by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson By the time you see this essay, it will almost be winter. According to the astronomical definition, winter begins with the winter solstice, which will be December 21 this year. This day will bring us the least daylight and the longest night of the...
by design | Dec 8, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
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...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
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...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
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,...
by design | Nov 17, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
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...
by design | Nov 10, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
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...
