Finding A Job In North Dakota : The Bakken Oil Drilling Boom

When Sarah Palin chants, "Drill, baby, drill!", she's thinking about energy independence...and jobs. Jobs, jobs, and more jobs. Everything but Steve Jobs. Although if you're a guy named Steve who needs a job, an oil drilling boom area is a mighty...

Newt Gingrich's Political Views

An unbiased look at Newt Gingrich's political views. What does the current presidential candidate think about the important issues of the day?

My Experience with Corrective Jaw Surgery

I just heard that Bristol Palin had a corrective jaw surgery.. Boy, does that bring up memories for me! I had corrective jaw surgery years ago. I don't know if hers was as extensive as mine but either way, it's a life altering experience. Anyway,...

Accountability for Congress, Politicians, U.S. Constitution

Accountability for Congress, Politicians, U.S.Constitution to the American people. Mandate Health Care Reform Bill Passes-Senate Bill passed now reconciliation. Insurance Stock rally, Insurer gains clients

Misconceptions About Teenaged Mothers

Even as single motherhood has become commonplace in our society, and the stigma against out of wedlock births has disappeared, another prejudice has come to replace it: the bias against teenaged mothers. Here are a few misconceptions about teenaged...

America: The Two-Party System Does Not Work

The de facto two-party system in the United States leads to a debasement of the electoral process. Allowing the presidential race to be a choice between two men (yes, women have been excluded yet again) does...

Federal Budget Deficit Explained

An explanation of why the federal government is currently running a deficit and why the U.S. has a national debt. Also, a look at why national debt isn't as simple to solve as many politicians make it out to be.

How to Think Clearly About Politics: Facts, Assertions, and Generalities

Freedom is a slippery concept, it seems. We must remember that in time of war what is said on the enemy’s side of the front is always propaganda, and what is said on our side of the front is truth and...

Obama Killing Drilling In...NORTH DAKOTA?!

That's the goal. One of my friends in the energy industry passed the word. The Feds are sniffing around in North Dakota, making noises about shutting down oil drilling in the Bakken formation on the Fort Berthold Reservation. This land is home to...

The Oil In North Dakota : Drilling Rig Activity