Remember “You can’t legislate morality”? ‘Tis true. ‘Tis also true of mental wellness. No congressional, judicial, or executive action will end or prevent depression, mental illness, addiction, hatred, etc. But these are the elements at the root of irrational violence. … Continue reading
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The Electoral College is safe, I think.
There have been a number of posts lately on social media about the movement (or whatever it is) to abolish the Electoral College. This idea, unfortunately, has been promoted nationally by people who should have enough education or civics IQ … Continue reading
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Ted Cruz: Smarts and Character
I wrote this in response to a Facebook post that was disparaging primarily of President Trump, but also dumped on Senator Cruz. …During the Obama administration, Cruz was the outsider (even to Republicans), the one that the establishment in Washington … Continue reading
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Words of Wisdom from Astronaut / Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins
Eileen Collins’ witness statement from the hearing on “The Space Leadership Preservation Act and the Need for Stability at NASA” in February of this year was short, to the point, and dead on. To whit: “I believe program cancellation decisions … Continue reading
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Free Enterprise Works – So Let It
Seeing a flurry of social media posts about the minimum wage got me to thinking that it really is a terrible idea to have a federally-mandated minimum wage at all. Companies should pay wages that are tied to an employee’s … Continue reading
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Happy Monday! – A New Social Media Game
I am announcing A NEW GAME called “Happy Monday!” THE RULES of the game, applicable to all social media activity: 1) ON MONDAYS (and only Mondays) 2) DO NOT POST any messages* about the pandemic** 3) DO NOT POST any … Continue reading →