Common Sense Politics

 
One of the world’s most dreadful diseases of all time has been and still is malaria. In fact, one could consider it the single biggest killer of human beings through history. It has killed untold millions of people over centuries, especially in more tropical countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. In general, it attacks […]

 
     We have heard for a very long time now that we, the United States of America, are too dependent on foreign oil. While the percentages and numbers might change from year to year, it is a fact and it will remain so unless we do something about it. We are following the price of […]

 
Should we change the Constitution?

    
     The recent days have brought us a plan by President George W. Bush for an increase in mobilizing more military in Iraq in order to get control of the grim situation on the ground there, especially in Baghdad. The President had not even given the speech when the political […]

    
     By sheer coincidence, we came across a book written about Jaime Escalante, the truly phenomenal teacher from Bolivia who enabled students at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles to master calculus and become shining examples of excellence in learning. His life’s story is incredibly impressive and was a joy to read: Escalante; […]

The daily media drumbeat on global warming
     The coverage on global warming leads people to believe that this is a huge problem.  Just to list a few examples:

New York City saw a November and December without snow for the first time since 1877. And New Jersey had its warmest December since records started being kept […]

 
     The 110th Congress opened for business January 4, 2007. This year’s event was different from previous ones in that for the first time since January 1995, there was a change in management…the Democrats are in control of both houses of Congress. It was unusual for another reason. For the first time in American history, […]

 
     In the time span of just slightly more than two and a half years, this country, in fact, the world, has witnessed two public events of significance: The funeral proceedings of two former Presidents have been truly amazing in their dignity and sincerity. They reflected both times the true nature of this country of […]

    
     Some time in October of last year (2006), we passed a milestone in terms of population in that we reached the 300 million mark in America for the first time. And if we are honest about it, were this country to open up its borders to everyone worldwide desiring to come, live and […]