Monthly Archives: January 2010

Rights Of Kings

Dear Friends, It seems to me that reverting to the rights of kings is not progress. Not matter what you call “king” or “rights” the sentence means the same thing. So if we substitute “king” for “proletariat” or “society” the … Continue reading

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International Banking Regulation

Dear Friends, It seems to me that to call for world regulation of banks, as Obama and Gordon Brown have, opens Pandora’s Box. Once the UN or other such governing agency gets it’s claws into the banking industry… the bribes, … Continue reading

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Recent Supreme Court Ruling About Corporate Political Spending

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the way the unbiased media are playing the recent Supreme Court ruling, that the government cannot regulate anyone’s free speech, is despicable. The first amendment reads as follows; “Congress shall make no law … Continue reading

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Are We as Social as Socrates Said?

Dear Friends, It seems to me that we humans are a species that have developed the ability to individually specialize within the context of being very social. No other species has that ability. We alone choose our individual specialty then … Continue reading

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Economists and Weathermen

Dear Friends, It seems to me there are only a few jobs where you can always be wrong and never have to defend it. One is weather man and the other is economist. Although, of the two, weathermen are far … Continue reading

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Conscription or volunteer?

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the question of which system is most just, a volunteer army or a conscripted one is best answered by first asking what is an army for? To seek to find the answer to … Continue reading

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We Spent the Money But They Didn’t Come…

Dear friends, It seems to me that One reason the stimulus is working so poorly is that it was hastily crafted and inadequately thought out. The stories about the abuses, fraud, and outright idiocy about the $787 billion dollar stimulus … Continue reading

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Depression Judo

Dear Friends, It seems to me that depression is in large part a physiologic /psychological symptom of emotional distress. Mostly in the form of frustration. I have read that depression is related to suppressed anger or anger turned inward. I … Continue reading

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Christmas Attack

Dear Friends, It seems to me that one thing about the Christmas terror attack on the US homeland is the stark way it illustrates the difference in the debate from the Bush administration. After September 11, 2001 until November 5, … Continue reading

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