Month: August 2016

However frustrated you may be that neither of the two institutional American political parties perfectly or even remotely reflects your values, you should at least understand that they are institutional. By this I mean that they...

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with the painting of the Second Empire Victorian.  I am using the photo seen directly below.  I’ll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 6×6 inch...

This is the perfect story: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will halt nearly $30 million in grants to a program aimed at helping Mississippi recover from damage caused by Hurricane Katrina after the agency’s...

The story is still early, with hints of bagmen and ties to foreign intelligence services (using agents of influence).  Certainly the softening changes in the GOP platform as to Ukraine and Russian occupation of territory...

According to Gallup, of all the people who spoke at the Democratic and Republican conventions, only Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas saw much change in his approval numbers. Prior to appearing at the convention in Cleveland, Cruz had a...