I am reading Thomas Sowell's book "Wealth, Poverty, and Politics", and his discussion of the many factors that affect what kind of society results from a variety of geographic, demographic, social, and genetic factors interacting. For a long time, I have thought about societies like those in Russia and most European and Asian countries in …
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Yesterday was a bright, sunny day, so I went to Narbeck Wetland Preserve to see who was about. As usual with the birds there, I could hear them, but not see them. There were the usual Dark-eyed Juncos, two kinds of chickadees, and a Bewick’s Wren. I did, however, spot a male mallard duck, way …
So while our president is tying himself and his regime in knots trying to figure out what to do in/about Syria, here are some facts. The Iranians have said that, if we bomb Syria, they and their buddies, Hezbollah and Al-Quaeda, will take out the state of Israel. First of all, unlike our so-called commander …
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