Agent Orange was the highly poisonous dioxins releasing herbicide and defoliant used by the United States military in the Vietnam war. It was used from 1961 to 1971 to encourage trees to denude unseasonably, so that the enemy could be seen more clearly. Studies, of populations highly exposed to dioxins, indicate increased risk of various […]

Pick up the morning or evening newspaper and there are
stories about current events, some tragic, and some humorous.
You sit down with the paper because it is so important to
be current about your own country and the world. Things are
moving at a rapid pace and in the blink of an eye […]

It has never been about America, religion and maybe not even Israel; it has always been about power. Recent events in the Middle East have me wondering whether the fighting in Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq has ever really been about a clash of cultures or religions. The latest headlines from this war torn […]

Once upon a time only doctors and business men were earning a decent wage and the rest of the population was living on nickels and dimes. This was the early 50s in N.Y.C., and everybody was equally poor and bored. Since very few people had extra money to spend most people sat at home looking […]

In a recent standoff between Republican and Democrat protest groups, two party leaders realized simultaneously that they were standing in the wrong crowd.
At issue was an Atlanta court’s ruling to release Genarlow Wilson from prison, and the subsequent appeal that prevented the order from being carried out.
Wilson, 21, was convicted of child molestation for having […]

As it is June, the legislatures of our fine Southern states are either done shoving their hands in the taxpayers’ piggy banks or else they are about to call it a sine die (final gavel comin’ down). I might hear from other residents across the South on this, but I do really think that Alabama […]

The Washington Times reported June 11 that Democrats in the House and Senate are currently circulating more than forty pieces of legislation that would seek to end America’s involvement in Iraq. The Times quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying, "We’re fairly well set up now as to how we’re going to do it […]

The latest round of violence between Hamas and Fatah signal the need for diplomats to consider decoupling the West Bank and Gaza Strip. With Hamas battling Fatah for control of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territories could well be on the way toward splitting into a largely secular West Bank and Islamist Gaza Strip. Even […]

My hat is off to any person who can tackle a complicated problem, boil it down to its basic basics, and render it digestible, accessible, and understandable to the average Joe on the street in order to inspire action of the right kind. In this regard I’d like to introduce you to a friend of […]

Here it is:
1. Give the people of Iraq a direct ownership stake in the oil that’s being pumped out of their land.
2. Form a corporation and give all Iraqi citizens equal shares.
3. As owners of the corporation they can contract with Shell, Exxon, or others to develop and market the oil.
4. Start pumping and selling oil on the […]