Tolerance is a Virtue (One Which Requires Truth)

Tolerance is a virtue. Without tolerance, there is no free society. Without tolerance, their is no pluralism. Without tolerance, there is no political stability, for warring factions will disintegrate into fighting minions against each other, like the religious...

The Democratic Party that I "Liked". . .

I love Democrats — at least when they cared about the "little guy" — or I guess the term nowadays is "The 99%" I loved Democrats like John F. Kennedy, when he talked about having a strong military and lowering taxes so that more people...

About the "Shrinkage" of the US Economy

The LA Times described an unexpected contraction of the United States economy as “shrinkage”. I immediately thought of the popular sitcom Seinfeld.   Has Elaine Benes or George Costanza­­ joined the newspapers reporting staff, or what? Perhaps they should write...