it I decided that I had failed to do a good enough job of expressing the thoughts that were floating around inside … Continue reading →

Aside from the President there are 9 Justices of the Supreme Court, 435 members in the House of Representatives, 100 Senators, and a Vice-President; totaling 546 individuals. The current census data states that there are over 230 million people living … Continue reading →