Philomeme

Our desire for a particular political ideology is highly driven by our self esteem.   He is just better than everyone else Those wh...

"Avoid the comfortable idea that the mere form of government can of itself safeguard a nation against despotism." ~ Harold Laswe...

Illusion of Freedom Are we free?  Can we be free?  Is freedom a given?  Or perhaps freedom is only an illusion?  Can any freedom not com...

Where tax money gets spent by government matters.  Some states take in  more dollars in federal spending than their citizens pay out in ta...

The looming sequester is a cynical political game. Shrinking government is hard to do. Across the board cuts will bring pain and trauma....

In every society, there is a group of people who lead it. There may be a king, a parliament or a even a democracy. The reality is that o...

We now have the technology to make a digital model of the human brain. We need but to will it to happen. If we do not, someone else will...