In case you’re unclear about the strange alliance between Zionist Israel and the most extreme factions of the Christian religious right, it goes beyond their mutual obsession to own and control the land of the supposed kingdom of David and Solomon (for the Zionists), and all the Christian landmarks where Jesus supposedly walked (for the […]
Zeitgeist Commentary
Letter to Colorado Senator Mark Udall: RE: The precarious status of the U.S. Constitution
August 6, 2013 United States Senator Mark Udall RE: The precarious status of the Constitution of the United States Dear Senator Udall: AMENDMENT IV of the United States Constitution: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no […]
White House Henchman Begs Russian Henchman to Return Snowden: (promising) “We won’t torture or kill him!”
And the sorry saga of the White House’s pressure to get Edward Snowden continues. Today, The Washington Post printed an AP report that Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russians (in a letter of July 23 sent to Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov, the Russian Minister of Justice) that the U.S. will not seek the death […]
Hannah Arendt and Dirty Wars: The Banality of Evil
Art exists to stimulate its audience to provoke thought and stir viewers to consider what they believe and why. Good film art is literature. It is the story of a time, a record of events that draws viewers in as thinking, feeling participants; it stimulates reflection and comparison with one’s contemporary physical and intellectual world. […]
A Great Speech on Climate Change: President Obama heralds natural gas, WalMart, and a new nuclear plant in how America will lead the world, and he still gives the Keystone XL Pipeline a pass
President Obama knocked it out of the closed park—closed in that the audience was not open to the public with even the environmental representative attendees hand-picked; there were no hecklers such as Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin in that crowd. The President batted 900 hitting many of the right notes: that 2012 was the hottest […]
Bi-partisan Assault on America: Is there a connection revealed between the disparate dots?
Events negatively impacting American quality and well-being of life are unfolding in such rapid succession that following the top news stories is enough to make one’s head spin. This last week, we learned that our government has secretly put in place a massive surveillance system beyond Orwellian proportions to spy on American citizens, and on […]
Democratic President Leads to an Orwellian Police State: Progressive Lemmings Follow over the Cliff with a Nod and Yawn
Lemming “suicide” is a frequently used metaphor in reference to people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion, or a smooth-talking (but forked-tongue) leader, regardless of the potentially dangerous or fatal consequences. Last week, Glenn Greenwald provided us with hard evidence in the form of a sweeping secret court order that authorized the FBI to seize […]
How Many Billions will the Koch Brother’s Home State Cost Taxpayers While the Oil Billionaires Wreak Havoc on the Climate?
The total devastation of Moore, Oklahoma, the suburb of Oklahoma City, begins the spring and summer tornado season. Every year, the super storms grow larger, more violent, and more frequent. With each and every occurrence mainstream media and the cable news networks go into frenzy mode about the loss of life and property. Politicians make […]
Down the Rabbit Hole of the Christian Home Educators’ Movement
It will be one year in June since I ventured down the rabbit hole into the dark ages of Christian home-schooling. As a former educator in America’s public schools, I was curious about this new and rapidly growing phenomenon on how to educate the nation’s young. Knowing I was out of touch, having recently returned […]