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• “Mission Accomplished”—Ever?

  

  Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize[courtesy Google Images]The New York Times (“Iraq Airstrikes May Continue for Months, Obama Says”) reports that, “President... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Weird Al” Yankovic

  I’ve never been a fan “Weird Al” Yankovic’s humor.  It always seemed sophomoric to me.  I thought he should’ve been called “Sophomoric Al” Yankovic. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two Minute Sermon

  I don’t know who this woman is, but she delivers a remarkable, almost astonishing sermon.  I can only imagine how much time she dedicated to writing,... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fascists Or Fanatics?

  

  The Religion of Peace–or of Fascists and Fanatics?[courtesy Google Images]The New York Times  “CAIRO — Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is the Economy’s 2nd Quarter Performance Overrated?

  

  [courtesy Google Images]Yahoo Finance “The latest numbers on GDP growth show an encouraging upturn. After a dismal drop in first quarter output, GDP grew by 4%... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Just Desserts

  

  [courtesy Google Images]Financial Trend Forecaster The following headings are from Financial Trend Forecaster.  The subsequent comments are my own. 1) “Promise... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Arguments

  

  Argument[courtesy Google Images]Who’d’ve guessed, hmm?There are several varieties of argument.  However, in it’s most basic form, argument consists of:1) Major... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Songbird

  I close each of the two hours on my Tuesday night radio show, American Independence Hour, with the song Danny Boy. That version of the song is haunting. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ferguson Mo Conspiracy Theory

  Here’s a Black resident of Ferguson, Missouri, who claims that the federal government has imported phoney protesters into Ferguson to fan the flames and help... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Greg Hunter Interviews Paul Craig Roberts

  This may be the single most illuminating–and disturbing–interview I’ve ever seen.  Paul Craig Roberts (former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under the... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CDC: Ebola Outbreak Possible

  First, here’s a short video warning that there’s a slim possibility of an outbreak of the Ebola disease here in the US.  The video is reasonable and not... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• For a Few Dollars More

  

  [courtesy Google Images]Yahoo Finance Credit.comCredit.comYahoo Finance.This is especially true since a recent survey (Economic Well-Being of U.S. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will the U.S. Start WWIII?

  

  [courtesy Google Images]Holter Report “I have read an unconfirmed report that 139 of the world’s nations are already in agreement to abandon the dollar. . .... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tuesday Night Radio: Colin McRoberts

  Colin McRoberts asked to interview me for a book.  I countered by asking him to appear on tonight’s radio show.  He agreed.Here’s his letter requesting an... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• An American Hero

  

  Master Sargent Roy Benavidez[courtesy Google Images]A lot of people are called heroes, but they aren’t.  They may have done something remarkable once or even... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tuesday Night Radio: Francis Steffan, Host of the Frank Report

  My guest tonight is Frank (“Francis Steffan”), who produces the daytime radio show (Financial Survival) that I co-host as well as tonight’s evening program... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• You Have to Let the Public Talk

  “Entire Park District Board Placed Under Citizen’s Arrest”How cool!  Ten years ago, the board would’ve laughed at a citizen’s arrest.  In this video, the board... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Beware The Ides of August

  

  Et tu, Bernanke?Et yutu, Yellen?[courtesy Google Images]Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music cry... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why America Isn’t the Greatest Country in the World Anymore

  This an excerpt from a TV show.  It’s all scripted and fictional.  The speaker made one off-hand remark that I didn’t appreciate.  Still, even if this moment... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• World Economy as Vulnerable as It Was in 2007

  

  [courtesy Google Images]Telegraph “The world economy is just as vulnerable to a financial crisis as it was in 2007, with the added danger that debt ratios are... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY