Red Meat

Back to the Constitutional Framework

If you’ve wondered why some people are on fire to restore the meaning and purpose of the Constitution, you might consider books from The National Center for Constitutional Studies.
The flagship book is The 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen. This book traces the founders and their guiding principles as the country was originally coming [...] Read more »

Americorps — Don’t Blame President Obama

is sort of an “in-US Peace Corp”. It’s not volunteer as participants are paid. Admittedly they are not paid much, but it is something.
Recently there has been sound and fury about President Obama and Americorps. The biggest issue is the recent firing of the Gerald Walpin, the Inspector General. My assessment is that this firing [...] Read more »

What is the World Short of?

If you sit back and ponder “what do we really need more of in the world?” you’ll no doubt come up with “common sense” before long.
But if you limit your thoughts to physical resources there are a few things at the top of the list. Potable water and cheap and safe insect control are two [...] Read more »

In Bizarro-Bureaucracy World…

In the real world, you know the difference between correlation and causation.
Correlation is a pattern of events that happen near to each other but do not cause one another. Say, the sun comes up and you go to work. They happen together, but for most people the fact that [...] Read more »

From one Imperial President to Another…

“Got your back, dude…”
After dallying on supporting protestors in Iran whose votes were blatantly ignored, President Obama apparently decided that he would come out swinging next time a crisis occurred.
And he can pick ‘em!
President Zelaya of Honduras has taken community organizing to the logical extreme down there by deciding [...] Read more »