Not much gets people riled up more than differing opinions on taxation. Throughout the history of our country, many other issues have been debated and even battled over and then resolved. No disagreement has endured the test of time more than the argument over taxes. The current right-wing division of the Republican Party was not…
Read moreWar Part II – Imagine This
In my previous column concerning war, I spoke about the possibility of preventing it. John Lennon, in his song titled “Imagine” had us ponder living “as one”. Unfortunately, in the current state of affairs, if there was but one person on earth, they would probably invent another person to run through with a spear. Seriously…
Read moreTrumpeting Off Key
Every week, I make an attempt to write a column with social commentary that is non-specific to any particular person or event. Now I find I am compelled to break with my normal stance and jump into the political fray and take my lumps. For many decades, crude and offensive political rhetoric has become the…
Read moreThey Call It A Budget?
Here in the USA, we have a national debt currently exceeding 2.4 trillion dollars. For most of us, that is a meaningless figure, exceeding our easy understanding. However, when viewed as to how much each person owes, it can make more sense. 2.4 trillion is well over sixty-two thousand dollars per citizen. Wow, each of…
Read moreWhy I Avoid Most Hot Topics
You may have noticed I’ve rarely written on many contentious topics, especially any dominating our news and social media. That is fully intentional on my part, but not out of concern that I might be ostracized by one group or another, nor through a desire to be praised. It’s always been my view that what…
Read moreI Beg To Differ
Once upon a time there was an atheist, a real zealot if you will, that felt the Christian religion was not only foolish, but a major source of problems in the world. He took every opportunity that presented itself to engage in a war of words with any person of faith, to persuade them that…
Read moreSchool Vouchers
I could probably write a dozen or more columns on the subject of education. Perhaps I will as time goes on, but my subject today is school vouchers. Funds for primary and secondary education are collected by various government agencies and are used for public schools. A school voucher program would allow a parent to…
Read moreWar! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Those words became well known, once released by Motown in the song “War” by Edwin Starr in June 1970. Within a month, it was the number-one hit on the Billboard chart. It was probably the most-played protest song of the near-end and post-Vietnam era. The song speaks of the tragedy of any war and is…
Read moreHealth Care – A Right or Privilege?
Recently, Kara McCullough was asked a question during the Miss USA competition whether she regarded health care as a right or a privilege. She responded that she considered it a “privilege,” but after a firestorm of criticism on social media, she clarified her statement to say that it was also a “right.” Regardless of what…
Read moreCapital Punishment Woes
In the not too distant past, our forebears would sentence a murderer to death for his crime promptly. Within a day or less, they would hang or shoot him. Our laws on quick execution have changed over time, especially due to mistakes that have lead to the deaths of some innocents. Appeals eventually became automatic….
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