Author Archives: john

International Banking Regulation

Posted on January 27, 2010 by john

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

Posted on January 24, 2010 by john

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?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by john

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

Posted on January 17, 2010 by john

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?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by john

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…

Posted on January 10, 2010 by john

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

Posted on January 6, 2010 by john

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

Posted on January 3, 2010 by john

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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Can We Count on Foundational Climate Data?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the back story about the German 6th Army’s destruction at the battle of Stalingrad is an apt metaphor for how global warming is being inflated. After thee Russian Guards Armor had encircled 6th … Continue reading →

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Opium of the People

Posted on December 28, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that government largess is the opium of the people. Once people get addicted to government spending they loathe giving it up. Even when it is in their personal best interest to do so. When … Continue reading →

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