Why is it illegal to pay people for donating an organ? “They” say it’s Unethical! I listened to this entire HBO program “Tales from the organ trade” and at no time did anyone who was interviewed ever explain WHY it’s unethical, they just say that it is. If you own yourself and your body […]
The Latino Vote
I was recently watching an HBO presentation called “The Latin Explosion: A New America” and one part of the program delved into the political realm pointing out how desperate politicians are to get the “Latino vote” and how that gives latinos power and influence. Entertainers like Pitbull and other latino performers have ads encouraging their […]
“A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words” or Is It?
While it may be true, when it comes to the material world, that a picture is worth a thousand words, I doubt the same holds true when it comes to the realm of ideas and even when considering a picture there’s the inescapable fact that a picture must be created by something or someone and that a picture […]
More on “The Draft”
I know a lot of my FB friends don’t see my posts or I would catch a lot more heck than I do. For those of you who do see my posts, here’s another you will probably not like regarding “The Draft”. I’ve already written on this recently but I wanted to approach it from […]
Muhammad Ali - Hero or Coward?
Ali died late on June 3, 2016 As a kid, back in the 70’s, I loved watching Muhammad Ali. Regardless of what you think about him, he was very entertaining and a tactician in the ring. Back then I didn’t know anything about the politics, Vietnam, the Nation of Islam or any of that stuff. I just […]
“The State” - Cause and Effect
Most people seem to believe the State is necessary for a functioning “society” and have accepted its existence as something that is normative to every culture, past or present and it seems incomprehensible that there is any alternative at all. But it would be a mistake to assume that all societies have existed as “States” historically […]
