Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to Lafayette in 1823 that went as follows: “I do not believe with the Rochefoucaults and Montaignes, that fourteen of fifteen men are rogue. I believe a great abatement from that proportion may be made in favor of general honesty. But I have always found that rogues would […]

The recent capture of Saddam Hussein by the U.S. Military was great news for the American and Iraqi people. Across our nation the news of his capture was met with hoops, hollers, and smiles. The news was especially good for Iraqi Americans. Cheers went up at the New York Jets- Pittsburgh Steelers game on that […]

On 20 January 2004, George Bush Jr. the President of the United States gave his last (?) State of the Union Address. In this article, I will point out 25 fallacies of the speech on the war on terror.
Fallacy 1. “By bringing hope to the oppressed and delivering justice to the violent, [the American servicemen […]

So you’ve paid off the loan, and the mortgage, done the renovations, the paperwork and now your home is finally your own house. You can’t help feeling, however, that you aren’t quite ready to sit back and rest easy. What if someone breaks into your house, damages and steals your property? What can you do […]

Connecting Ten Thousand Fugitives and the Beach Boys
My soul is starved and hungry, ravenous insatiable for your nourishing commands. Psalm 119: 17-33
Driving between the two lunches I had that day. Mike Love’s reed thin voice leading up to the radio news that “Torture Guy” (Our American Attorney General) had somehow slapped the cuffs on 10,000 […]

A small pokerstack is described as having less than ten big blinds. No one wants to be the small stack, but it happens. And once it does, it’s time to find out what you’re made of.
In the small stack position, it’s make or break time. If you’ve got […]

The US-backed Road Map peace plan had no real chance of success because Israel was the only signatory living up to its side of the agreement, former US House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich wrote recently.
“Diplomacy is important and has a vital role to play [in solving the Israeli-Arab conflict], but its function must be […]

Heard about the Child Trust Fund? surprisingly few seem to be aware of the fact that all babies are given a free £250 voucher from the government to put in a Child Trust Fund. The child’s voucher may be invested in any one of three kinds of CTF account, Stakeholder - a […]

As in nearly all things, America has been of two minds concerning the rehabilitation of criminals. One camp believes the more severe and lengthy the punishment, the less opportunity a criminal will have to re offend. Lock them up and throw away the key. Statistics prove this camp wrong and alternatives are far from […]

The world has been blessed to have Pope John Paul II for the past 27 years. Many people have called him The Man of the Century. Pope John Paul II was certainly one of the best known and most revered men on earth.
According to the Reverend Billy Graham, “He’ll go down in history as the […]