WARS AND THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THEM.
You would think that after the many years that man has occupied the good Planet, Earth, we would have learned a thing or two. In recorded times if you put […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Beware the neo-cons are restless! Nearly 5 and 1/2 years, after the inauguration of President Obama, our combat involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has ended. War profits are down and […]
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A POLITICAL HERO!
You often hear the refrain that all politicians are crooked or dishonest. It is too easy to use a broad brush to brand people as being the same. In point […]
THE TEA PARTY ENGLISH STYLE!
Just as we are seeing the demise of the influence of the American so-called Tea Party, Great Britain is seeing the beginnings of the success of the UK Independence Party. […]
THE DEMISE OF THE TEA PARTY
From the beginnings of the Tea Party, their influence in electoral politics was seen from its birth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, to especially the 2010 […]
Common Core State Standards: Legitimate Boon or Trojan Horse?
Hey, what’s this? A majestic, sculpted giant of a wooden horse snuggled right up to the gates of our school? Who built it, how, and why? It is certainly an […]
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The United States is one of the few countries, that is not considered third world, or a dictatorship, that still has capital punishment.Why? Is the use of capital punishment a […]
THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD !
Tom Joad, was for all of you, who may not remember, a character from the classic, John Steinback, novel, “The Grapes of Wrath.” He has returned. During the last several […]
THE RACE FOR THE SENATE
Like today’s NFL draft, where you see and hear, the so-called experts try to predict which player will be drafted by which team, a lot of attention will be paid […]
FIELDS OF DREAMS!
May 10, 2014 was a historic day in the history of sports as the St. Louis Rams drafted the first openly gay football player, Michael Sam. Each of us has […]
Politics From The Middle 