In accepting his endorsement for president from the National Rifle Association, Donald Trump said: “We are getting rid of gun-free zones. OK? I can tell you,” Trump said after talking about the Chattanooga shootings last year, during which a gunman … Continue reading
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. — Thomas Jefferson
Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the fatal EgyptAir crash that killed 66 people “does appear that it was an act of terrorism” and that it reinforced “the need for American leadership.” “But, once again, it shines a very bright light … Continue reading
Recently, I posted a Peanuts cartoon that said: “Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening…it just stops you from enjoying the good.” I found the comments, in reply to the post, quite interesting. One comment: “Agreed, but easier said … Continue reading
I read Dr. Michael Hurd almost daily. You can unpack a lot of issues reading his columns. Free psychotherapy!
The free speech chill is on. Welcome to Amerika. The Director of National Intelligence, Mr. James Clapper, recently signed the ‘Security Executive Agent Directive Five’ (SEAD5) Which, when adopted as part of public policy, would give far-reaching powers to the … Continue reading
John R. Schafer, Ph.D. writes on psychologytoday.com: “Changing negative first impressions is difficult. A person who forms a negative impression of another person will be less inclined to meet that person a second time because that person has been judged … Continue reading
The latest from Gallup Poll: Presented with three separate scenarios for the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 58% of U.S. adults favor the idea of replacing the law with a federally funded healthcare system that provides insurance for … Continue reading
It’s a known fact that we humans tend to value something less if we didn’t work for it. If you work hard for success in your job, it means a lot more than if that success were just handed to … Continue reading
A reader sent me the following. I don’t know who wrote it; but it’s thought-provoking: “Pick the lesser of two evils” – is what is urged on us today. But that is what German voters said to themselves in the … Continue reading
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. — H. L. Mencken
I hate to say it. But it’s true. No matter who wins the presidential election in the fall, the Constitution is screwed. If Hillary Clinton wins, she will take this as an endorsement of Obama’s presidency, and an invitation to … Continue reading