What if America Opened its Borders to Unlimited Immigration?

What if the U.S. opened its borders to unlimited immigration? What if Colorado added another five to ten million or even 20 million people? Let’s face it, California, at one point, housed a mere five million like Colorado. Today, that state features 37.5 million on its way to 60 million. At one point, citizens did not suffer gridlocked traffic, water shortages or air pollution. In the early years, neither did Colorado. The same goes for all cities and states of the United States. But, at some point, population... Read article

Industrial self-sufficiency & Gucci

My report from Iran # 2 Yesterday I went off to see Tehran’s equivalent of Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive. They had all the latest stuff there — Gucci, Dior, Tommy Hilfiger, Givenchy, Mont Blanc, DSquared2, Yves St. Laurent, etc. The women were dressed to the nines. Forget just plain ordinary veils. Everyone there was wearing Hermes. So much for sanctions. “One reason that sanctions don’t work so well over here” said an Iranian woman I met at the local KFC (Kabooky Fried Chicken),... Read article

When the Federal Government Fails the People

The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal government. And also to resist the propaganda masquerading as patriotic obligation that voting will fundamentally fix the federal government. The real lesson of American history is that things have turned so ugly that electing a new president and many new members of Congress will at best provide band-aids when what is needed is nothing less... Read article

America’s Greatest Danger November 4th

Millions of Illegal Voters… “November 4, 2008 marks the first time in U.S. history whereby countless foreign nationals known as illegal aliens or non-citizens—may contaminate the U.S. presidential and Congressional elections. When all it takes to win may be a few percentage points, illegal aliens grow in their power to throw an election. A recent report shows 80,000 Chicago illegals registered to vote: “But won’t show up at jury summons,” wrote Mark Burkhalter, for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper... Read article

Is John McCain still trapped in Vietnam?

Senator John McCain has become notorious for playing the POW card in his campaign for the presidency, as if that somehow qualifies him for the job. But, in McCain’s case, I think his status as a former POW would actually detract from his ability to lead this nation effectively. You see, he doesn’t seem to have recovered from his POW experience, or the Vietnam war in general. He seems to be lacking closure. And this appears to be affecting his foreign policy. What else could so clearly explain his desire to remain... Read article

Ahtisaari’s Well Deserved Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded last Friday to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari. The mainstream media claimed matter-of-factly that this was the “global trouble-shooter’s” reward for many years of “helping end strife” in troublespots ranging from Kosovo to Namibia and Indonesia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee hailed Ahtisaari (71) “for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.” The claim is ridiculous: Far from being a peacemaker,... Read article

Report from Iran

Gaining a dress-size in Tehran & other stories… There’s something about airports that have their own mystique. You kind of get caught up in a whirl of unreality like you’re in a parallel universe — where nobody sleeps and you all live on airplane food instead of the real thing. “How much does a bottle of Chanel # 5 cost?” I asked the lady in a duty-free shop at the Frankfurt airport. “$90.” Nope, I’ll wait until after the dollar deflates. But dollars are actually... Read article

The Methane Time Bomb And The Triple Meltdown

[Triple stands for: (1) ice sheets; (2) global economy; (3) trust in governments.] Recent reports of enhanced methane (CH4) leaks off the eastern Siberian coast (about 100 times the background level of about 1780 parts per billion CH4) and off Svalbard (Norway) have been overshadowed in the media by the collapse of the global credit bubble. At the root of both is a common thread, deregulation, including open-ended permits to pollute the atmosphere and the oceans, little-regulated financial systems and economic globalization,... Read article

A Sermon I Would Like to Preach

If I could preach a sermon on the Sunday before Election Day, this is what I would say. Today’s teaching is entitled “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Godliness”. The subtitle is “The Theology of America.” While I will touch on numerous contemporary political and social issues, a few things will be off limits. Specifically, I will not be mentioning any candidate, party or contemporary political figure. Indeed, I will not even mention my own party affiliation. And I will not talk about voting. Christianity is an... Read article

A Wasted Vote

When asked why they will not vote for a third party candidate, many people will respond by saying something like, “He cannot win.” Or, “I don’t want to waste my vote.” It is true: America has not elected a third party candidate since 1860. Does that automatically mean, however, that every vote cast for one of the two major party candidates is not a wasted vote? I don’t think so. In the first place, a wasted vote is a vote for someone you know does not represent your own beliefs and principles.... Read article

A Review of Jason Bermas’s “Fabled Enemies”

“Fabled Enemies”a new documentary video that challenges the official version of 9/11, is the latest in the ever-expanding list of films and videos dealing with the topic, which have varied greatly in worth. Though not without flaws, the video is a refreshing change of course from a great many of the less valuable ones that focused mainly on the collapses of the World Trade Center buildings. While touching briefly on the collapse of building 7the documentary mostly approaches the issue from a different angle by reviewing... Read article

Black Friday?

Panic has spread to stock markets around the world. A massive sell-off, which began when Henry Paulson announced a $700 billion bailout for the banking system, has turned into a global stampede. Shares fell sharply across Europe and Asia for fifth straight day following a 679 drop on the Dow Jones. Nearly $900 billion was wiped off the value of U.S. equities in just one trading day. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, the “fear index”, soared to a record 64. Credit markets remain frozen. Libor,... Read article

Next Added 100 Million Americans: Air Pollution

Chapter Eight… “If you breathe the air over Los Angeles or any large city, you’re smoking more than a pack of cigarettes every 24 hours whether you like it or not.” ~ LA resident Recent estimates show more than 100 million Americans breathe polluted air in major cities across America. Air pollution increases lung cancer, asthma susceptibility and injects tiny particles coated with chemicals into human beings’ bodies. Pregnant women breathe poisonous air into their fetus’ delicate and developing... Read article

Good luck, America

But if luck fails, there’s always St Louis! Many years ago, a soothsayer once told me, “Wherever you go, you will always bring good luck to the people you meet.” “Oh yeah sure really?” I was skeptical. “And just exactly what do I have to do to make all this happen once I meet all these people? Hand out four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and rabbits’ feet?” “Nothing. You don’t have to do anything. You just have to BE there.” Hey, I could do that.... Read article

“To the Bunkers!”

Central banks slash rates in emergency “midnight” meeting… Stocks fell sharply across Europe and Asia last night following another down day on Wall Street where the Dow Jones lost 508 points and the S&P 500 slipped below the 1,000 mark for the first time since 2003. Japan’s benchmark index, the Nikkei, lost nearly 10 percent while shares in London at one point slumped more than 7 percent. Trading was suspended in Indonesia and Russia where stocks fell 10 percent each on opening. According to... Read article

McCain Considering Conceding Election Soon

In highly secret discussions John McCain is seeking feedback on the bold, historically unique idea of conceding the presidential election BEFORE Election Day! Here are the main discussion points framing the conversations with his closest, long-time supporters, including his wife, but not current campaign staff. First is the argument that taking this move would boldly prove McCain’s goal of always putting the nation first. This is the way for him to achieve a lasting legacy as a true American patriot. Why keep fighting... Read article

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