Clickbait Observations

Not all Democrats are crazy, but the left that controls their party is. Congressman Jim Jordan By Dr. Jim Ferguson The title of this essay is only partly true. In 2006, blogger Jay Geiger combined the words “click” and “bait” as a portmanteau, creating the term...

Sentient

Sentient There is no keystroke for caring. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Have you heard it? Even if you don’t care for country music, the tune “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust is noteworthy. Although I pay little attention to music charts, the tune was #1 on...

Glossary

Glossary The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money. Margaret Thatcher By Dr. Jim Ferguson Years ago, I knew a man whose business was selling tools from his truck emblazoned with, “Every man needs a good tool.” I’m no mechanic,...

Broken Government

Laws are like sausages, it is better to not see them being made. German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck By Dr. Jim Ferguson Politics is messy and often disgusting. The word politics derives from the Greek word polis, referring to the city-state, and literally means the...

Fallout

Fallout And so it begins. President Donald Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have concluded that “I’m no longer going anywhere because I’m already there.” Perhaps this is the nature of retirement. It is certainly not the case with President Trump, who is older than me yet...

Lunacy

Lunacy The whole Democrat Party is on the ballot [in the NYC mayor election]. Bill Maher By Dr. Jim Ferguson According to Mr. Webster, it is now considered offensive to label someone as a lunatic, a word derived from the Latin lunaticus, defined as “someone suffering...