This past Wednesday was marked by the convergence of a number of happenings on the same day. Lovers and wannabe's were celebrating Valentine's Day. Western Christianity was marking the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. And at camps in Florida and Arizona, many Major League Baseball teams were opening their spring training. But for many … Continue reading There should be no debate: we need to talk about guns
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
I recently returned to my first love in reading topics: history and biography. While fiction can be extremely enjoyable, especially when done well, I have always found the true, non-fiction stories of real people and events much more interesting. That return to true history results here in my latest book review. For the first … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
Sometimes the bear eats you
The bulls have begun to run again on Wall Street It's one of the oldest sayings around, likely attributable to an idea first passed into public consciousness by 19th century American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Sometimes you eat the bear - sometimes the bear eats you." For more than two centuries since even before the founding … Continue reading Sometimes the bear eats you
Continued propagation of ‘fake news’ may be our collective fault
President Donald Trump may not have coined the phrase "fake news", but it absolutely seems as though the practice has exploded since he took office. Just last week during his speech in front of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the President delivered the statement “it wasn’t until I became a politician that … Continue reading Continued propagation of ‘fake news’ may be our collective fault
Russia causes a mess for the FBI and the American political process
There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) over the last couple of years. Much of that controversy involves what is becoming increasingly apparent partisan political activity by some in leadership positions in the nation's leading law enforcement agency during the 2016 Presidential election process and its … Continue reading Russia causes a mess for the FBI and the American political process
MATT VEASEY 