Tag: Politics
If _______ is Elected I’m Leaving!
This is a rewrite of a post from 2008. “In a British newspaper interview published May 24 2008 actress Susan Sarandon told London’s Telegraph she’ll consider moving to Italy or Canada if John Mc... Read More
DEI vs MEA
Diversity, Equity and InclusionvsMerit, Experience and Attitude. If you needed to choose a doctor and you had data, would your criteria be more DEI or more MEA? How about when you were choosing a lawy... Read More
Do-Gooders
“If you want to know America–if you want to see it for what it was and what it is–you need to look at Indian history and at the Indian present.” “It has always bothered m... Read More
Shame on Arizona
On June 2, 1924 American Indians were granted full citizenship by an act of the US Congress.It wasn’t until 1948 that Arizona allowed Indians to vote. From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Tre... Read More
Worth Reading
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer If you care about fairness and justice this is a disturbing book. It is also a book about hope. The Native Americans were totally defeated by 1900 their n... Read More
Congress Moves
“Like all other large bodies, where there is a variety of different interests to reconcile, their deliberations are slow.“ George Washington, 1783 During the winter of 1783 Congress was di... Read More
Note to the Republicans in Congress
The cost of helping Ukraine now is very low when compared with the cost of dealing with Russia if it is allowed to conquer Ukraine. President Zelensky visits Cave Creek, AZ.... Read More
Capitalism vs Socialism
“The trouble with socialism is socialism the trouble with capitalism is capitalists” Winston Churchill Capitalism harnesses greed to grow a nations wealth but while everyone has more, the wealth r... Read More