By Loren Adams - 06.23.13
“Each to their own” is a softening phrase expected to calm polar opposites engaged in any battle of partisan / religious views of a potentially destructive nature. Religion and politics are man’s favorite, yet most toxic dialogues. Not to be taken lightly, conflicting “R & P” views have resulted in most wars experienced in world history, thus most unnatural, unnecessary deaths/injuries.
Read MoreBy Loren Adams – 06.09.13
Pismo Beach is a picturesque vacation destination for middle-class families of the 1950s. It is here I learn a valuable lesson that endures a lifetime.
Dad is stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1958. So he rents a beachfront apartment for the summer where his family stays after school ends in Bakersfield. We are all excited, naturally.
Read MoreBy Loren Adams on 05.26.13
China’s economy may soon collapse, far exceeding America’s in 2008. As China goes, so goes the world – as it has been conventional wisdom concerning the U.S. economy for decades. “When America sneezes, the world comes down with pneumonia.”
As in most pending disasters, this could have been avoided. Absent, per norm, is U.S. leadership heading off the Asian giant’s fall, much less preparing...
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By Loren Adams, 12 May 2013
One of the most notorious events in political history is Watergate, which most of the world recognizes as a period where American democracy was more at risk than any other before or after. Ever since the burglary [followed by months of hearings and impeachment proceedings], almost every Washington scandal has been christened “gate” in its honor. The suffix expressly magnifies a poisonous classification – toxic enough to bring down any government or president.
But oft forgotten are the tentacles of Watergate – how the Republican Party was determined to win at any cost, commit treason to delay an end of the...
Read MoreBy Loren Adams - 04.28.13
Progressives’ love-hate relationship with Barack Obama was never more tested than this week. The Boston Bombing, although the worst terrorist episode since 9/11, brought about Obama’s best. In stark contrast, his budget proposals elicited the most disappointment. His base is sorely disillusioned, and legitimately so. Perhaps Boston overshadowed the budget. It is difficult to issue a failing report card when balancing an A+ on one subject.
Read MoreBy Loren Adams, 14 April 2013
The day will soon come when political issues that appear so important at this time will fade into obscurity. They will pale in comparison to what’s-to-be. The entire planet will bow in unison to survival of the species.
The most popular cable “news” networks promote a particular political agenda for which the respective viewers are bombarded with such drivel day-in and day-out ad nauseam. Government gridlock and...
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