A few weeks ago I set out on a journey to the North Pole. The excursion was going to be carried out by a Russian company named VICAAR, an acronym for VICtory in Arctic and Antarctic Research, which was directed by an Arctic explorer by the name of Victor Boyerski. I was part of a group of borderline lunatics that
Written with guest writer LRM Say, did you hear the one about the man from Wisconsin who had to wait nine months for a hip replacement so he went to Canada to get it done?… Neither did I! (Borrowed from a letter to the Wall Street Journal) It’s no secret that countries with single payer systems, like Canada, often have
Written with guest writer LRM POP QUIZ—NO CHEATING! How is a hospital bed like an airline seat? A) They are both uncomfortable. B) You may not like your neighbors. C) No two people pay the same price. D) All of the above. Yep! “D” is correct. Free market forces do have some weird effects on our health care system and
Some words just SOUND good. In fact some words sound SO good that you can get yourself elected just be repeating them. Remember “Hope and Change”? This pair of words was so uplifting and inspiring that Barack Obama gained the Oval Office just by saying them. After all, who doesn’t long for hope? And who doesn’t want the “change” that
Written with guest author LRM You can certainly say that Donald Trump doesn’t know when to keep quiet. Often, he’s his own worst enemy. But a close second place in the “shoot yourself in the foot” department has got to be Hillary Clinton. At the Time Magazine “100 Summit” in New York City yesterday, the former Secretary of State (and
By now, most Americans are familiar with the many offensive remarks made by Minnesotan Congresswoman and Somali refugee Ilhan Omar (The district she represents includes a part of Minneapolis that has so many Somali migrants that it has been nicknamed “Little Mogadishu”). Although the vile nature of her remarks is more than obvious, it should also be appreciated how sad
Dear Readers and Friends, Happy Easter and Pesach Sameach! May this time of rebirth, renewal and resurrection awaken our hearts to the promise of tomorrow and the opportunity to create a better world. And, in recognition of the horrific bombings in Sri Lanka (and, possibly, the arson in Paris), may we turn our heartbreak and anger into a keen awareness
Following the coordinated Easter/Passover bombings in Sri Lanka, in which some 200 Christians and Westerners died, it’s easy to become mesmerized by bold faced Islamic terrorism. And it is true that such horrific violence leaves an indelible mark on one’s consciousness. But, it’s vital to realize, never-the-less, that the threat to our way of life does not come from terrorists
Written in conjunction with guest writer LRM. The Mueller report (redacted version) has seen the light of day. Both the Democrat Party and the mainstream media claim to have been re-energized. Despite the fact that the report confirms Attorney General William Barr’s summary, they are trying to make it look like they now have more “ammunition”. The report, however, is
There are quite a number of current event issues swirling around in contemporary America’s public square. Most of these issues are treated by commentators, and the press, like they are the most complex questions ever asked by mankind. The dialectics of Socrates, the meditations Of St. Augustine, the mathematical theorems of Gödel, the mind vs. body dualism of Descartes, the