Reflections

I’m looking forward to a delicious turkey dinner. When I think of the first settlers of this great land and all they endured to wrest a living for themselves and their families out of the land I am more than grateful. I am also amazed that we have it so easy. Every different part of this vast land had its own challenges, but I think of the heritage of my family—my great grandparents are buried in South Dakota—making a hard and often merciless land fruitful. The Dakotas were p

Liberalism dismantles tradition, cohesion, and real culture, creating chaos; its natural endpoint is therefore totalitarian control as the only way to restore order. Well known for his musical "Cats" T.S. Elliot was a Poet and Critical Essayist - 1888-1965

People have come to America from all over the world for over 200 years because of the freedom that promises them the opportunity to create wealth to care for their families. Chances are, you are one of those people or a descendant of such a person. (We’re not talking about the illegal renegades of our present day.) Why do greedy money grabbers—people who already have more wealth than they need, politicians, government managers, nonprofit creators (not all, of course)—think it

Filibuster was borrowed into the English language from the Spanish "filibustero" which means "pirate" or "lawless plunderer"--someone who takes things illegally by force. The filibuster is not in the constitution (making it unconstitutional?) as the founding fathers had no idea how large the legislative body would become and probably envisioned a process where majority vote decided the day. The filibuster entered into Senate procedures quite accidentally in 1860 when someone,

November 4, 2025 Dear America, Please stop referring to members of the Senate and House as our "leaders". We do NOT answer to them. They are merely our representatives, and they should be reminded of that fact often. October 31, 2025 Yes, PBS, (10-30-25) the Voter ID petition gatherers garnered enough valid signatures to place the Election Integrity measure on the ballot. The First Amendment to the Constitution—the law of the land—includes the right to "petition the govern