US Presidential Debates

Robin Hood couldn’t win an academic, intellectual debate. What can he possibly do — admit to, “Stealing from the Rich and Giving to the Poor”? Of course he wouldn’t name the 47% he already gives to.

Intolerable Crimes

What happens when the rights and activities of one nation (society, or culture) are considered to be “truths”, to be “self–evident”,  to be “unalienable Rights“?  Strong language, but it gets stronger.  Many believe that the followers are “created equal”, and that they are “endowed by…

Takers and Makers

Simple elementary arithmetic (at least for Sal Kahn and Bill Gates) … For various reasons including demographic shifts, an increasing number and percentage of the US population will be dependent on “government” for an increasing amount and percentage of their…

How Did They Do It?

When a private figure becomes public, their basic veneer, intellect and gravitas is front page for everyone to see and hear. The more interesting  question aside from their policy stances is just how did they manage to achieve what they appear…

Education

Randomly stop 100 6th graders and ask if they know the definition of supplementary and complementary angles. I’ll  bet Sal Kahn and Bill Gates don’t even know, and probably don’t care. When is the last time you used or needed…

Big Banks

We said it 20 years ago, 10 years ago, and we’ll say it again.  The banks should NOT be allowed to gamble with taxpayer guaranteed deposits. We don’t care what they do in China or Singapore.