When former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation about the dangers of the ‘military-industrial complex’ in his farewell address on Jan. 17, 1961, he knew what he was talking about. In that famous speech, Eisenhower challenged the American people to limit the undue influence of the military on our democratic society: “In the […]
We’ve all heard the story about George Washington chopping down the cherry tree, right? “I can’t tell a lie, Pa; you know I can’t tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet,” Little George said, when his father asked the boy what he’d done to his favorite tree. Guess what? It’s a lie. […]
Is America a “police state?” Within the context of mainstream political discourse in America, the subject is unworthy of discussion. Despite the lack of any critical public debate on the issue, however, it’s clear that we are already well on our way to reaching full-blown police state status. We’re a lot closer than most people […]
Michele Leonhart’s days as head of the US Drug Enforcement Agency are numbered. Last week, members of the House Oversight Committee delivered a vote of “no confidence” in her leadership abilities. Leonhart’s tenure as chief administrator for the troubled agency has seen a litany of scandals, including – among others – the massacre of civilians […]
No one looking at America from a balanced perspective can deny any longer that the country has gone collectively insane. Certainly there are some rational, intelligent Americans still around, but we must face the fact that a large segment of the population is totally nuts. Worse, the ruling class is sociopathic and inherently evil. This […]
I consider myself sort of a ‘quasi-libertarian.’ The fewer laws the better, as far as I‘m concerned. There are some laws I agree with, though. Laws which protect children, the elderly, animals and private property should be applied and enforced, and I am in favor of any legislation that protects the public’s safety – which is […]
American Millennials are some of the most unskilled people on the planet, according to a recent study published by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), America’s Skills Challenge: Millennials and the Future. The Princeton-based researchers administered a test called the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to measure the aptitude of adults in […]
A recent report from the Council on Foreign Relations confirms that the U.S. public education system is making Americans so dumb it has now become a national security risk. Our very survival as a nation is at stake, according to the task force. Forget the threat of terrorism, the war on drugs, gay marriage or […]
The best advice I can give to my fellow UNM students right now is this: get out of the country while you still can. You’re young, smart and you’ve got the time and the energy to do it. If you attend classes at the University of New Mexico, you can probably afford it, too. Or […]
(NOTE: this is a work of SCIENCE-FICTION (Or is it?…) From ‘Tales of the New Mexico Mythos: Weird Fiction from the Land of Enchantment,’ an E-book published by The Zombie Lama, available from Amazon.com). *** I met a very interesting gentleman while visiting the Roswell UFO convention with my wife last year. He approached me at […]
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