The death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia hasn’t changed the U.S. Constitution, the role of the president or the duties of the U.S. Senate. Governmentally, it’s a non-issue. It has, however, changed politics, which is too often confused with government. They’re different beasts – lovers caught up in a dysfunctional relationship. As a result of […]
Read More →People who proudly judge each candidate without regard to political party take morally correct steps that lead to failing results. But independent voters: It’s not you, it’s them. Your common-sense approach to weighing the issues and each candidate’s stance sounds so very right, so very American, so very democratic. However, if the entire system is […]
Read More →The average I.Q. is 100, which means 50 percent of Americans have an I.Q. of 99 or below. That’s not an insult to half the U.S. population – the I.Q. test creators decided that 100 would be the mean number for average intelligence. Where are these not-so-smart people, we ask. Where do they hide? And […]
Read More →Trump versus Cruz, Clinton versus Sanders, Democrats versus Republicans, pro-anything versus anti-the-same-thing. Americans focus too much on wounds and not enough on diseases. On some level, most people know that. Regardless of political stance, the man/woman in office should have: Intelligence. An IQ test should not be a presidential mandate, but he/she should have enough […]
Read More →Steve and Linda just returned from a two-week Italian holiday: Four days in Rome, four in Venice, and a scattered duo of days at B&Bs in Tuscany and other parts of the Italian countryside. They ate amazing food, drank amazing wine and danced the night away. And they brought back photos. Here’s the Coliseum at […]
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