The Boston Bombing – something shifted in the country that day

“We had illegal sweeps, searches, and seizures. We had police going door to door with guns drawn”. There has been a sense of fear that is prevalent in what we do now. And… Read More →

The war on drugs – part III – the DEA and medical marijuana

“Medical marijuana already exists. It’s called Marinol.” – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA website) “FDA has not approved marijuana for medical use in the United States. …. On May 31, 1985, FDA approved… Read More →

War on drugs – part II – how deadly is drug use in America?

“If we were to regulate (legalize) marijuana, we would have to concede that it’s acceptable for society to profit from a person’s addiction. There were approximately 38,000 overdose deaths for illicit drugs and… Read More →

What if… – the politics of distraction

“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ― Thomas Jefferson “What if the… Read More →

war on drugs – part I – tales from the turf

“I think the drug war has arguably been the single most devastating, dysfunctional, harmful social policy since slavery. I think it has devastated our communities. I think it has ruined the lives of… Read More →

the three little piggy’s build a house on wallstreet

In the early 90′s, in Canada, anyone could become a stock broker. You needed two things – to pass the Canadian Securities Course, and get hired by a firm. The money was good… Read More →

did world war II serve a higher purpose? Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Today in history. 49 years ago… On October 14th, 1962 an American Air Force pilot flew a U-2 plane over Cuba to take a few photographs of life in a Caribbean country controlled… Read More →

is there a clear boundary between peace and conflict?

maybe war and peace seem to have a clear boundary between them common things like ambition profit revenge and belief are also powerful movitations for war only revenge has negative intentions do you… Read More →

the weird (and wonderful?) war to prevent the world from changing

First a fact or two. How long has the universe been changing? 14 billion years How long has evolution been evolving? 3 ½ billion years How many mass extinctions has earth had?  5… Read More →

RFID chips ~ loss of freedom and a chance of cancer

Let’s say a crime was committed at 103 Main street and a computer knew which outlaw was there at that moment in time. The computer also knows where that person is right now,… Read More →

when you harm others you teach others to harm you

Of course you want less pain in your life and giving less pain to others is one of the ways to do it we learn by imitation – doing is teaching when you… Read More →

is the United States bankrupt?

The cause and effect of the policies of the central banks is that taxpayers hold the burden. The current policies are used world wide and they have, and will, result in a major… Read More →

Kurt Vonnegut, World War II and a tale of three cities

“When I was a younger man – two wives ago, 250,000 cigarettes ago, 3,000 quarts of booze ago… When I was a much younger man, I began to collect material for a book… Read More →

penis and weiner – good government is a good show

Two elected officials, ANTHONY WEINER AND NANCY PELOSI, met at a party one night…. Actually it was more like a political party. And it wasn’t so much a party as a house committee… Read More →

global warming – part I – a logical look at climate change

In this post we’ll look at the history of the temperature on Earth over 4 billion years. And the patterns of global warming and global cooling to see if we cause climate change… Read More →

global warming – part II – a history of crises, change, and natural cycles on Earth

Many people wonder how much damage we’re causing on earth and this leads to doubts that our actions, inventions and activities  fit into the natural cycles of the world. In this post we’ll… Read More →

enemies elevate you

It’s obvious that enemies cause troubles. It’s less obvious that they improve your life. When you understand the greater purpose of enemies you can move in harmony with those difficult events. In 1969,… Read More →

pink is for boys

When we think of pink, we think of girls, valentines’ day, or just plain love. But in nature the most common example of pink is a pig. Do you still feel the love? In North America, at the beginning of the 1900’s, pink… Read More →