"Hurray for our side!" they yell with screeched voices.  "Think like us or be wrong," they imply with barely veiled anger.  Signs are stuck in front yards, bumper stickers adorn cars, and "neutral" commentators and newspapers are making their "neutral" statements that seem to support one side way more than the other.   What is…

I received this comment from a reader, Brett Oyer.  I found it so interesting that I read it again and again.  I wanted to post it here so everyone would have a chance to read it and comment upon it.  Very interesting!  (Thanks Brett, for passing it along).  By the way, I like the first…

Update:  Once again, reader input on this topic has been excellent and thoughtful.  Please be sure to read the comments below! Reader input has been overwhelming, and the comments have been informative and thoughtful since I decided to post a few politically-minded articles on this blog.  This is quite a change from the normal pace,…

Many conservatives feel duped by George W. Bush, who campaigned from a position more to the "right" than where he governs (in particular when it comes to massive government bailouts and grants).  In short, he is more of a Democrat than most Republicans bargained on.  Someone said the same thing to me the other day…

UPDATE: Please read the very thoughtful and informed comments that are coming in on this post.  Very helpful.  Second UPDATE: I would like to hear from you all what you think should be done, as opposed to what is being done (or not done).  Seems like we need the voice of the people on this…

Why is it that when we are little children everybody tells us to dream big dreams and realize that "we can be anything we want to be," but when we grow up they tell us to "be realistic?"  Why is it that when I spent tens of thousands of dollars on a formal education everybody…

     The quotes from the last post are, of course, from Francisco d'Anconia in the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  They go straight to the heart of the matter of how people's thinking is divided these days.  Understanding wealth and the truth of economic prosperity are critical to long-term survival of a nation…

The following quotes speak to the division of thought that exists in America today.  As politicians promise favors from the platform, as voters clamor to vote along lines of envy, greed, jealousy, and class warfare, I am convinced that the words spoken below are as true today as when they were first written.  The laws…

    There is a flurry of activity on the Internet this morning.  My buddy and long-time business partner, Orrin Woodward, has decided to pour out his heart.  On his leadership blog, Orrin has posted a couple articles to start a series in which he is telling all about his history in the Amway/Quixtar business.…

Ever stop to consider what the word "Freedom" really means?  Ever wonder what is truly meant by liberty, and those "Unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" that were spoken of by the United States' founding documents? I certainly have. Consider this: "Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental…