Archives for 2013

I come from a Communist country. This means that I come from a country in which the rights of the people are subservient to the State. Or, to put it even more briefly, individuals have no guaranteed rights. Not so surprisingly, Fascism evokes the same ideology. Fascist ideology consistently invoked the primacy of the state. […]

From Fox News on 07 March 2013: Sen. Rand Paul declared victory Thursday after Attorney General Eric Holder assured him that the president cannot use a drone to kill a non-combatant American on U.S. soil — an assurance Paul had sought during his 13-hour filibuster the day before. … Paul told Fox News the critical […]

George Beverly Shea went to meet the Lord whom he would rather have than silver or gold, than riches untold, than houses or land. He died this past Tuesday at 104 having served the Lord for many decades as part of the Billy Graham team. Yet, he was not often as acceptable to all as […]

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was […]

From the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston: Brethren,  We are all shocked with today’s terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. Once again, evil reared its ugly head and countless of our fellow citizens have been victimized. Our prayers and thoughts are with the victims and their families, as well as our governor, mayor, and police […]

A physician is charged with first-degree murder of several infants by snipping their spinal cords after a live birth. He and his staff are also charged with lower murder charges due to the death of two women from faultily administered medication. Both the state and the city appear to have been deficient in health inspections […]

The two comics above illustrate the different views that there are of Margaret Thatcher’s memory. Even to the end of her life, political commentators differ on her and her views. I suspect that part of the reason is that theoretically a Margaret Thatcher was not supposed to happen! Margaret Thatcher came along in an era […]

Are you so geek that you wonder about the legal implications of superheroes, supervillains, and–yes–zombies? Well, Father Orthoduck found the following interesting article which had among its comments: Turning into a zombie isn’t exactly fun, but there could be one advantage: You may not be legally responsible for whoever you kill and eat while in the […]

You can go here to read a current study on the state of public employee pensions in various states surveyed, the adjustments that various states have been making, and possible future outcomes. In essentially all cases the predictions are very cautiously optimistic. That is, there are many caveats given at the end of the study. […]