Christ and Positive Thinking
Christ is giving the Sermon on the Mount in this painting by Carl Bloch done in 1877. Christ said, “Come unto me all that labor and are heavy burdened, and …
Fun Stories about the Best Criminal Lawyer of All
Percy Foreman conferring with Charles V. Harrelson, his client in 1970. Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 107. …
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The Law and a Woman’s Right to Choose
The landmark Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) found that a woman’s right to an abortion was not mandated by the Constitution. Justice Samuel Alito* wrote …
Mundane Astrology and the Horoscope of the United States
Caption for photo: Committee of Five presenting draft of Declaration of Independence to Congress I thought it would be fun and interesting to analyze the horoscope of the United …
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The Effects of Illegal Drugs and the Men Who Discovered Them
Drugs are like the siren call of mermaids. They have a seductive allure but lead only to the shoals of broken relationships, hardship, misery, and self-destruction. Many years ago I …
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Business Shenanigans: The Actions of Thomas Durant, Richard Whitney, Bernard Madoff, and Samuel Benjamin Bankman-Fried
The history of business is largely one of commerce with corruption sometimes intertwined. Big business rose after the end of the Civil War in 1865. In the connecting of the …
Vignettes of Famous Astrologers
John Hazelrigg (June 20, 1860- 1941) had a twin brother who was an hour older. He initially was an actor, but he abandoned that profession to become an astrologer. He …
The Discovery of the Only Authenticated Pirate Ship
Aftermath The weather turned violent on April 26, 1717, in the frigid waters off Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The nor’easter forced the vessel close to the shoals of Cape Cod. Eventually she …
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Thanksgiving, Helen Keller, and Anne Sullivan: We Were Blind. Now We Can See.
“We greet you and we thank you” is spelled out on a drawing of a vine growing from an amphora. The drawing was itself on the face of a card …
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A Portent of Things to Come Through the Eyes of Max Weber, George Orwell, Elon Musk, Rachel Carson, and Extrapolated Facts of Today
Part One: The shape of Tomorrow World There will be flying cars and autonomous self-driving trucks in transportation. Traffic will be regulated by government and staggered to reduce congestion in …