This series begins by outlining the concepts of the Cloward-Piven Strategy of creating a crisis and then using that crisis to advance a political agenda and how the theories of Cloward-Piven built upon the radical teachings of Saul Alinsky. The second installment provides a real life example of the technique at work in Kansas City […]
The Lithuanian Legend of the Iron Wolf and the Fall of the Soviet Union
A legend surrounds the founding of Vilnius, the present day capital of Lithuania. It is The Legend of the Iron Wolf. The legend begins with a hunting trip undertaken by the Grand Duke of Lithuania,[1] Gediminas to the holy woods in the Valley of Sventaragis around the year 1323. Gediminas was joined by the nobles of […]
Cochise: The Best Dog There Ever Was
Just about everyone thinks their dog is the best dog in the whole world. I won’t try to talk them out of that belief; it’s just that they did not have the blessing of knowing our dog, Cochise. There have been many dogs that have come through our family’s life. The following thoughts about Cochise […]
After 60 years, I Came to Really Know My Dad On November 20, 2012
I know every guy’s Dad is special, and of course, I’ve known my Dad all my life and have always loved him. Dad’s 85 and in a single day, at 60 years old, I came to know he has qualities I have never really understood or appreciated. I had always known he had been an All […]
Primer on Economic Systems and Societal Organization
There are words used to describe systems of government and economic approaches to organizing societies. In public discussions the differences are often lost and terms of government are used interchangeably with terms of economics. Though a given approach to organizing government may lend itself to adopting a given economic system, government and economics are not […]