Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Dr. Doug Nunamaker, a family doctor based in Wichita, Kansas had had just about enough. After five years of dealing with hassles from health insurance companies, and having to hire people just to deal with the paperwork, he set himself free. He no longer accepts medical insurance and instead, charges his patients a monthly membership
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
Long before the word was invented, the world has been “multicultural.” And what’s more, it’s been multicultural in a real and meaningful way. Different peoples going about their lives in different ways. Each culture emphasizing a unique...
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
In my work, I sometimes rub elbows with the rich and powerful. Not long ago, I was doing some work for a multinational corporation based in Mexico and discovered something that perplexed me. The founder of this...
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
Khun Anuphan, a 76-year-old Muslim fisherman from Rawai, sold a piece of ancestral land to developers for ten million dollars. He and his son, who brokered the deal, took the papers to his wife, Noina, for her...
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
I don’t know what it is with people, but I find myself reminding them of the same things over and over again. There is no one to gain permission from. There is no one to impress. There...
Monday, September 16th, 2013
A petition on the White House “We the People” website is urging U.S. President Obama to hand over his Nobel Peace Prize to Russian Premier Vladimir Putin. It reads: “Whereas Mr. Obama made a sincere commitment to...
Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Arctic Sea Ice levels were at record lows last summer. Global Warming alarmists and the mainstream media were quick to publicize the decrease. Numerous people spread the story on Facebook to declare their concern. “Scary,” they wrote....
Thursday, September 12th, 2013
12 years ago yesterday, the so called “War on Terror” began. But what it is called, and what it “is” are not the same thing. Terrorism is of course despicable. But I have a hard time seeing...
Monday, September 9th, 2013
Did you ever stop to wonder why is there a “Middle East” in the first place? Just about as long as any of us can remember there have been problems there. But why are the lines drawn...
Friday, August 30th, 2013
She was in her late twenties, with flowing brown hair and clear pale skin. I met her on my morning commute. The 880 from Oakland to San Jose is one of the worst commutes in the Bay...
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
So the Nobel Peace Prize winning President wants to go to war… again. For what? I know there is a segment of the population who revels in the glory of projecting American military might abroad. Like some...
Saturday, August 24th, 2013
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is considered by many to be the greatest American President of the 20th century. His four terms as chief executive changed the course of government as we know it, and the direction of world...
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
“As a first step, I would see to it that things are called by their right names.” That was what Confucius said would be his first act if he were to govern a just society. He further...
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
Born without arms, Richie Parker is now an engineer at NASCAR’s most winning organization, Hendrick Motorsports. Parker grew up with people telling him what he couldn’t do – ride a bike, drive a car or find a...
Monday, August 26th, 2013
The Real Story of Morality…
Stephan Molyneux gives some inciteful perspective on how the concept of morality has been abused by the powerful to create exceptions for themselves, to consolidate their power over others. He hypothesizes that the purpose of morality is...