SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS
I have used the work myopic many times in past blogs to describe the views of politicians but myopia is also the definition of visual …
POOR WHITE
Poor white in the U.S. I have been trying to understand why such a large proportion of sensible Americans have allowed their politics to be …
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
Do you want to know your child’s medical future? Do you want to know your own medical future? Should the medical profession tell you, if …
WE USED TO BE CIVILIZED
“We used to be civilized” may seem like a strange statement but the following story from 1972 is a wakeup call for the way society …
WINSTON CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill has been quoted possibly more in the modern era than any other statesman or politician. His perspective is always refreshing and his wit …
POPULATION CONTROL AND ABORTION
Population control and abortion do not seem to go together but they basically have the same solution. The biggest problem facing mankind is not …
WE DID IT WRONG
We did it wrong, and are continuing to do it wrong. I wrote a blog last week on the religious fanatics that are driving the …
SOCIETY HIJACKED
“American Society Hijacked” could be a political slogan of almost any party or group within the United States at the moment. It doesn’t depend on …
USED HOTEL SOAP
The surprising afterlife of used hotel soap is not something many people would spend their time thinking about but the results of one person doing …
A GREAT IDEA
I just read an article in The Economist that describes a great idea. Instead of spending all its funds on the bureaucracy of education, the …