Preserving American Values

July 4th ... Independence Day ... is fraught with symbolism.   It is the beginning of American exceptionalism, the beginning of America tak...

There is a worldwide movement, with organizations in most developed countries, to foster the right of individuals to choose to die with dig...

I have been a firm believer in the peak oil theory.   A recent article in the Atlantic ,  however,  “What If We Never Run Out of Oil?” prov...

Saying grace before or after meals is something that is routinely done by millions if not billions of people all over the world.   Regardle...

The health of our democracy depends on three components, among others.   The first is an informed electorate which has the responsibility o...

American political leaders and average Americans too take great pride in trumpeting the United States as the greatest country in the world....

The newest scheme that the financial industry has devised to avoid transparency is something called a “deep pool.” Apparently these trading...