The Moon in Capricorn: The Executive Moon
Julius Caesar is shown in the Tusculum bust. It was perhaps made in his lifetime and has been dated to 50-40 BC. The bust is housed in the Museum of …
Venture Capitalism Amok in Silicon Valley
In the business world and by the public in general Silicon Valley is oft times seen as a kind of economic miracle. It has a dark side. Buckets of money …
Boss Tweed and New York City Corruption: A Cautionary Tale
Boss Tweed is the heavy-set man in the Thomas Nast cartoon. Nast is the father of the political cartoon. He was a Libra born on September 27, 1840. “Those that …
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Our Rival China and its Leader
Map copyright at EU. Can be used if attributed. China is the world’s third largest country in the world in area at 3,700,000 square miles. It is also the second …
Our Neighbor Mexico and its New President
Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is shaped like a rough triangle and is comprised of 32 states. It is 1,850 miles long and as of 2022 had a population …
Memorial Day Heroes Around the Zodiac
Memorial Day Heroes Around the Zodiac I ‘listed at home for a Lancer Oh, who would not sleep with the brave? I ‘listed at home for a Lancer To ride …
Charles Proteus Steinmetz: The Hunchback Who was a S.T.E.M. Genius
“All creatures great and small; the Lord God made them all.” The dispensation of human gifts and deficits seems to be the province of fate, chance, the odds of probability, …
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Chief Justice John Roberts: A Fair Play Poseur?
Chief Justice Roberts says he can be fair and impartial. I do not think so. A conservative judge tilts right, a liberal one left. Let’s look at just one case. …
Jack LaLanne and the Dawn of the Fitness and Health Craze
Publicity photo of Jack LaLanne taken in 1961 by Cliff Riddle in Hollywood. “I can never die. That would ruin my image.” “Dying is easy. Living is a pain in …
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Southern Cooking and Two Chefs
Photo was taken by Jeffrey W. and is of Gumbo, a dish that originated in Louisiana in the 18th Century. Like most regional cuisine that of our South depended on …