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The Job Terminator
We are already experiencing the subtle impact of job terminating technology today. Our tech savvy technologist are turning out new technological innovations at an ever-increasing rate. New generations of cell phone come out ever six months to a year that are each smarter and cheaper than the previous. Other gadgets are being created constantly to satisfy our insatiable appetite for gadgetry and convenience. Ask yourself what can people do that computers are unlikely to do other than screw thing up. Through artificial intelligence computer can learn to get increasingly smart and they never forget anything and some can constantly think billions of times faster than us without rest. So unemployment is no longer as a result of the 2008 crash. It is as a result of outsourcing and automation. Continue reading
Happiness in Happy Societies
We are all familiar with this famous phase from the American Declaration of independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among … Continue reading
Global Warming still Much on my Mind
Global Warming remains daily on my mind as I wished it did in everyone’s mind because I believe it to be the single most important issue facing the United States and the world. It has to do with the survival … Continue reading
Where are all the Women?
Last Saturday, March 8th, was International Women’s Day, a reminder that women’s inequalities still exists in every corner of the world even though women represent half the earth’s population. This is no less true in the United States where our … Continue reading
Immigration Myths
The President would like to see the passage of an immigration reform bill which would allow many undocumented immigrants to gain legal status. This is strongly opposed by many conservatives and Tea Party members who claim that illegal immigrants take … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government, Legislation
Tagged cheap labor, deport, illegal aliens, immigration, immigration reform, minorities, undocumented
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Science vs. Intelligent Design
Intelligent Design is a theory developed by Christian Creationist to get around the 1st Amendment’s separation of church and state. They devised a rather creative workaround the Constitution by saying that all creation was designed by an intelligent creator. Intelligent … Continue reading
The Ultimate Superbug
The news sometimes reports about certain superbugs bacteria that defy all attempts to eradicate it using antibiotics and other medical wonders. They play havoc upon the human body by endlessly destroying tissues until the organs give up and the body … Continue reading
Autism and Life as a Senior
I must first preface this article by saying that I have never been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. However I was unofficially diagnosed by one of my children 3 years ago who taught autistic children and received a graduate … Continue reading
U.S. Public Transportation Failures
America’s love affair with their cars continues unabated as auto sales continue to increase making that industry and oil companies richer each year. Cars are among our most expensive and cherished possessions. But there are costs associated with car ownership … Continue reading
Is Pro-Choice Biblical?
Anti-abortionists say that Pro-Choice means you are pro-abortion and are for killing fetuses. For many Pro-Choice advocates nothing could be further from the truth. Pro-Choice simply meant having the right to choose to have an abortion or not to have … Continue reading
Brawns over Brains in the U.S.
It seems to me that sports here in the U.S. is a dominant pastime. To call it a pastime is even an understatement; perhaps obsession is more appropriate. It dominants our TV newscast, occupying almost as much time as all … Continue reading
Are Jobs Gone for Good?
Job recovery since the 2008 economic meltdown has been sluggish and lagging other economic indicators. Yet industries are making record profits and the stock market has significantly exceeded its highs prior to the economic collapse. Executives are making record salaries … Continue reading
New Technology May Overshadow Global Warming
Fracking is a relatively new technology that threatens efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. This new technology can produce an abundant source of domestic fossil fuels that could provide us with greenhouse producing energy for many decades to come, increasing global warming and the threat of increasing super-storms and devastation. This article describes the Fracking process and many of its other dangers. Continue reading
How Blind is Justice?
Wealth is the root of all power. Mega wealth corrupts absolutely. Our civil justice system is supposed to be fair to all parties. This was the foundation of a justice system that equitably rendered civil judgements fairly and impartially (justice … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Justice, Government
Tagged civil trials, justice, power corrupts, powrful corporations, the average citizen
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Violence Multiplies Violence in an Endless Spiral
“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Quote from Dr. … Continue reading
Citizens United – Giving Corporations same Free Expression Rights as Citizens
I read the following article by Laura Bonham, a small business owner, which mirrors my sentiments upon the Supreme Court’s ruling on Citizens United which has enshrined corporations the same “rights” as ordinary citizens in the Constitution. I don’t do … Continue reading
Guns & Bullets vs. Human Rights
I think we often build a tolerance for the things we hear and see frequently. Guns and bullets are almost a way of life. We see daily news about people killed and we tend to take an impersonal view of … Continue reading
Change and the Establishment
There are a few laws of nature that seem to be quite universal even applicable to social systems. A body in motion will remain in motion unless other forces change its speed and direction. Any force will result in an … Continue reading
Welcoming in a New Year
On January 1st of each year we welcome in a new year as if it is the start of a new era, a time to start the clock over again and wish everyone a Happy New Year. We make new … Continue reading
Can a Case be made for Physician-Assisted Suicide?
I have often wondered whether there would be circumstances where I would prefer not to live and even circumstances whereby I would choose to end my own life. I am not sure if I would have the courage to take … Continue reading
The Big Disconnect
There seems to be a big disconnect between formal education and real life. This is no less true than the discussion for the very low turnout of young voters in America. A possible solution to this low turnout problem is to lower the voting age to a level such that what all children lean about voting in school can be related to the actual voting process while still in high school. Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged congress, lower voting age, mess in congress, more voters, registered voters, Voting, Voting age, young voters
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Are We Still In Control?
Man has been controlling his environment since the beginning of time. Unlike most other animals which must evolve to adapt to the gradual changes in their environment man has been able to use his ingenuity to alter his immediate surroundings … Continue reading
Posted in Social Issues, Society
Tagged caveman, Gadget, Mobile phone, modern times, Personal computer, science and technology, standard of living, technology
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Freedom of Choice
Our nation was established on the principle that all men are equal and endowed with the fundamental right of freedom of choice. This is expressed in the Declaration if Independence as well as the Bill of Rights. That is what … Continue reading
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