Do Irrational Fears Evoke Terrorist Behavior?
It’s been about a year since Congresswoman Gabriel Gifford was nearly killed by a lunatic gunman who likely reacted in part to some of the vitriolic rhetoric that permeates our […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Sunday Humor
Taking Ideology To The Grave A middle-aged, single man was found dead in his home in a remote part of Liberal, Kansas. It appears the deceased, Homer Glickman, froze to […]
Seeing May be Believing for Some But It’s Not Necessarily the Truth
According to a Center for Public Integrity analysis super PACS have already spent $30 million in the states where the 2012 primaries have been held. Most of this comes from […]
Boys Will Be Boys, Eh?
A message for dads: You can’t impress on teenage boys their responsibilities to prevent teen pregnancies in a culture where women are seen as mere objects of male sexual desire […]
Now There’s a Pregnant Idea
Momma don’t let your babies grow up to be gullible That may sound like a title to a Willie Nelson tune but it is clearly a message that is aimed […]
Can the Battle Over the Keystone XL Pipeline Serve as a Turning Point to Finally Initiate a 21st Century Energy Policy
Here’s a news item that exposes the threat we face as a nation today for our failure to implement a strong energy policy decades ago that addresses the hazards of […]
Unable to See the Forest For the Trees
It is a failure that has serious consequences for us all as those within the ranks of the 99% continue to support the wealthiest 1% for the wrong reason In […]
Bound For Glory
Time to convey another piece on music appreciation and share with you a group and one of their tunes that I find remarkable. There’s a wonderful band called the Tedeschi […]
On This Day in History – January 15th
1870 – The donkey was first used as symbol of the Democratic Party in Harper’s Weekly. 1964 – Teamsters negotiate 1st national labor contract […]
(Bawdy) Saturday Humor
“Give ’em number 1 Harry” A new book out by Matthew Algeo, Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip, does an excellent job of showing readers […]
