Category Archives: Politics

Teach a Man to Fish

Food is one of life’s vital essentials.  Procuring enough food to meet one’s daily needs is a rudimentary survival requirement.  So, too, people’s ability to sustain themselves is essential to a functioning economy. Hunger, for sure, is a great motivator.  … Continue reading

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In Defense of Government Fraud

For aging baby boomers, and their retirement accounts, the stock market over the past decade has been a severe disappointment.  Many will have to work longer, for a retirement lifestyle dramatically compromised from what they were expecting.  Some will not … Continue reading

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Go Occupy Yourself

Popular movements have their messiahs.  Those eager to standup and champion the codswallop of the day.  They have little regard for substance and clear thinking; they’re enamored with the indecency of the moment. Take Che Guevara, for instance.  The Argentine … Continue reading

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The Next Crisis No One Is Talking About

Mark Twain once remarked, “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”  If the convergence of water scarcity factors currently shaping up comes to pass, this could be the century of water wars. No doubt, a devastating water crisis … Continue reading

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