In 1902, Argentina was one of the wealthiest, most industrialized, prosperous nations on earth. Automobiles, electricity, and telephones were common. Millions of acres of rich farmland, navigable rivers, and accessible seaports, graced Argentina. It made and grew what it consumed, and exported goods throughout the inhabited world. It was second only to the United […]
(As I was putting my column up, my $&#%^@ computer erased the whole thing, so I’ll rewrite it briefly. I hate computers!) The Bush stimulus of $700 billion outraged everyone, and millions of e-mails, phone calls and letters failed to stop it. McCain rushed home to vote for it, interrupting his campaign. That vote […]
Now that we have gotten the unimportant part over with, let’s get on to the real problem. My personal giving habits, are important only to me, although I did receive one letter from a reader who truthfully believes that some of the homeless are really worthwhile and can be helped. I don’t disagree, but […]
One of life’s most blessed things, is to give. I mean it! Giving, voluntarily, to a cause, person, group, or candidate, really gives one a sense of accomplishment. At least it does me. Regardless of ones economic situation, giving to who or what one considers important, is one of the things which can really […]
The Muslims that is; or at least partially why Muslims dislike the United States. On September 22, 1980, Iraq attacked Iran. Saddam was our guy, and we pressured everyone to loan Iraq money, send them arms, and even chemical weapons, which they used against Iran. Our Agriculture Department, pressured the Export-Import Bank to give […]
The Greeks have been over-spending for decades. I mean stupid stuff, such as allowing civil servants to retire in their 40’s, and permitting their unmarried or divorced daughters to collect their pension after they have died. Government owned and hugely unprofitable Olympic Airways, government owned, and unprofitable utilities, hundreds of benefit programs and subsidies […]
This quote is from the book, “The Life of Colonel David Crockett,” by Edward Ellis (1884) “Crockett was then the lion of Washington. I was a great admirer of his character, and, having several friends who were intimate with him, I found no difficulty in making his acquaintance. One day, in the House of […]
This is not about the Capulets and Montagues, with the sad story of love between opposing tribes. My 1887 home here in Colorado, even has a “Juliet Porch” (literally) which is a small second floor porch where Juliet supposedly can speak to her lover below. The Victorians used Shakespeare to name their porch! No, […]
There is no currency in the entire world, which is backed by anything, other than the “Full faith and credit of the (you fill in the blank) government.” Even the IMF yesterday, warned that a global monetary collapse could happen if governments don’t stop their reckless spending. Look at Greece, which has been socialistically […]
The plain fact of the matter, is that there are certain standards for absolutely everything. Think about it, and you will see that in every aspect of life, business, science, education, or any field whatsoever, has thousands of exact standards. In education, there are standards of passing or not passing, to mention but a […]