We can no longer accept Big Government. We can no longer accept hysterical and divisive politics. We can no longer accept societies which rationalize and justify wanton greed and destruction. We can no longer accept the shiny red apples lacquered in poison, or the oceans filled with garbage. We can no longer accept the ambivalence, recalcitrance and obstruction. We can no longer accept the petulant religious conflicts or the endless wars. Read the rest of this entry »
This post serves to give honorable mention to a recent PBS documentary on the Civilian Conservation Corps, as well as to call for the immediate reinstatement and continued national support of a Civilian Conservation Corps: open to all Americans, regardless of race, gender, age, political bias, etc.
Lest I overstate the obvious, there’s more to patriotism than holding weapons, going shopping, or engaging in online political debates. As current conditions in the U.S. clearly demonstrate, our nation could benefit tremendously from a well-trained corps of men and women whose duties include the cleaning up of our environment, the conservation of natural resources, swift response to natural disasters, as well as the creation and maintenance of IT, energy, transportation and education infrastructure. A cleansing, renewing and life-affirming force composed of America’s best and brightest working side-by-side with America’s strongest and most tenacious, happily doing the work to which capitalism turns a blind eye. A force which works willingly with government, never against it, but without it when necessary. A force which provides food, clothing, shelter, valuable job skills, and the great satisfaction of meaningful labor to the young, the unemployed, the under-employed, returning veterans and those whose patriotism and love for the land simply outweighs their financial ambitions. A force which benefits all, asks nothing of the disinterested and, yet, offers much to the willing and enthusiastic. Read the rest of this entry »
A great deal of valuable conversation on the Net these days takes place in the Comments zone on posts. Post authors initiate a subject and the public takes to the boards to express their opinions and sway the opinions of others. This site is no different, so I’ll exercise little shame in using a Comments discussion to initiate a new post.
Following my recent post, “On Government,” an interesting and previously unrecognized divide emerged in the Comments. Put simply, a potentially irreconcilable rift between modern Capitalism and the American notion of Constitutional Republic. For in the most important issues of today, be it environment, Net neutrality, resource exploitation and even health care, we find Corporate causes deeply at odds with the causes of citizenship, common good and Constitutional powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Would you be surprised to learn that in most major local TV news markets, the daily weather report is the largest audience draw: surpassing actual news and even sports in attracting eyeballs and advertising dollars. Perhaps you’re a self-proclaimed weather junkie; or, maybe you’re a weather-hater: seeing meteorologists as nothing more than wanna-be Ron Burgundys who can’t even manage to forecast correctly most of the time (an especially remarkable feat given such overtly vague forecasts as “partly cloudy,” or “mostly sunny,” and, of course, “50% chance of rain.”)
If their Mega Dopplertrons were purchased with tax dollars instead of advertising dollars, we’d probably be hysterical with their lack of accuracy. But, it may be the weather forecasters know more than they’re letting on… Read the rest of this entry »
In response to a previous post on AdPopulum.net by Dr. Ted Auch, and in response to those curious as to why the catastrophic Gulf oil spill and the 2009 U.S. coal disaster are failing to stimulate greater political and public interest in renewable technologies, I offer the following hypothesis… Read the rest of this entry »
A friend recently issued a challenge which brought out the wild animal in me… What do whales, Japan, and butt cushions have in common with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama? Read on, dear reader, read on. Read the rest of this entry »
Summertime is well underway and ’tis the season for conventions. Along with personal favorites such as the San Diego Comic Con and the Star Wars Celebration, other intriguing shows such as the New York Int’l Gift Fair, Canon Expo and VMworld have been (or will be soon) taking place across the country. And the point of bringing this to your attention is…? Read the rest of this entry »
On this auspicious holyday, let us first toast one another in celebration of Life… “L’Chaim!”
Now, let us pause to consider several of the pressing issues of our day… Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tis the season for politics! As the nation endures an endless parade of self-aggrandizing windbags, we are called upon once again to consider the course of our destiny and contribute to the cause of our own future. Candidates across the political spectrum beleaguer us with bluster in shamelessly transparent efforts to impose their opinions upon us, and to bend passing light into their own unique and peculiar worldviews. Occasionally, though, a true gem emerges – with a message so succinct, so carefully reasoned, a vision so radiant and brilliant that we are all changed – and changed for the better. Read the rest of this entry »
Can you feel the dynamics of the New World Order coming to light? The past few weeks have brought more change to our planet than any sequence of days in recent memory. “How?” you ask. Read on, Dear Reader, read on… Read the rest of this entry »
