Can a leopard change its spots? The question is often asked as a metaphor as to whether people can change. My observations tell me that leopards tend not to change their spots. It’s not because they can’t; it’s because they … Continue reading
A bully (verbal or physical) by definition has low or no self-esteem. This is because any individual at war with reality, as a bully is, cannot have self-esteem. Self-esteem comes from having a rational relationship with reality. Reason as the … Continue reading
Immigration reform? Here’s a thought: How about no freebies — not for immigrants, not for anybody. Government will protect citizens from foreign enemies and domestic crooks and killers. That’s it. No transfers of wealth. No “free” benefits or services — … Continue reading
We create the psychological climate around us. This is not to suggest that we are responsible for anyone else’s actions, thoughts or emotions. However, our own actions, thoughts and emotions tend to bring into our lives certain kinds of people … Continue reading
Q: What communication skills can help avoid misunderstandings with others? A: Always keep in mind: What is in the other person’s interest? Appeal to that when you talk. This will help in communicating effectively. In short, people listen when they perceive you … Continue reading
Chronic hope for the impossible inevitably leads to hopelessness about the possible.
Politicians who advocate Big Government hate private profit and capitalism — yet they love money. They must love money, because they dearly love spending it. Either they cannot or will not create it in the sums that they spend it. … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson wrote, “To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, … Continue reading
The people most self-conscious about having a “social conscience” are among the least conscious … and the least conscientious.
Most people seem to be in favor of the Obama Administration bypassing the judicial process and simply commanding that BP pay whatever Obama and his aides deem an appropriate amount in damages for the Gulf oil spill. We’re talking about … Continue reading
Poor General Stanley McChrystal. He was given a lousy job. He was put in charge of a war effort headed by a government whose Commander-in-Chief doesn’t even believe in the use of force — least of all by the arrogant … Continue reading
The President of the United States is throttling health insurance companies. Health insurance companies, after the passage of ObamaCare, are naturally passing their costs along to customers. This means premiums for everybody, especially those purchasing their own health insurance, will … Continue reading