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Subverting Public Education to Fund Religious Schools
Updated 03122025 The efforts to take taxpayer funds from public education to fund private, mostly religious, schools began in the 1970s....
Mar 124 min read
Why do people vote against their own best interests?
That question doesn’t apply to some billionaires and some corporate executives, we know why they funded and still do the religious right...
Nov 5, 20246 min read
U.S. Courts are now dominated by Federalist Society judges.
The Supreme Court now has a majority of Paul Weyrich and Leonard Leo chosen Federalist Society theocon Catholic judges. There are more in...
Jun 30, 20244 min read
Economics and Personal Finance
Economics is not a science, often described as a "social science", like psychology and sociology, as study of history and theories. There...
Dec 7, 20233 min read
For what did you vote?
Chapter One In November 1968 I was 19, going to college at Wichita State U., working at Boeing second shift, making about $500/mo, that...
Sep 14, 20232 min read
“There are Democrats as bad as Republicans”
That's a quote I've heard or read from people who have college degrees, either are Republican, or apologists for Republicans. I was a...
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Inflation, Federal Debt, Deficits, Student Loan Forgiveness
As always this is subject to revision, constructive criticism is welcome. Inflation is the increase in prices over time, and fall of...
Aug 4, 20232 min read
What is Evil?
What is Evil? First, what is good? I think we understand it as helping others. Every major religion of which I'm aware has some common...
May 23, 20233 min read
Income and Personal Finance for Teens
Long ago I delivered newspapers seven days a week, earning about $200/wk in today’s dollars. I mowed a few lawns, washed cars, painted a...
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Be an Achiever
Chapter 1 This blog, a term I dislike, as does Ursula K. LeGuin, who I suggest reading, was inspired by the first article linked below....
Feb 8, 20237 min read
Gasoline Prices, Petroleum Products and Crude Oil
Facts are important, especially given the use of lies and propaganda used to gain political power and to increase wealth for already...
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Russia and China, a New World Order, and Ukraine
As I’m sure you all know, Putin launched attacks against Ukraine, with the stated goal of “demilitarizing” the country, and “protect”...
Feb 24, 20222 min read
The Decline and Fall of the United States
The founding fathers who wrote our Constitution created a federal republic, a nation of laws, with the Constitution the bedrock of those...
Dec 31, 20218 min read
Destroying Public Education
Last update June 26, 2023 The U.S. has some of the finest teachers, professors, public schools and universities in the world. An annual...
Dec 22, 20217 min read
Personal Finance - Saving and Investing
Personal Finance - Saving and Investing Disclaimer: I’m not a certified investment adviser. I do have an education in accounting and...
Nov 4, 20214 min read
Separation of Church and State
Our founding fathers enshrined the separation of church and state in our Constitution for good reasons. Many of them were deists,...
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Texas is the Epitome of What Religious Right Republicans are Doing to Our Country
Update 05242023 at end. In the latest U.S. News study of U.S. states Texas ranked 34th in education, 31st in healthcare. The Best States...
Oct 26, 20214 min read
Wealth Redistribution, Wealth Inequality, Economic Collapses, Healthcare
TANSTAAFL - There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, popularized by the great sci-fi author Robert Heinlein. There are things we all...
Oct 4, 20214 min read
The Institute on Religion and Democracy and the War Against Progressive Christianity
I’m not a theologian, have no formal education in theology, but it seems to me that Jesus was the most radical progressive in...
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Big Lies: Abortion, Guns, Voter Fraud, Socialism, Immigrants, Critical Race Theory, LGBT People
The term “Big Lie” originated here: “All this was inspired by the principle – which is quite true within itself – that in the big lie...
Sep 4, 20216 min read
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