It is always a convergence of several things that cause catastrophes. While the US is dealing with an out of control epidemic, a broken dictatorial leader and a flawed, hugely bias political party, Americans are not focused on the financial disaster that lies ahead.
All good and bad things come to an end. For the good times, we age with a host of good memories. For the bad times, we hopefully are sadder but wiser for the events that shaped the most stressful period of our life histories.
Every social media source has a policy we are all bound to abide by. Why then does Twitter allow Donald Trump the privilege of violating Twitter policies by tweeting an outright lie about Lori Klausutis being murdered by Joe Scarborough?
How influenced are we by what we see? When we look back at the "optics" of the past, we see that we are far more influenced by what we see than we realize.
Albert Schweitzer once wrote, "Truth has no special time of its own. It's hour is now and...always." In today's chaotic world, truth and lies both have consequences.
Anyone who has climbed a ladder to achieve their goals almost always encounters someone who exhibits the classic case of professional jealousy. What do we do when the envious underachievers go steroidal?
Is gas lighting the new mind control? Is the public even aware of this mechanism of controlling what we think, see and hear?
The right wing ideologues persist in violating our First Amendment rights to free speech when what we write or post is truth and fact.
The world has been upended for the first time in a very long time by an uncontrollable outbreak. What common sense reactions should there be?
There is more to today's generation gap than imagined. Today's youth are inclined to gloss over history, science and anything that requires more than a few seconds of thought. It went from YOLO to So What? Does So What? Matter? It matters more than most young people realize.
Democracy is the template for governance because of its focus on equality and freedom. As each phase of history evolves, democracy grows ever more powerful and is the light at the end of the tunnel of oppression.
All it took was for an energetic 28 year old, Alexandria Ocasio Cortes to arrive on the scene and suddenly intolerance of youth reared its ugly head.
It's finally over. All the strutting, the mugging, the power binges, the outrageous lies, tweets and total insanity that came with the Trump Era in 2016.
In today's world, women are beginning to grow ever more sensitive about men's behavior.
Has Honor become old fashioned a trait of human character?
Who started Anarchy and why? How does it affect Americans today?
Good and evil seem to have run into the same brick wall. Today, these two very fundamental elements are blurred and laundered to "normalize" and equalize good into evil.
When Americans face a true constitutional crisis, can they unite to restore integrity and honesty to democracy in tatters?
How far should U.S. Corporations be allowed to infiltrate government? What is lost if government becomes a corporate business? Have whistleblowers had any effect on controlling corporations?
What are the problems and difficulties that face today's adults raised in daycare?