Sixty-nine percent of Americans are homeowners, and they are under siege. A number of "unfriendly" policies, proposals and court decisions within the past year have produced an atmosphere which is arguably antithetical to the American dream of carving out a slice of the apple pie and plo ...

Inclusionary zoning ordinances and density bonusesalso known as "below market rate" (BMR) housing programscan negatively impact the community. These affordable housing programs reward developers who earmark a percentage of new homes or condos for those in the low and moderate income brac ...

Americans need to get used to the idea that, no matter what The United States Of America does, the rest of the world will never like us. Ours is a unique society. We are made up of people from almost every other nationality in the world. We were originaly formed by immigrants seeking r ...

I cant get too excited about victimless crimes, that is to say crimes in which the only victim is the person committing it. Those who want to self-destruct provided the consequences are not shouldered by others have the right to do it. Everyone has the moral responsibility for their ow ...

Well darlings, Bah! Humbug! It's that time of year again - it's Christmas! This is the time when it seems everybody must spread their cheer. As we fight our way through the throngs of shoppers pushing, shoving, standing on each other's toes and fighting tooth and nail for the very last ...

DRIVING THE U.S.-ISRAEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE Strategic Dialogue talks between the U.S. and Israelwere commenced in earnest at the end of November, 2005 (U.S. State Dept. Bulletin). These talks are propelled to their inevitable conclusion (i.e., the U.S.-ISRAEL DEFENSE PACT/TREATY) by Ira ...

One of the reasons for the demise of the Soviet Union and other forms of communism, was because such governments opposed the private ownership of things. The government used socialism to try to control what a person could own or even hope to achieve throughout his or her life. Initially ...

Confessions to CARP and 50 Plus and to all Canadian Seniors: If the Ontario Securities Commission is still searching for the Culprit who leaked to the public, Finance Minister Goodale's "good news" information on taxing Income Trusts, they need look no further. I will fess up and take t ...

Introduction When philosophers and social critics speak of justice, there is always a great emphasis spoken about protecting the public by imprisoning those who pose a harm to the public. Then, with observations upon the mechanics of society, these philosophers sought out not only to d ...

"The finder of something which the owner was probably sorry to lose, cannot take it up with the intention of withholding it from the owner when he comes to inquire. But when the owner does not appear, the finder has a right to retain it for himself." -- Samuel Von Pufendorf, "The Rights ...

I have said before that I detest the slaughter of animals because it is tantamount to Racism. I hold an incalculable hatred for Affirmative Action, though, because it is Racism! To this Affirmative Action -- does it not lift value off of the shoulders of courage and skill and put the v ...

This one is for Renita... Introduction When speaking of Nazism, and the ranks that have existed under the ideas of anti-Semitism, one typically also includes others, such as the Ku Klux Klan, White Pride militants, the "Creativity" Movement, among other groups that are of a nationalist ...

Dedication... To my street crew... Jeff Stewart, Pockets, Humble, Twitch, Stray, Skittles, Bear, Beast, and Johnny and Heather... Introduction Unlike many of my other works, this piece is not about theory or ideology. It does not discuss evidence, or reasoning, or logic, as to the i ...

The following are the opinions of the author and although I believe them to be true I am not stating them as anything other than my opinions. Ever since the time of Abe Lincoln, Democrats and Republicans have been fighting for control of the United States Of America. In the beginning, ...

They might if they believed that they wouldnt regret it later. When all the politicians talk about immigration reform, are they really planning or even wanting to do something new It helps the economy and many businesses to have workers who earn very low wages. It would in turn, hurt th ...

Voting in Iraq has wrapped up and officials are counting ballets to determine who the winners are. It is believed that the turnout was somewhere around 11 million which is an unprecedented number for a new Iraq (al-Naji, S & al-Saiedi, A, 2005). Not all has gone smoothly and Sunnis have ...

Attention far left Democrats and all the rest, of you Democrats, who are too afraid of the far left or to hungry for power to stand up for America. Stop insulting me, stop ridiculing me, stop trying to run my life, stop trying to take away my freedoms and stop endangering me and my loved ...

Almost every weekday, for the last thirty some years, I have purchased three or four newspapers and read them at lunch time. I do this in order to relax and in some cases learn something. One of the 'newspapers' I buy is the Los Angeles Times and I am going to use that 'newspaper' as my ...

"Society in every state is a blessing..." -- Thomas Paine, Common Sense What of value Interaction among human beings has provided us each with unique, fulfilling experiences, fond memories, and satisfied desires. When humans gathered together to share their culture among each other, ...

Thoughts on a Revolutionary Social Theory Part 1: Socialism is the Great Reform "...one cannot by fair dealing, and without injury to others, satisfy the nobles, but you can satisfy the people, for their object is more righteous than that of the nobles, the latter wishing to oppress, w ...