Politics
The violence in one of the world’s oldest civilizations saddens me. I agree completely with Gandhi when he said: “Violence begets violence.” But I believe the opposite is true also, kindness begets kindness. I have the following “bulletin board” material by my desk; Three things in human life are important: the first one is to be kind; the…
Read MoreI think the present IRS scandal by President Obama’s Administration is far more flagrant than that of President Nixon‘s failings. After all, President Nixon won his reelection by a large margin, so, his transgressions did not decide his presidential re-election. On the other hand, I understand President Obama won re-election by about 330,000 votes in key…
Read MoreDuring World War II, America did amazing things—not only in defeating the Germans, Japanese and Italians—but also pulling us out of the Great Depression. So people, in America and elsewhere, began believing in government to solve problems never thought in their purvey before. That was the start of an unfortunate “progression” to today’s state of…
Read MoreIt seems Secretary Clinton will run for President on the Democratic ticket. Because she doesn’t understand in depth globalization, she is overly militaristic. We can have peace in the world by being strategically strong, but emphasizing economic cooperation and development as well as have an expansion of the Peace Corp. Our national debt, deficit and…
Read MoreAbout a year ago, I visited the World War II Museum with my close friends Leon and Jocelyn Connelly. This was my second time at the museum, and thoroughly enjoyed the superb production of Beyond all Boundaries, a brand new 4-D film presented on a 120-foot wide “immersive screen.” Tom Hanks was executive producer of this…
Read MoreOur nation needs desperately to unite. We’re two years away from any election and if we avoid hyperinflation and/or a worldwide depression by acting, I predict the voters will tend to vote for incumbents. But if we don’t act at this great opportunity and simply point fingers, financial disaster is on the near-term horizon. This…
Read MoreOne of my favorite writers, Peggy Noonan, had another insightful article in a recent edition of “The Wall Street Journal.” She again addresses the flagrant abuses of the IRS, hounding political enemies of the Obama Administration in the years leading up to the 2012 elections. This is a very serious state of affairs that must…
Read MoreI read in The Wall Street Journal an opinion article by one of my favorite writers, Peggy Noonan. In her piece she cited two Watergate level abuses as follows: 1. “…the obviously deliberate and targeted abuse, harassment and attempted suppression of conservative groups.” 2. “…the auditing of the taxes of political activists.”The president acts totally shocked and…
Read MoreLast night I went to one of my usual restaurants. However, I forgot my jacket. Nevertheless, it was a warm evening and I was appropriately dressed in a Soldiers of Love (the charity that I founded) yellow polo shirt and slacks. As usual, I sipped a couple of glasses of red wine–my minimum and maximum–and…
Read MoreWe must have leadership in America and elsewhere in the developed world in order to improve the global economy. There are a lot of strong corporations in America and around the world which would love to start investing heavily in jobs and other ways. But the combination of heavy taxation and ridiculous regulations make growth…
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