Why does the Christian rightwing need government endorsement?

William Murray is the son of Madalyn Murray O'Hair. The woman who supposedly forced religion out of public schools. Maybe the most hated person by the Christian right-wing, even two decades after her death. Actually, like most things, it was not quite that simple.Her lawsuit...

Government policy must be balanced to obtain economic recovery

The coming months are critical for the future of Europe. Jobs and business investment – in Britain and across the euro area – depend on Europe's leaders choosing the right course. The risk...

Can the government arrest someone and not release their names?

Immigrantion and Criminal Enforcement is the main federal agency charged with enforcing our nation's immigration laws. Well, it seems that they can arrest suspected illegal/undocumented individuals and have stated that they as an orgaization are not obligated to release the...

What Business Owes to Science

For a long time, there was a strong movement militating against business. There is some of that now; but there is a much larger movement militating against science, and it includes many people who have business affiliations. It is time that this movement be met...

Anonymous attack Home Office website over Government surveillance

The Home Office website has gone down after an apparent cyber attack in protest against Government surveillance plans. A message on the site said the page was currently unavailable 'due to a high volume of...

Vision and the US Government Concept of Operations

The "vision" thing Ezra Klein got me going today with the last word in his first sentence “visions.” He used the term “politicians’ visions.” Does anyone in government have a corner on vision? That is,...

Cleaning the political house in DC

What does it mean? The Washington Post can do more than write a headline suggesting that voters “clean house.” Explain to the voters how the city operates. How is it organized and staffed? Which offices are...

There is a religious rightwing in England like we have have in US

The USA is the most religious Western nation on earth. By far. It's not even close, though we are becoming more secular and less religious over time. Well, the United Kingdom, is less religious than us in the U.S., but it is still more religious than most Western nations. In...

Bryan Flynn’s brilliant observation – Congress is too small

In the category of “why I didn't think of that?” While I have been wrestling with trying to improve the quality of representatives by getting voters to improve their selection process, Brian Flynn is a...

What is the return on cost?

What is the return on cost in Afghanistan? Answer that question for every foreign policy and military venture in which America is engaged. If our government leadership cannot answer the question, it is time to...

Government overlap costs billions

Embrace Smart Data Strategy and solve this problem. Get smart congress. Get smarter Mr. President. We know that. If and only when government embraces smart data strategy will it be able to optimize enterprise...

Why Julian Assange should be a hero to conservatives

I made and I continue to make the claim that American conservatives should be supporting Julian Assange. Having preached for decades that the government should be accountable to the taxpayer, the American conservatives should see as a hero a man who informs the taxpayer of...

Birth Certificate Reveals Santorum To Be The Son of God ( Humor)

Washington, DC -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has declared his campaign to be “The Second Coming,” after learning that his birth certificate identifies him as the Son of God. “I thought I...

Maximizing Benefit On All Sides

The process of achieving optimal solutions in presence of two sides clashing does not come from compromise but rather from supporting what each side is right about while eliminating what it is wrong about. In most cases, the motive for each side is legitimate, and it is right...

Which government is truly best?

It is often repeated in Republican circles that "that government is best which governs the least." When a private citizen says such a thing, there's nothing wrong with it; but when a political candidate says this, it is suspicious. Why is it suspicious? Well, for one, what is...

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