politics

  • For A Few Dollars More

    Dedicated to Gaza, Ukraine, and My Hometown. Imagine a town run by the Mafia. The politicians, police, and major businesses are all in the pocket. While watching an old movie, clever hackers and con artists devise a plan to sneak… Continue reading

  • Fixing The Chicken Coop

    After a year, I still have this story rolling round and round my mind. Hackers and identity thieves bring their focus onto an unsuspecting person. Their plan begins with all the usual stuff such thieves tend to want to do,… Continue reading

  • Culture As Purpose

    To understand why we have religion. Evolutionary Success for most of nature is measured by the ability to have grandchildren. We humans, however, have gained the capacity to make our environment so toxic and complicated that the measure of our… Continue reading

  • America’s Ladder

    Finally, we are coming to the end of World War Two. My mind keeps going back to an old movie. Not black and white old, but one from earlier in my life. A movie titled, “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990). The movie… Continue reading

  • An Entrenched Delusion

    Our true selves could solve our problems much better than our fantasy selves. Apparently, I live in the state that is the basketball capital of the world. There is a sign on the highway, so it must be true. Nonetheless,… Continue reading

  • A Starving Populace

    A lesson from my first world curse. Not too long ago I was sitting in a pub, having a burger and beer, and trying to relax. No different than anyone else. I saw the way she was looking at me,… Continue reading