Gary Ares, a senior marketing professional in Rhode Island, writes about my article on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides broad authority for the federal government to use the military in domestic operations in order to detain …
The U.S. Constitution Has Been Suspended — But Why Are So Few People Noticing? Read More »
I have 13 meetings lined up over five days next week spread out from Washington, DC to Boston, starting with an interview with Jerry Taylor, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, conservative think-tank in our nation’s capital. I successfully appealed …
Here’s an item from the file “It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.” Yesterday, Hillary Clinton told the UN Security Council, “The evidence is clear that (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad’s forces are initiating nearly all the attacks …
Frequent commenter Greg Chick writes: I am not sure why good leaders are not in politics. Possibly good leaders can make lots of money (in the private sector) … The single best answer I can provide is that the political …
Here’s a good article for those interested in global climate change and the role of government in our lives. Journalist Christian Parenti points out that private sector interests alone will do very poorly in dealing with the enormity of the …
A great number of folks wrote in, commenting on my recent piece in which I outlined Plans A, B, and C, i.e., three broad-level ways in which our society could deal with its sustainability issues vis-à-vis energy. Many people commented …
A friend who favors right-wing ideologies sent me a video in which the Cato Institute ripped up Obama’s State of the Union Address, pointing out certain claims as lies – even challenging the legality of some of the actions he’s …
Can the American Political Process Result in Real Leadership? Read More »
Here, Ronald Reagan’s budget director David Stockman speaks to the level of corruption that exists between Washington and Wall Street. I’m always impressed with people who enjoy the luxury of self-criticism; Stockman is clearly remorseful for the position he took …
Clean Energy Will Come When We Clean Up Government Read More »
A friend of mine who runs a very successful hedge fund cautions me to expect inflation, and suggests that perhaps it’s a good time for me to get back into real estate. But our discussion so far leaves me unconvinced: …
Deal with Corporate-Government Collusion Or We’re Doomed as a Nation Read More »
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