Scattershooting, while wondering whatever happened to….

Read More….political revolutionary and Kurdish freedom fighter Abdullah Ocalan.

Read More….political revolutionary and Kurdish freedom fighter Abdullah Ocalan.
Read MoreWestern democracies ask what can be done to curtail and possibly eradicate Islamic extremism, which has surpassed other threats as the greatest endangerment to world peace and prosperity.
Things are really getting ugly in some places. And it’s getting scarier.
This is a frustrating problem with few if any, solutions that are readily obvious. Even experts in diplomacy can’t point to a workable game plan for slowing down a global scourge of violence.
A possible solution: What just might save us all is an Arab-version of Oprah Winfrey or Dr. Phil.

Read MoreWhat’s America’s biggest problem?
First, let me tell you what it’s not.
It’s not the economy. It’s not terrorism. It’s not the increasing scarcity of natural resources. It’s not any of the typical uncertainties commonly associated with our perilous future.
Our biggest problem goes much deeper than that.

At least LBJ tried
Read MoreThere’s a humongous difference between liberals and conservatives when it comes to views on how government should work, and what’s to be done by those we elect to be in charge. We, liberals, believe in action and activism. We want our leaders to lead, and to do so daringly. Conservatives to the contrary, believe in doing nothing — unless it’s waging a war somewhere. Conservatives are dismissive of Wall Street running wild and letting people, among them the most disadvantaged, fend for themselves. Accordingly, they chose to not govern at all. They abdicate responsibility, They’re on a perpetual holiday. The question is — why does President Obama also seem to be on the same long vacation?

Read MoreYesterday at a local Firestone Auto Center, I encountered something way too common.
While standing at the counter and explaining what repair services needed to be done, my time was poached and my man-space was violated. I’m talking about being hijacked by the all-too-frequent alien invader phone call.