Government Size and Role
It's always puzzled me - just what is the scope of government? And what is the individual's scope? That of course raises the issue of…
Category: Government
The scope of organized authority ranges from family, through neighborhoods to municipalities, states, countries, and global governments.
Obama The Good, the Bad, and the Uglies
The ugly came out in extreme supporters and opponents. Each believed they had the one true truth and the other side is evil incarnate. Compromise…
Class Warfare and Status Quo
If unrest and riots are quelled without adjustments in societal and economic reality, they will reoccur—like earthquakes which always has us wondering, "Is this the…
Can everybody be sensible, yet come to different conclusions?
People who disagree are not necessarily being illogical. They may be evaluating facts and possibilities against different concerns and dimensions.
Design without a Designer
Our very, complex economic system has a design without a designer.
Gerrymandering Thwarts Majority Rule
The majority of PA votes were cast for Democratic candidates but gerrymandering lead to Republicans winning 13 seats with Democrats garnering but 5 seats!
Arab Governments and Terrorists
This makes the terrorists a useful ally in sitting Arab governments. These governments fear that the economic frustration will be properly focused against them.
This Pen for Hire
It's a good living, even during this Great Recession. It will remain so as long as politicians want to appear as benefactors when they're actually…
War Powers Act
A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court.