Jul
4
Remember the Point of the Day
July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The 4th of July, set as Independence Day, may be history’s top breakout for human beings. By breakout, independence means breaking free of the yoke of government. History is replete with governments controlling people for the government systems’ own interests. From kings tyrants and dictators of one person in power to collusions of many using […]
Jun
20
A Whole New System
June 20, 2011 | 2 Comments
There’s an anchor in the U.S. economy. The chain needs cut setting innovation and creativity free. While the topic today isn’t energy and fuel, getting minds and capital focused depends in a major way in shifting attention and funds away from waste to productive research and development. Dave Chase writes in Linkedin’s Tech Crunch about […]
Jan
7
Fightin’ over the Forests vs. Trees
January 7, 2011 | 13 Comments
Your writer has had an interesting day. I returned from the API provided trip to Washington D.C. yesterday evening. (I’ll get to that next week, it’s a lot to study, distill and cover.) Since Christmas morning I’ve nursed along a cracked tooth. Now if you have an abscessed tooth, take folk’s advice and don’t fly. […]
Dec
24
A Happy Holidays Challenge
December 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
There’s the politically correct headline, but since so many think “Merry Christmas” is some sort of mental assault, this writer would point out that Happy Holidays is a sort of mental assault on Christians. A cynic might say it’s just an assault on a majority, which incidentally practices forgiveness, so it’s really easy to get […]
Dec
15
It’s Time to Format and Re Install Government
December 15, 2010 | 7 Comments
Here’s a little intellectual exercise – look at the nations of the world and compare the extent of government intrusion with the economic growth and societal standard of living. It doesn’t take a college degree or high school diploma to instantly see the more government there’s less growth and lower living standards. Government comes in […]