I heard someone recently say, “We shouldn’t even bomb ISIS. Instead, we should be trying to figure out why young people are seeking to join up with them.” The implication, of course, is that the United States is doing something … Continue reading
According to research from the Centers for Disease Control, teenage suicides have doubled from 1994 to 2012. Edward Shorter, Ph.D., writing in “How Everyone Became Depressed” reports: Male rates are far higher than female, and suicides among male adolescents rose … Continue reading
Pope Francis, on a visit to South America last week, called unfettered capitalism “the dung of the devil.” [telegraph.co.uk 7/11/15, CNN.com 7/10/15] It’s interesting that the Pope would go after unfettered capitalism. Unhampered capitalism has never existed anywhere. The closest … Continue reading
The New York Times reports that the Obama administration plans to reduce the active-duty Army force from 490,000 soldiers to 450,000 within two years. “In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will … Continue reading
A federal judge in Northern Virginia ordered the cancellation of the Washington Redskins federal trademark registrations on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. The decision comes 12 months after the United States Patent and Trademark Office canceled the Redskins’ trademark … Continue reading
From Politico.com 7/6/15, an article entitled, “The Socialist Surge”: No one asked Bernie Sanders what he thought about the Greek referendum on Sunday, but he shared his thoughts anyway. “I applaud the people of Greece for saying ‘no’ to more … Continue reading
A writer by the name of Elizabeth Pettingill, writing for wakeup-world.com on 6/18/15, writes: There is such a thing as being too nice, too giving and too caring. To overcome depression you must stop the habit of bending over to … Continue reading
Up and coming comedian Jim Jefferies is making fun of gun rights advocates. In a recent performance, he joked: I had a break in in Manchester, England where I was tied up. I had my head cut. They threatened to … Continue reading
The recent uproar over the Confederate flag illustrates everything that’s wrong-headed and unhealthy about today’s American culture. It’s so easy to run out in the world, on social media or elsewhere, and be seen as against something like the Confederate … Continue reading
Each of the following quotes are from American revolutionary Thomas Paine, writing in “The American Crisis” and “Rights of Man.” Political liberty consists in the power of doing whatever does not injure another. The exercise of the natural rights … Continue reading
Will ISIS attack America or its values on July 4? It’s anybody’s guess. In the eras of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, it’s difficult to imagine a more clueless and ineffective, if not morally and militarily suicidal, approach to … Continue reading
Psychologytoday.com [7-2-15] recently interviewed psychotherapist, former monk and best-selling author of Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore. The interview centered on the psychology of July 4th, and what the city of Washington DC actually represents to residents and visitors, according … Continue reading