Burgers, Fries And Ignorant Politics: Does Democracy Need An Overhaul?

America has become a confusing place for many people who are trying to decipher through the mess of politics that is inherent in a huge country that touts democracy. The Critical Review’s (No. 1 Vol. 19) article Ignorance as a Starting Point: From Modest Epistemology to Realistic Political Theory states that a new elitist political paternalism may be necessary to counter the general ignorance of the population. In other words, brighter minds need to make decisions for people.

Around the year of 2015 American’s world as they currently know it will changes dramatically. To think about the concept of becoming #2 in the world makes people’s hair stand up on their back of their necks. The confidence of the Country is going to be shattered and a new psychological outlook will emerge. What will the country look like?

The Economics of #2:

In reporting the Barack Obama victory in the Democratic caucuses in Iowa political pundits, including those for the candidates themselves, have missed what is possibly one of the most significant events of the day.

So, did they? The answer, is no (obviously). Spoons did not make Rosie O'Donnell fat - nor is any utensil to blame for people who might be a bit on the unhealthily large side. Psychologists would probably love to place the blame there, as would half of the country these days; with our heavy lean toward pinning responsibility for one's actions somewhere other than the person actually responsible. It's true. In this day and age, people are fighting hard to place blame for their lot in life, on anything but themselves. "The devil made me do it" mantra has been spreading across the country for years, even so far as little Billy - whose parents juice him up on Ritalin, instead of attempting actual discipline. Sure, I'll concede the existence of people who have "real" problems, which don't stem solely from themselves or those responsible for them, but these days it's pretty hard to find. Heck, I'm not even shocked anymore when a friend who has kids tell me that their child was just diagnosed with <insert disorder here>. In fact, I am shocked these days when I hear "my child is perfectly healthy". I digress. The fact remains that firearms are blamed for the actions of those who needed a good, swift kick - instead of placing the blame on the individual or those who are actually responsible for them. For the most part, aggressive actions with a firearm require action and intent - that's a fact. I say "for the most part" because it's not 'all' - we have to consider those morons who leave loaded weapons in the house with kids around. On the same note though...spoons aren't locked up either and look how fat our country's kids are...hmmm...

What if we did that with utensils, treated them as most do with guns? Seriously. If the country is in an 'obesity epidemic', why not ban eating utensils? The logic is absolutely the same, and there's no matter of reasoning that causes the cessation of that fact.

What a week it has been, hasn't it? Harold Wilson will be forever remembered telling us: "a week is a long time in politics", however with all the pettiness we have to suffer these days, it is fast becoming a long time for everyone in the UK regardless of their occupation. We are living in the slow motion of an occurring disaster.

The winners of the 12th annual awards for journalists covering the United Nations will be presented by the U.N. Correspondents Association (UNCA) at its annual Awards Dinner and Dance on December 7, 2007, at UN headquarters. The UNCA awards are for the best print, electronic, and broadcast media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies and field operations as well as the best political cartoons reflecting the UN spirit.

Judge Rules Three LAPD Detectives Accused of Cover-Up Can Be Added as Defendants in Notorious B.I.G. Case

 In a major victory for the family of murdered rap superstar Christopher Wallace (better known as the Notorious B.I.G.), U.S. District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled today that Detectives Stanley Nalywaiko and Stuart Maislin of the Los Angeles Police Department's Risk Management Group, along with Detective Steven Katz, whose concealment of evidence led to a 2005 mistrial, can be added as defendants in the Wallace family's wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles. 

BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine Unveils Its 2007 Hot List: America's Most Powerful Players Under 40

December issue hits newsstands with five exclusive, consecutive covers: LeBron James, Chris Brown and Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean and John Legend, and Venus Williams

An excerpt from God, faith and health 

Updated Wednesday, March 7, 2007

An excerpt from The Adult Student’s Guide

 Updated Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Just because you’re not eighteen anymore doesn’t mean that you’re not nervous about going back to school again. A lot of eighteen-year-olds go to college because its what they’re supposed to do after they finish high school. You’re in college for a reason. And mom and dad aren’t paying the bills anymore, either. There are many types of different programs for adult learners, and some of them will be a better fit for you than others. You will encounter a different kind of administrator and bureaucracy than you may be used to, as well as new kinds of classroom learning. You will have to make adjustments in your life, as the demands of a college education compete with both family and work for your time. And you will have to find a way to pay for a college education.

MIRACLE ON 44th STREET (Excerpt of "An Italian Immigrant" soon to be published)

I walked down Maiden Lane on my way home from work and headed toward the subway. It was a beautiful summer day in June, 1942. I loved the feeling of the warm sun on my face as I walked. Was it only because I was able to leave work early today that I am noticing the grand weather we are having?

It was only a temporary job. I was so sure when I took it, that I would find something else before the two weeks were up, but now it was over, and I was painfully unemployed. How on earth would I help support my mother?