Things They are A-Changing

The Middle East is a mess.  Well, that ‘s not new news.  What is news, however, is where it is becoming messier.   US foreign policy is between a rock and a hard place.  Our past 12 years of Middle East policy seems will produce an unexpected and unwanted outcome. Tunisia and Libya are inching [...]

The Look of Order

Many Americans have watched the British royal wedding live today.  There is a magic and aura about the way the Brits pull off one of these events.  The music, the outfits, and the pomp all combine for an impression of order.  This is how the world should be, one might think. The English, the Scots, [...]

Judgement Day

The month of May 2011 is shaping up to be a big month for religiously focused people.  Well, maybe not all those who profess to a belief, but a lot of them.  For the rest of us, it could be bad news if we have guessed wrong. On May 1 the Roman Catholic Church will [...]

Governments Are Not Smart

History is replete with examples of unexplainable Government mistakes.  Governments start down certain paths and suddenly something unexpected happens.  Oh, I should correct myself.  There is always an explanation.  It is simply that the explanation either makes no sense or is patently false. Now it is true that Governments do not always get easy problems [...]

The Wedding…

The English media, just like NBC are just beside themselves with anticipation of the upcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.  There is one difference.  NBC is in it for the money.  The British, for some reason, see it as real and important.  Hmmm. The whole notion of “royalty” seems strange in America.  [...]

Know When To Hold Them…

Spring brings a renewed spirit.  The air suggest everything is possible.  No matter how bleak it has been, tomorrow will be better.  Well maybe. The US is engaged in two, maybe three wars. We are not going to achieve our lofty goals in any of them.  It is time to fold our hands. We all [...]

The Long Race

It must be a great job.  I am speaking about the Presidency of the United States.  Otherwise, why would anyone spend so much money and take so much time to campaign for election? Each of the major political parties draw their supporters from each layer of society. There are the very rich, the wealthy, those [...]

Pay Back

There are two proposals on the table aimed at reigning in the deficit.  The deficit is a national disgrace.  Today it demonstrates to the world that America is unable to run its own affairs of State.  If Washington DC were a business, it would be declared bankrupt. Aside from the image and competency issues, the [...]

Four, Six, Eight

The opening bids are in.  We now have three proposals to reduce the Federal Budget Deficit.  None of the proposals works by itself.  With $1.6 trillion staring at us, $400, 600, and 800 billion reduction per year does not reduce the debt.  Rather, the debt keeps growing. Everyone has rightly counseled that too rapid a [...]

Don’t Meddle

The budget debate, and in particular, reducing the deficit, is getting all the news these days.  And while this is a worthy subject, there is another set of events, not totally unrelated, taking place right now too.  Check out the Middle East. Libya is the poster child for why intervention is usually an unwise action.  [...]