We should be accustomed by now, we guess, to elected officials eating on our dime without carefully accounting for their spending. After all, members of the state General Assembly are permitted to take per diems 鈥� daily allowances for food and lodging 鈥� of up to $183 without needing to ...
I鈥檝e decided I鈥檓 a Futurist. That鈥檚 short hand for a creative guy who is comfortable working in front of his headlights. For example, 13 years ago, I got two hybrid electric cars, and my traditional friends went ape-#@n. 鈥淲hat are you thinking?鈥� they said. 鈥淭hose batteries are no ...
Who doesn鈥檛 want to be happy?All kinds of things make people happy: listening to little babies laugh, watching your favorite sports team win, eating desired foods, getting a big return on taxes, achieving a career promotion, etc.Even old, grumpy men are happy being grumpy.Happiness is related ...
In the debate over whether posting data for the 3-D printing of untraceable and hard-to-detect plastic firearms is about First and Second Amendment rights, perhaps Congress should put some skin in the game for those who would risk lives with such arguments.鈥淚f I allow you to download an ...
It鈥檚 August! Summer is ending. Schools will start soon. Many folks are squeezing in their last bit of vacation before the end of summer. The highways, rails and the skies are filled with travelers heading toward their destinations. This week, marked the end of July and beginning of August. It ...
I have read a fair amount the last couple years about social justice.There are political cries, marches, speeches, rallies and articles going out for social justice to be served in society. But what is social justice?鈥淪ocial justice is a concept of fair and just relations between the ...