Over 1,000 T. E. A. Parties Dot America This Weekend

"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April  15."                                                                                                                                                          ~ Ronald Reagan

Saturday I participated in a 4^th of July Parade and TEA Party not far from NEVERLAND RANCH in the Santa Ynez Valley.…

China Plans 10-fold Nuke Power Increase

China that generates almost all of its electricity from coal, and uses increasing amount of oil for transportation and petrochecmicals appears to be setting out on a new course.. China is planning for an installed nuclear power capacity of 86…

U. S., Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia Gordian Knot.

Saturday Iran accused dissident Mousavi is an agent of the U. S. and that he and others of his ilk should be tried for crimes against the state. Sunday The UK Sunday Times reports that Mossad head Meir Dagan assured…

And I Was Like Wow!

Founders and a 21st Century Idea.

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence.  Nine died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.  Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost sons serving in the Revolutionary…

What Americans Think Of Declaration of Independence on 233rd Fourth of July

Americans are celebrating the nation's 233rd birthday, and the words of the Declaration of Independence will be mouthed at countless patriotic ceremonies across the land. The core ideals articulated by those words are still embraced by solid majorities of the…

Iraq Comparison As U. S. Pullsback

Tuesday as U. S. troops turned over their responsibilities to Iraqi troops the Associated Press published a breakdown of key statistics in Iraq since the war began, drawing a line in the sand for comparison as it were including:.

• Electricity levels…

No Taxation Without Cogitation!

On this 4th of July weekend I would like to propose a revised version of the slogan that helped to rally the continental troops into fighting and defeating the English. Back then our forefathers complained that they had no vote…

King Daddy and the so-called Free Markets

It is certainly true that everyone from the Keynesians, Monetarists and the Austrian Schools of economics all seem to promote the wonders of  Free Markets. These ancient and revered tenets are also widely amplified in the media by the likes…

Happy July 4th

I love the 4th of July. To me it is my second favorite holiday, right after Christmas.

One reason I like it is that for the last few years my brother throws a big 4th of July party on the 3rd…