Take Marijuana Off the DEAs Docket
Quit paying the DEA to chase marijuana. We could save millions for education (or tax credits, for you republicans). We spend millions locking up Americans for using marijuana. Or as NORML says in a 1999 billboard campaign up in bus shelters around the city, "A Pot Smoker is Busted Every... Read More
Economics and Politics of Regional Droughts
It cities across America water is an issue, the flow is sporadic, either too much or too little. We must stabilize the flow, so businesses can plan, people can feel secure and we will not be caught with our pants down during the next drought. In some parts of our... Read More
Quality of Life and Freedom, Unilateral Discussion
City Governments is their quest for; "quality of life" often lose sight of the revenue stream which derives the money to run their city. Of course this trend has been going on a very long time. People should remember that government exists because the people allow it to exist and... Read More
Michael Moore: The Dumbest People on the Face of the Earth
"Fahrenheit 9/11" auteur Michael Moore recently fueled the epidemic of hatred for America by denouncing his own country and his own people to the foreign press. The UK's Mirror printed Mr. Moore's observation of Americans: "They are the dumbest people on the face of the earth...in thrall to conniving, thieving,... Read More
MORAL ARMOR Condemns Home and Business Seizure Law
Nothing could be more alarming for Americans than what I read this morning: "The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses - even against their will - for private economic development." This is a deplorable moral atrocity to perpetrate against Americans and must... Read More
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Was created on July 30th 2002, by Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley, who drafted the bill. It followed a series of high profile scandals. Its objective is to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws.The... Read More
The Glorious Acts of Our Legislature
I always have to remember to take a deep breath when examining the laws being proposed by our grand Legislature. I detest most of the new legislation on the table, but have to forgive our representatives in the House and Senate for it. After all, writing laws is what a... Read More
Africa?s Prosperity Goals: A Cultural Perspective
Commission for Africa (CFA), one is made to understand is the brainchild of His Excellency, the UK Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair. Another initiative geared towards arriving at a set of policies meant to get Africa out of its economic doldrums.Concerning this matter, I must say, 'Thank you Sir' for... Read More
The Economics of Cloning Armies or Super Families
Let's put the religious part of the debate for a moment, there will be time for that later. Currently there is much ethics debate from many different religious beliefs about cloning in both the scientific communities and the church. Enough in fact that the US Senate and Congress have already... Read More
How Small Business Benefits From Supporting Labor Unions
For a short time I worked as a union officer for the office workers' union at Walt Disney studios. It was a very educational experience and one thing I learned is that people have a strange attitude about the relationship between unions and business management. All too many business managers... Read More
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Let us Disband The FTC?s Franchising Division
Previously Senator Dick Armey and his staff in 2000 to... Read More
Protecting Our Buses from International Terrorists
We know that the International Terrorists like the idea of... Read More
California Mutual Assistance Program
In years past California Mutual Assistance Program and emergency response... Read More
The European Bank for the Retardation of Development
In typical bureaucratese, the pensive EBRD analyst ventures with the... Read More
Delta
As you know Delta Airlines is close to bankruptcy. Their... Read More
Monsanto Terminator Seeds
How do you feel about Terminator Seeds from Monsanto? I... Read More
The Self-Appointed Altruists
Their arrival portends rising local prices and a culture shock.... Read More
American Eugenics
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when... Read More
Experts?
ACCREDITATION: - Scholastic regimentation from the post WWII period has... Read More
Mexican Tariffs on American Goods?
Mexican has tariffs on goods, which come into its country... Read More
Why Do US Media Ignore Secret UK Government Memo On A Mega Iraq War Conspiracy?
The blogosphere has been jumping around the story like crazy... Read More
The Gun Control Debate
The gun control debate in America is a battle between... Read More
PATRIOTIC ARMAGEDDON... Can You Hear Me Now?
Each day the present geo-political reality confirms what The Tribulation... Read More
California Attorneys and Politicians
California Attorneys and politicians are to blame for the energy... Read More
A Look Ahead to 2008 (Part II)
Last week, I began my look ahead to the 2008... Read More
Religion, Wars and Civilization
Many are quick to point out the benefits of religion... Read More
Justice Department Losing the War on Street Gangs
The Justice Department is at it again; promoting themselves in... Read More
Lyndon Johnson - The Day After Dallas
J. Edgar Hoover and LBJ used to enjoy watching Hoover's... Read More
Corruption and Transparency
I. The FactsJust days before a much-awaited donor conference, the... Read More
Free Markets, Wal-Mart, Over Regulation; What an interesting concept?
Unions are angry at the high salary of the executives... Read More
Plastics In Our Nations Dumps and Landfills
Long Term Environmental Effect of Plastics, Composites and Other Materials... Read More
The FTC Purports and Misrepresents Their Law Enforcement Experience as It Attacks Business
We should all give much kudos to the Federal Trade... Read More
In Defense of the Feds Vs Katrina
I, too, am saddened by the disaster in New Orleans... Read More
The Blessings of the Black Economy
Some call it the "unofficial" or "informal" economy, others call... Read More
Retirement Age Will Have To Be Raised Since People Are Living Longer
With people living longer we have some problems as those... Read More
Dole, Kemp, Trusting People
Many in the peanut gallery of society are so quick... Read More
Droughts, Dirty Water and Disease
When we go through periods of droughts we also have... Read More
Ohio Department of Transportation; Sector Economic Reality
Ohio's transportation sector seems to be strong, even with Ohio's... Read More
Thune Republicans: Sudden Friends of the Working Person?
The Right's defense of John Thune in the Dan Nelson/MetaBank... Read More
The Reconstruction of Europe
The Second World War was the continuation of World War... Read More
Advances in Nuclear Energy; Safe, Clean and Reliable
The newest pebble reactors are easy to build and manage... Read More
Bird Flu may kill you and your family
We have heard a lot about the coming bird flu... Read More
NASA Budget Space Shuttle Thoughts
Regarding the issues with the Space Shuttle and the in... Read More
Africa?s Prosperity Goals: A Cultural Perspective
Commission for Africa (CFA), one is made to understand is... Read More
Colts? Stadium Short on Horse Sense
The predominant discussion in the Indianapolis media over the proposed... Read More
Common Sense vs. Common Senseless - How Thomas Paine Can Be Applied To Modern Day; Part One
INTRODUCTIONPERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not... Read More
Iran is Escalating the Conflict
Iran has threatened to raise America's fuel prices again. They... Read More
Make Plastic Out of Corn
Here is an interesting thought; Corn to make Plastic An... Read More
US Social Security - Is President Bush A Robin Hood After All?
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report... Read More
North Korea and Diplomatic Solutions; Random Thoughts Part I
You know now that North Korea is backing down on... Read More
Steel Import Tariff Taxes Hurt Industry, Not Help Them
US Steel prices have cost franchisees in my company and... Read More
More Devastating Than a Nuclear Bomb
Despite their signature on the Biological Weapons Convention of 1975,... Read More
John Roberts ? Supreme Court Nominee
President Bush's selection of the Hon. John Roberts is an... Read More
Birth of a Nation
When you see hooded Klansmen walking up Pennsylvania Avenue to... Read More
So How Far Have We Come? Here are some of the 2001 Anti Terrorist Projects
An article in Information Week in January 14, 2002 discussed... Read More
The Cost of the COLD WAR
Many people who are expert in the issue of the... Read More
Mexican Tariffs on American Goods?
Mexican has tariffs on goods, which come into its country... Read More
The Ugly American Returns!
Originally published in 1958, "The Ugly American" (Lederer & Burdick)... Read More
Thune Republicans: Sudden Friends of the Working Person?
The Right's defense of John Thune in the Dan Nelson/MetaBank... Read More
Bodyguard Training in Mexico; My Experiences While Providing BG Training in Mexico
Mexico the country of Salsa, Tortillas and Corruption; I first... Read More
Immigration: Ten Points to Ponder
1. Why is it that no one seems to notice,... Read More
Government is a Franchise System; just not a very good one
Few understand the Franchising Format and even fewer have correlated... Read More
Federal Trade Commission Franchising Division; Inept?
Why are we over regulating the franchising industry? What are... Read More
Revitalizing The Power of the Baby Boomers
As baby boomers, we have been spoiled all of our... Read More
Canning International Terrorists? Literally
Well here is a great new product, we first saw... Read More
Maryland Lawyers and Politicians Want More Regulations
We know that in Maryland, which some call "Merry Land"... Read More
Reprisal of the Bill of Proposed Electronic Crime Act 2004
The clause (c) of Electronic Crime Act 2004 has been... Read More
Pending Oil Crisis
Heavens, what are we up against? It seems these days... Read More
The Absurdity of the Public School Monopoly
The notion that local governments should have almost total monopoly... Read More
Was Pakistan a British Creation?
The furore in the BJP camp in India, triggered by... Read More
Workers
We have read about the unemployment rate being high. Really... Read More
Unemployment Iraqi Style
Let's put it all into perspective: the U.S. has an... Read More
Oil Prices Effect The United States Competitiveness
Just because we have been leading the World in innovation... Read More
Jobs and the Flow of Fuel
We see today a fierce unspoken competition between trucks and... Read More
Russian State Administration Gives New Facelift to Oil and Energy Resources
With the world's largest oil and natural gas reserves, second... Read More
Is This All There Is?
In today's Rants from Lance session I address the question... Read More
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