Here's what some of the esteemed professors at some of our universities are saying about the Alexandria shooting (from the BBC): "Republicans have proven impervious to mass shootings and I don't think you'll see any reforms now," said Adam Winkler, a UCLA law professor and gun policy expert. "This will be business as usual, they … Continue reading From the Halls of Ivy

CBS news has a video of Rep Gary Palmer (R-Alabama) being interviewed. Gayle King said they were hearing reports that shooting might have been "politically motivated." Really??  What rock do these reporters live under?  When the shooter asked if they were Republican's or Democrats on the field, what OTHER motivation would he have? Palmer said … Continue reading The Alexandria Spin Has Started

Reverend Peter Marshall was one of the best-known Senate Chaplains, appointed Jan. 04, 1947 after WWII ended and the Korean War was beginning.  Ten years earlier he had become the minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.  He came from Scotland, and became an American citizen in 1938. On Jan. 13, … Continue reading Humility and Responsibility

Teachers in Augusta, Maine are apparently now subject to the school administration telling who they can or cannot pray for, and, if they happen to mention to a colleague they are praying for them, they will be reprimanded for possibly imposing a "strong religious/spiritual belief system" on the person they prayed for, even if that … Continue reading Separation of Church and Education

Last Thursday the United States House of Representatives voted and narrowly passed the new American Health Care Act.  Now it will go to the Senate, where it will most likely be amended and sent to a conference committee and then back to the house for another vote. The bill would eliminate the mandate that orders … Continue reading A Step in the Right Direction

NOTE: the FDA has put a hold on this regulation for a year.  Maybe Trump got someone in there who is capable of using their brain and some common sense. The 105-page rule would implement Obama-era amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), which sets national standards for the marketing and … Continue reading More Government Lunacy

The United Nations, an intergovernmental organization to promote international cooperation,  was formed to replace the ineffective League of Nations in 1945 after WWII to prevent another world war.  It had 51 member nations when it was founded, it now has 193.  The UN is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions of it's member nations, of … Continue reading The World’s Money Pit

Back in 1954 a law was added to the U.S. tax code called the Johnson Amendment, named after Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (who later was President from 1963 to 1969).  In the middle of a massive tax code overhaul, Johnson slipped the amendment in to stymie the efforts of a political opponent when Johnson … Continue reading The Johnson Amendment

Welcome to the 23rd century, where “warp drive” has made space travel not only possible but really, really fast! The entire planet Earth is under control of one “government” and no one has to worry about a job because everyone has one. They all work together not for pay-- they have “evolved” beyond the pursuit … Continue reading The Star Trek Myth

First it was Bill Cosby.  Accusers from his past came out of the wood work to tell their story of the famous comedian taking advantage of them, date-rape, drugging them, etc.  The fact that these assaults happened decades ago doesn't lessen the seriousness, but also the fact that the man apparently changed sometime in his … Continue reading Fox News is Burning Down