Historians say that a Democracy lasts about 225 to 250 years before it collapses under its own weight of corruption, graft, greed, and political lies and chicanery. We are in the year 249 since the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 and a new experiment in a Republic was founded. According to…
We could notate the many economic collapses and resulting civil unrest, widespread hunger and poverty that eventually leads to war, including world wars as nations deploy extreme and drastic measures to survive, but that would require volumes beyond the scope of this article. Let’s take the most recent events that you and I are familiar…
For those of us genealogically challenged enough to remember a cartoon character very popular in the daily newspaper from 1948 to 1975, I would like to reintroduce him to you. For those who are too young to remember, all I can say is you missed a lot of common sense teaching with layers of social…
You wake up in the morning and everything is fine. You could watch a beautiful sunrise and listen to birds singing, then pour a cup of fresh coffee that you thoroughly enjoy. Life is good! Then you turn on the television and the peace of mind you had is shattered by the latest “crisis” of…
by John Mitchell At the end of World War II, the Allies discovered some film footage of Adolf Hitler that had not previously been seen. In this footage, Hitler could be seen playing with his dog, a German Shepherd named “Blondi”; kissing Eva Braun, laughing with his comrades, and doing a jig. The Allies determined…
by John Mitchell Nestled in the tall pine trees of the Sierra Nevada foothills the rural town of roughly 26,000 residents, Paradise, California has long been known as a peaceful, tranquil community where the hustle, bustle and rush of nearby Sacramento and San Francisco were replaced by a slower pace of living. The home to…
By John Mitchell We hear the popular words that together, “We will make America prosperous again. We will make America safe again. We will make America great again,” repeated over and over again in the political rallies our President conducts. No doubt they are wonderful words and they stir the hope that it will be…
Witnessing the Memorial Day, 2017 celebrations held throughout America a sense of pride, honor, duty, and courage pervaded the mood of attendees. The nation showed its deepest respect and gratitude to each and every veteran who has worn the uniform of their respective branch of service, whether they served in times of peace or of…
The Golden State with its beautiful beaches from Malibu to San Diego that gave rise to the surfing culture of “catch a wave” and the body building craze of Venice Beach in Los Angeles. The magnificent mountain ranges of the Sierras beckon people from around the world to first class snow skiing. National parks and…
Ask that question of 1,000 different Americans and you would probably get 1,000 different answers. Ask many professional sports figures, politicians at the highest level of America’s government, radical thug groups such as Black Lives Matter, illegal aliens who both curse and burn the flag, members of the media, or any of a host of…
