by Doug | Nov 21, 2021 | Humanism/Philosophy, Signs Of The Times
WORDS: 1,286 — “No country venerates its “Founding Fathers” like the United States. Academics, legislators, judges, and ordinary citizens all frequently seek to validate their opinions and policy prescriptions by identifying them with the statesmen who...
by Doug | Nov 20, 2021 | Domestic Threats, Signs Of The Times, Warnings/Cautions
WORDS: 1,247 — Everyone has an opinion on this trial and the end result. But I tend to think that this is less about any opinion for or against the verdict, and far more about the ramifications of loosening gun laws and the impact on society in general. This...
by Doug | Nov 16, 2021 | Domestic Threats, Warnings/Cautions
WORDS: 1,088 — The long term effect of this trial goes way beyond the boy’s guilt or innocence, way beyond being Liberal or Conservative and taking sides on some variant of trying to live with the Second Amendment. This trial is a foretelling of one of...
by Doug | Nov 4, 2021 | The Economy, The Pandemic, The White House, Trumpian Politics
WORDS: 1,756 — So, now what? Well, certainly it means at least a couple things besides the obvious of Dems losing and Republicans gaining. Strategies on both sides are about to change radically for the next two election cycles. As I suggested in a past post...
by Doug | Nov 1, 2021 | The White House
WORDS: 667 — I generally like Biden and because of his years in politics combined with a human empathy I find him perfect as the followup President to the completely chaotic Trump years. He will provide a measure of calm, traditional, and steadfast governance...