The Pandemic has hit a “Reset Switch”
It is a bit unnerving to see the world in which you grew up come unhinged. This is what it must have been like to watch the Great Depression roll over the country, tearing… Read More
Author: Dave Clark
What will our post-Apocalyptic World look like?
What will our post-Apocalyptic World look like? The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions in the entire fabric of modern life. We avoid contact with people (even friends and family) and sequester in our… Read More
Who should get the Bailout?
During the financial crisis of 2008, Wall Street banks received massive taxpayer subsidies to stay afloat. They were “too big to fail,” a policy based on the belief that these companies, if they folded,… Read More
Did Bernie Sanders Win the Debate?
At the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Debate, most of the candidates attacked Bernie Sanders, in an attempt to forestall his momentum going into the Super Tuesday primary elections. They appeared to have been successful.… Read More
Our Lives are full of Decisions
There it sits, huge, bright and shining, consuming the landscape like the sun rising over a distant horizon. It glares at me, a decision to be made, one too long deferred. The familiarity of… Read More
The Bright Side of Bernie Sanders or Why Socialism will Fail
It now looks like the neo-socialists, in particular Bernie Sanders, are making a strong showing in the early Democratic Party primaries. The “moderate” candidate, Joe Biden, has slipped from the clear front-runner to a… Read More
Whom shall we mourn?
There was recently a tragic event that took the life of a venerable citizen of our country. Kobe Bryant, a beloved basketball icon and an individual who tried to give back to his community.… Read More
Why ya gotta love (and hate) Trump
Trump is a horrible guy. Arrogant. Narcissistic. Crass. Really, just not much to like about the guy….except, he is what America needed at a particular moment in time and space. Let’s be honest, America… Read More
Musings on a year gone by
I suppose it is inevitable that as a new year approaches, we would undertake a retrospective of the one gone by. However, in reality the difference between January 1st and any other day of… Read More
What are the limits of Free Speech?
There has recently been some controversy in Kingsport, which has centered on the trade-off between good order and safety versus the exercise of free speech and freedom to assemble. One effort has been focused… Read More
