TAXING THE RICH
Taxing the rich is probably the most successful political battle cry of all time. The rich make up a small percentage of the population, and …
OUR ANCESTORS HAD TAILS
Millions of years ago our ancestors had tails. So, why don’t we? The short answer, of course, is that we’ve lost the ability, and …
A VACCINE FOR MALARIA
A vaccine for malaria may not seem to be a big deal for the Western world, or even the Eastern world, but it will make …
ROAD LINE PAINTING
Road line painting is something we take for granted, never thinking about who does it, how it works, how they keep the lines straight, what …
CONSERVATISM IN THE U.S.
What happened to real conservatism in the U.S? It certainly cannot be found in the current Republican Party, and it is either defunct, or hiding …
THE FUTURE OF MANKIND
The future of mankind is a rather pretentious title for a blog but I want to present two simple sentences which might contain the key …
MULTI-RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Multi-racial demographics in the United States is something I wrote a blog some time ago when discussing the rapid growth of the Hispanic/Latino population and …
RELIGION IS A CONSPIRACY THEORY
Religion is a conspiracy theory or, perhaps, conspiracy theories are a form of religion. They both ignore scientific evidence, and, often, they both ignore any …
THE INCA ROAD LEGACY
The Inca road legacy. The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century was catastrophic for the Incas. Four decades after the …
SURPRISING GUN VIOLENCE
The title of “Surprising Gun Violence” may seem a little naïve when you live in the United States. In this country, unfortunately, it is a …