Fake News – Committed and Omitted
Fake News takes two basic forms, acts of commission and acts of omission by ‘journalists’ (I call them pornalists. Like porn which radically distorts sex, many so-called ‘journalists’ radically...
View ArticleSnopes, FactCheck.org, etc.
With so much biased news coverage and so much ‘fake news’, it is comforting to know that you can just turn to FactCheck.Org or Snopes.com and get the real truth about almost anything you read or hear....
View ArticleJournalism or Used Car Sales?
Like most people in the United States, I’ve been distressed by the current state of political debate in the country. Much of this was brought to a head last week with the public broadcast of the...
View ArticleHow much do you pay the Government?
In my view, the implementation of tax withholding from payroll (codified in 1943) was the greatest single scam ever played on the citizens/taxpayers of the United States. By taking taxes from wage...
View ArticleUncle Sam, the Monopoly Man
There is much debate today about whether our country’s health care system should be nationalized – run by the government. Like most Libertarians and Conservatives, I think we have ample proof that...
View ArticleSee what you Choose to See
We all find and readily believe information and news that supports our beliefs. That is human nature. If you love your mother, you see her in the best light. You see her work at the church, her...
View ArticleDo My Tax Dollars Subsidize Amazon?
I listen to Armstrong and Getty, a morning talk show, when I can. Lately, there has been an advertisement on the nationally syndicated show warning that Congress is going to increase U. S. Postal...
View ArticleWhat has he Done?
My wife and I have raised two sons. We are very proud of both of them. Both are great parents and very thoughtful people. Our younger son responded recently to a piece that was decidedly pro-Trump...
View ArticlePolitical Naivete
One of the themes of this blog is that we all read what reinforces our beliefs and to the extreme, our journalist class only reports what bolsters their chosen narrative. You need to ask yourself if...
View ArticleBrave New World Order?
The following is a guest post written by Jim Wixson of Independence, Oregon: It’s just about dawn before the execution of the nation we loved. I have read, watched and listened to so many analyses –...
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