Friday, September 14, 2012
The Death Of the American Workforce   SHARE For many years, the American workforce was considered to be among the most productive than innovative the world had ever seen. This did not suddenly and overnight in 2008, but rather, has eroded over the course of many years. A primary problem is a gap between the skills required to perform increasingly demanding jobs and as a recent study by the Brookings Institution demonstrates, a failure of Public Education to produce workers capable of meeting these needs.

(4 comments)        Sunday, January 16, 2011
Alice, Meet the Stupids Family   SHARE Shortly after the anniversary of he 9/11 attack, a writer had submitted an article calling for the nation to come together in the same spirit as had motivated us immediately following the actual attack, in 2001. Apparently totally unable to focus on that content, a number of individuals reverted once again to try to prove that attack was a U.S. Government conspiracy.This is the dialog between myself and a number of the advocates of this theory, taken directly from the comments appearing at that time.

       Sunday, December 28, 2008
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?   SHARE A carefully drawn suggestion for re-tooling post secondary education to meet the needs of students and employers, alike

(2 comments)        Sunday, November 16, 2008
Just Say No to Detroit   SHARE This Wall Street Journal demonstrates not only why GM should be denied a bailout, but the appalling ignorance of the current Administration, in considering doing so.

       Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Photography as a Weapon   SHARE Using the doctored Iranian Missile photo, this blog entry presents a thorough review of the impact of imagery as a psychological weapon.

       Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The Biggest Issue   SHARE Why did the United States become the leading economic power of the 20th century? The best short answer is that a ferocious belief that people have the power to transform their own lives gave Americans an unparalleled commitment to education, hard work and economic freedom.

       Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Madness and Shame   SHARE NY Times OpEd writer, Bob Herbert, Reviews a book revealing the depth and intensity of the Bush/Cheney war on the Constitution, and human rights.

(1 comments)        Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?   SHARE Still discussed a half century after first reported, the Milgrim experiments continue to be a ripe source for understanding human morality and cruelty.

(2 comments)        Friday, June 27, 2008
Your Brain Lies to You   SHARE We tend to remember news that accords with our worldview, and discount statements that contradict it.

       Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Let's be Serious   SHARE Bob Herbert, OpEd writer for the New York Times, lays out what he finds to be a most important issue as the election develops -- the misplaced emphasis placed on the trivial, while failing to focus on the important.

       Sunday, April 27, 2008
A Nation at Growing Educational Risk   SHARE This is a collection of data and articles demonstrating the level of deterioration occurring in American classrooms today, whether in public schools or at colleges and universities.

(13 comments)        Saturday, April 19, 2008
Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain   SHARE Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives because of how their brains work.

       Saturday, April 12, 2008
What personality tests reveal about the candidates   SHARE The author discusses the application of Jungian based personality tests to Clinton, Obama, and McCain. She discusses how they might differently govern, based on their past responses to political challenges.

       Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Hillary linked to Blackwater through Mark Penn   SHARE Apparently, the same folks who seve as Backwater's PR firm have links to Hillary Clinton's campaign -- through Mark Penn, Worldwide President of the hgh-priced Burson-Marsteller, which also helped Eric Price, Blackwater CEO, prepare his congressional testimony.

(4 comments)        Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Noam Chomsky, Fallen Hero?   SHARE Cited by many progressives as an intellectual leader of the progressive movement, this online book alleges Chomsky's startling hidden ties to the Neo-Nazi movement.

(2 comments)        Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Most Important Future Military Technologies   SHARE A review of some critical DARPA projects reveals a range of new weapons: Super lasers, binoculars that read minds, manipulating the "human terrain"...

(2 comments)        Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Teenage Brain   SHARE Are teenagers too rational? That, at least, is the conclusion of a recent study showing that teens overestimate the riskiness of things like unprotected sex and drunk driving, yet choose to do them.

(1 comments)        Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon's Secret Plan to Bring Peace to Vietnam   SHARE The secret Nixon/Kissinger plan to convince the Russians to end the Vietnam War, by convincing them that he was a crazy person, with a finger hovering over the nuclear button.

(1 comments)        Saturday, March 8, 2008
U.S. recession: A classic 12-act tragedy   SHARE Page-turning plot reads like Shakespeare, driven to dramatic climax

       Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Government to control your air conditioning!   SHARE The California Energy Commission is proposing radio control of thermostats to turn off your air conditioning, during periods of excessive power usage.