I guess most of us are pretty convinced that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in favor on Trump. And there seems to be significant support in the belief that they are interfering in the 2020 election as well. It also...
I love History. And everyone says you can learn from History. If that were really true we wouldn’t keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over. But there is one overwhelming truism that we can learn from...
I had a thought: Suppose the smartest people the world has ever seen who can create cures for some our greatest diseases and create some of our greatest inventions may very well be alive today and living in: An American...
I wish I had the bully pulpit and the means to start this: Why don’t ALL of the religious entities in America (Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, or whatever) pick a day and march. March in favor of BLACK LIVES...
I do not care how beautiful it is. I do not care how artistic it is. If someone puts graffiti on a structure without the express permission of the owner, resident, or other authorized person: It is vandalism. How can it...
First off, I am totally and completely in favor and sympathy with the Black Lives Matter protests, both in Portland and nationwide. I live quite near downtown Portland so I have a front-row seat to the news coverage of this...
I see basically good people support Trump. Yes, they are good people despite my knee-jerk desire and willingness to lump them all into a group of stupid, naïve, racist, or terrible people. Many of them are influence by their...
Something got to me today. I was accused by someone as being filled with hatred. I did not get it and I still do not get it. I was going to show the actual dialogue of the Facebook conversation that lead to this accusation but...
It is hard to comprehend why Bernie Sanders does not just go away. Really. He is not a powerful speaker. He does not propose much of anything that is practical, especially given that he does not play well with others as proven...
I was not going to write about this but because neither group seems to be lessening their impact on society nor reducing their vocal footprint, I just have to say something. I have made no secret about the fact that I despise...