Joe Beernink
Author of NOWHERE WILD, NOWHERE HOME
For a new writer, expressing political views of any kind is probably the third rail of building a platform; you’re liable to irritate or outright chase away a good fraction of...
Normally, I won’t get too political on this blog. I do have opinions, but I can’t see how airing them here is going to positively impact my career as a writer....
I have a simple solution to solve the credit crisis, the national debt, speculative trading and the energy crisis. A very simple thing: a Speculation Tax. A what? A speculation tax....
In the US, politicans who bring up any concept of Socialized Medicine are vilified and crucified. But the US Government just socialized mortgages by taking over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,...
http://www.komonews.com/news/27349064.html I am amazed this hasn’t caught national attention yet? Where is the ACLU? Why aren’t they protesting this? This isn’t an immigration issue. It’s a constitutional issue. Just wow.
Today was the first day I drove to work since starting my job in January. That’s pretty much 5 days a week of riding public transit for 7 months (give or...
A coworker and I were talking about now that the Olympics and the NFL Season are starting up, most of the American public will divert their attention from Barak O’McCainia to...
I don’t know who gets the credit for this one, but this is just great. “Science shouldn’t lie just to make you more comfortable. That’s religion’s job.”
So, a few years back, I started a blog that lasted two entries (which I believe have been deleted), about what a better place the world would be if everyone just...
Okay, I know this is un-American, and probably just anti-fun, but I hate fireworks. Let me clarify. I hate fireworks in the hands of ordinary people. In the US, the 4th...
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