The consensus response to President Obama’s Knox College speech on the economy is that the administration has been reduced to pushing a menu of stale and timid policies that, in any case, won’t be enacted. But what if the administration isn’t actually out of ideas? What if Obama’s boldest policy initiative is merely something he’d […]
Archives for July 2013
Who Killed Detroit City and Why?
Posted on July 22, 2013 Written by
Cities don’t die because of happenstance. The city of Detroit has been murdered by the same forces that are slowly killing cities all across the United States. Detroit Becomes the Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy On July 18, 2013, Detroit declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy to squelch most of their $18 billion in debts. The […]
Agenda 21 Chapter 8 — The Final Coup
Posted on July 21, 2013 Written by
If you think the economy is simply going to collapse, think again. The bankers, the corporations, and the United Nations have got ecosystem accounting ready to rock and roll, and it’s set to change everything…. … the plan is brilliant. You reduce the number from 7+ billion by at least 33% without firing one shot. […]
Citizen Letter to CA Senator DeSaulnier regarding SB375 and SB1
Posted on July 18, 2013 Written by
Letter sent via email to California State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (7th District) regarding SB375 and SB1, July 17, 2013: Senator DeSaulnier, As co-author of both of these horrendous bills you should be ashamed of yourself. Why are you attacking suburban and rural private property owners? Why are you pushing for unelected, unaccountable regional bodies to dictate […]
Action Alert! Stop SB 1 — Eminent Domain Abuse and Bond Debt Without Voter Approval
Posted on July 18, 2013 Written by
California Senate Bill 1 (SB 1): Sustainable Communities Investment Authority Summary of SB 1 If Steinberg’s SB 1 (Steinberg’s Sustainable Communities Investment Authority) becomes law, what will the cost be to you and each and everyone of us who own private property parcels? I believe this is one of the most dangerous bills and will be […]
Boy Scouts of America to Require Sustainability Merit Badge
Posted on July 16, 2013 Written by
Excerpt: The Boy Scouts of America said in a statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation: “In an effort to reflect a better balance of the needs of youth and our nation today and in the future, Sustainability, a new merit badge, will join Environmental Science as an Eagle Scout option after its debut at […]
Why I Am Against the Common Core Standards
Posted on July 13, 2013 Written by
You hand Johnny his packed lunch, give him a kiss, and smile as you see him run off to school. Once in the classroom, his teacher tells him that today is the big day to take the state test for Common Core. Johnny sits down in front of a computer and avails himself to the “four […]
Restructure US Government to Make “Huge” Green Changes in America, Study Proposes
Posted on July 11, 2013 Written by
Excerpt: One of the major impediments, the study says, is created by America’s “basic framework of government, established by law,” which is “one of separated and dispersed authority,” in which “government agencies at all levels — federal, state, local, tribal and even international — can only do what they have been authorized to do by […]
