After spending over $21,000,000,000,000 (Trillion) on the War on Poverty, and having not shown much for the effort, spending additional dollars as proposed by the Administration certainly would seem to fufill the definition above. Government policies which lead to a lack of individual responsibility cannot be solved by spending alone; there is a direct link between certain personal values and success or failure. This is nothing new and was pointed out fifty-six years ago by Daniel Moynihan in The Moynihan Report, yet we continue to see policies which create generations of despair. The numbers do not lie, nor does history; it is time for a change of policy regarding poverty in this nation. https://nypost.com/2021/07/02/helping-poor-kids-takes-more-than-money-they-also-need-stable-homes/

The longer the investigation goes on, the more I am convinced that there were many high level men involved with the dirty deeds of Jeffrey Epstein. Why? Because it is taking the course of many government investigations into the potentially illegal activities of government officials that we have seen over the past several years; namely, investigations that go on and on for years until the players are either out of power or the public memory has all but erased the deeds. If you follow the link to the article, you will know more about Epstein than before and you will most likely, want to ask more questions, but don’t bet on ever being satisfied about Epstein and those who enjoyed his services. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-decades-long-relationship-with-his-biggest-client

Those on the Left (not the Liberals, the Left) say they believe in “Science”, yet they continually demonstrate that they know little about “Science” but much about ideology. As you read the article linked below, think of what could have been achieved if the billions of Euros (or Dollars) had been spent in more productive ways; the jobs that could have been saved, the higher standard of living for those who pay the taxes and have to fund such unproductive policies. How much longer will billions in precious resources be wasted and the increasing pollution that goes along with these policies be allowed? When will people realize that the Emperor has no clothes? https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-california-and-germany-s-energy-policies-are-no-model/article_0e3276ad-87c4-5d1a-b70e-be28ec94fe5a.html

“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant”-Charles De Gaulle

“A politician is a person with whose politics you don’t agree; if you agree with him, he is a statesman”-David Lloyd George

“The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so that they believe they are as clever as he”-Karl Kraus

“Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?”-Art Buchwald

“I once said cynically of a politician, ‘He’ll double cross tht bridge when he comes to it”-Oscar Levant

In April 1939, just before Hitler invaded Poland “officially” beginning the Second World War, Franklin Roosevelt wrote a letter to Hitler making a case for peace. It was a good letter, written with sincerity but it was a waste of effort. Roosevelt felt that he could win over Hitler (as he later felt he could win over Stalin) with his charm, logic and reason. In the letter, Roosevelt wrote, “Are you willing to give assurance that your armed forces will not attack or invade the territory or possessions of the following independent nations: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Iraq, the Arabias, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Iran.“

The link below (copy it and put it in your browser) will provide you with the history, theory and realities of CRT. It seems to be racing across our nation despite parents in many communities fighting it at the local level with their school boards. But, it is becoming entrenched in the highest levels of our national government and amazingly, even in our military. It is a theory which as put into practice, denies and overturns the value and work of the individual and can only lead to a fragmented society at war with itself. https://www.city-journal.org/theoretical-roots-and-practical-consequences-of-critical-race-theory

This excellent article by George Friedman, founder of Geopolitical Futures, raises serious questions regarding the future relationship between the U.S. and Europe. He asks such questions as:

• Can the U.S. continue to provide the military muscle to protect Europe if Europe fails to meet its commitment for its own military?
• Should the U.S. continue to provide European security if the foreign policies of the U.S. and Europe are not aligned?
• Given the new Russian pipeline to Germany, has Russian outflanken NATO and would Germany who is so dependent on Russian gas be willing to fulfill its treaty obligations to countries such as Poland, Roumania, the Baltic nations, etc.?

The situation, in Mr. Friedman’s opinion is so serious, that he opined during an interview I heard, whether France and Germany would allow the passage of the U.S. military in case of Russian military action against eastern NATO members.

Please copy the link and put it on your browser; is it worth your time. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/what-does-it-mean-to-rejoin-europe/

After spending many hundreds of billions of dollars world wide, wind and solar still only provide about 3% of our energy needs and with the damage to the environment caused by massive wind and solar farms, even environmentalist groups are opposing new projects. This 5 minute video provides some startling facts that cannot be ignored. I hope it provides you with some food for thought. Feel free to skip the ads at the start of the video. https://youtu.be/RqppRC37OgI

To the average person, the atrocities outlined in the article by Nicholas Kristof are unimaginable. This is because we live in what is still fortunately, a society of rational laws. Totalitarian States however, are not guided by logic (unless you accept the unscientific logic of dialectical materialism); instead, they are guided by manmade rules based on a man- made ideology which has a basis in the misreading of history, misunderstanding of the human mind and in the end, an amazing ability for corruption. Can you imagine a law in the United States which forces women to use contraception in order to eliminate unwanted births? The Nazis did it, and now, China does it. Or, being sent to prison for an unauthorized pregnancy? Welcome to China. Be warned, if you follow the link, be prepared to be disgusted and repulsed by what you read and wonder what can be done to counter the new barbarians who control the lives and destinies of over a billion people. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/opinion/sunday/china-xinjiang-uyghur-muslims-genocide.html?searchResultPosition=1

As most Americans feeling and hoping that Covid is slipping into history, we find that more people have died from Covid this year than in all of 2020. Unfortunately, so many deaths are in third world countries among people who have so little. I like that the President is sending 500 million doses to mostly 3rd world countries; that will do more good for the US image than all of the foreign aid that we waste in so many areas. On the other hand, with these deaths in mind, is this really the time we want to set a 20 year record on illegal immigration? Illegals from 150 countries are welcomed and then shipped around the US. Have they been tested for Covid? If not, why not? The first duty of any is to protect the lives and well being of his/her citizens. If we see a new spike of Covid in those areas where illegals are sent, the administration will have to carry the weight, but we all shall pay the price. This is certainly not the time for putting forward a policy of open borders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-deaths-this-year-have-already-eclipsed-2020s-toll-11623350773