Over the last twelve months, my colleagues and I have spoken at length with close to one hundred Native American seniors across the state of New Mexico about their health care and health ins… Read More
These Republicans have even resorted to bribing key members by excluding their states from aspects of Trumpcare (aka Deathcare Bill)."What’s in the new GOP health care bill, in one (si… Read More
Jerry Howard, chief executive officer of the National Association of Home Builders, has said that the Republican administration’s latest tax plan, unveiled yesterday in the House of Re… Read More
"The GOP tax plan: Who does it help and hurt?" PBS NewsHour 11/20/2017'Tell a lie often enough and they will believe you.' The Republican Tax Plan IS a giveaway for the rich.ExcerptSUM… Read More
"What the GOP tax plan could mean for average taxpayers" PBS NewsHour 12/4/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: The House and Senate are getting to work on reconciling the differences between their tax… Read More
"Sen. John McCain wants us to see we are more alike than different" PBS NewsHour 5/22/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: While Republican Sen. John McCain has lately undergone treatment for brain can… Read More
aka Republican unethically putting importance money before the health of American citizens."Funding cuts, premium increases and the future of Obamacare" PBS NewsHour 7/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:… Read More
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Meanwhile, the American people continue to populate the asylum with their votes.
(As ‘fiscal cliff’ nears), striking u… Read More
Truth + Half-Truth = Half-Lie = Lie. It’s a progression. We start with the truth. Add in something that’s not quite true. Now it’s a half-truth.&nbs… Read More
On Tuesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said that Facebook Inc’s achievements from what they describe as unreliability should prevent the launch of digital currency, indicatin… Read More
Should Christians care about winning the political argument? Judging from current events, it seems that large numbers of Christians do care about winning the political war. And t… Read More
This IS about people not understanding that racism can, and often is, inconscient. People who have racist tenancies often are not aware of them. It is others, looking from the 'o… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Trump’s attacks, Biden vs Sanders on health care" PBS NewsHour 7/19/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Davi… Read More
Let me make it clear, TRUMI IS A RACIST. He just does not recognize it, like so many others."Why Trump’s verbal assault on Cummings and Baltimore sounds familiar" PBS NewsHour… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Trump and race, Democrats’ 2020 values" PBS NewsHour 8/2/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks jo… Read More
Ours Is Not To Reason Why. Remember that saying? Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die. I was pretty sure I remembered it –
but apparently, t… Read More
"David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Trump’s mass shooting response" PBS NewsHour 8/9/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jo… Read More
"After El Paso and Dayton, what can be done to prevent similar mass shootings?" PBS NewsHour 8/5/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, left more than… Read More
"Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty on 2020 Senate races, Israel and Trump" PBS NewsHour 8/16/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: The Washington Post’s Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty join Amna N… Read More
Demanding the meaning of truth - Part 1 is article #1 in the series: Meaning of Truth. Click button to view titles for entire series
Demanding the Meaning of Truth. For those of… Read More
"What Middle America is saying about climate change and gun violence" PBS NewsHour 9/4/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Catastrophic damage from Hurricane Dorian is putting natural disasters, and t… Read More
Do Christians want power? What kind of question is that? Look around. Of course Christians want power. Check out the Republican Party. Witness the strange almos… Read More
The markets are weak this morning about 15 min before the open. -1/5% on the average for the indexes with the Nasdaq leading the way. TLT +15% @CL+75% and Vix.x +3.14%This is a lightly neg… Read More
After a period of difficulty in Northern Ireland known as ‘The Troubles’, Belfast has been slowly reinventing itself as a tourist destination globally. Museums in Northern Irela… Read More
What to see in Rome in 3 days? If you have only 72 hours to visit The Eternal City, you’re probably wondering if this is a “mission impossible.”
Well, it is not – pr… Read More
Sean O’Casey is known globally as an amazing Irish Playwright. He has written many plays that are still watched and studied widely today. He is known for many of his amazing plays, inc… Read More
It’s clear that the new talking points on Al Franken’s resignation speech have been issued, and this kind of WaPo op-ed spin is sure to catch fire inside Dem circles and their wi… Read More
CBD 2020: What to Expect + Our Top Predictions by Aaron Cadena at CBD Origin
Over the last decade the CBD market has made some huge strides forward, but, in 2019, the market has exploded.
Fr… Read More
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor who has become a household name due to being the star of acclaimed show, Peaky Blinders. Born and raised in County Cork, his father Brendan worked for the Ir… Read More
Why do you live? The economy or God? Really, that question comes down to who’s your “god”? Do you live for the god of money – the economy? Or for th… Read More
How Do You Know If You've Written A ClassicPart 7 How Do You Know These Two Are Soul Mates? Previous Parts in this series are indexed here:https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2… Read More
States led by Republican governors and with a significant share of Trump supporters were an average of nearly three days later than other states to enact social distancing measures related t… Read More
Early movie-goers enjoying a silent film(Source: Katherine Linley – emaze)
Silent Cinema was the earliest era of cinema, lasting approximately from 1895 – with early experimen… Read More
Why are you not burying him? Sounds like something that might be asked about someone who died of Covid-19, doesn’t it? And maybe the answer is because the funeral homes are… Read More
“The 100-Guilder Print” – by Rembrandt van RijnToday, I read a front-page article in The New York Times about how the “culture wars,” the political divisions in… Read More
Stock market volatility continues and is today’s norm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell a further 28% to 18,591 on March 23, following its largest one day drop of 1,191 on… Read More
William Messner-Loebs is a name that most old school comic book fans are probably familiar with. He is a writer and artist that started in the industry in the 80s and made a name for… Read More
Why can’t America deal with the Coronavirus? Maybe for the same reason we can’t seem to deal with much of anything these days? We’re so split on just about ever… Read More
Which god will win the election in the U.S.? The god of power? Maybe the god of greed? How about the god of white power? Or the god of me first? What about the… Read More
Christians – how do you treat women? I don’t address this just to men, but to women as well. We often say the “right things”. But when it comes righ… Read More
Christians – are you afraid of politicians? Donald Trump seems to think you are. Or at least hope you are. But really, the question is deeper than that.
But first, le… Read More
Do American Christians care about truth at all? That should be a dumb question. Dumb in the sense that all Christians care about truth. Don’t we? Sadly, appare… Read More
Ireland has a rich creative history. From literature to theatre, from music to art, Ireland’s innovative and imaginative output has had a major impact on the world. Art, in particular… Read More
The Baron Empain Palace is well known historical Hindu-style palace in Egypt, which is located in Heliopolis district, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. The palace was designed by… Read More
One of Belfast’s most prestigious and famous addresses, the Europa Hotel is both a landmark and something of an institution in Northern Ireland. A four-star hotel located in the heart… Read More
Every Christian should know what the Great Commission is. And pretty much everyone in the U.S. probably at least heard of separation of church and state. So when someone receives… Read More
Verisimilitude VS RealityPart 5So What Exactly is Happiness Previous entries in this blog series:Part 1https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2009/01/verisimilitude-vs-reality.htmlPart… Read More
Will the beast in Revelation be able to deceive Christians? The answer, unfortunately, is absolutely yes! If you’ve read the book of Revelation in the Bible, surely you rem… Read More
Would you make a deal with the devil if he promised to promote Christianity? The answer’s obvious, right? Wrong! It seems to me there are two answers right now. … Read More
What happened to Christian transformation? You know – becoming more Christ-like? It used to be important. But now, does it mean anything more than switching to a church that we like… Read More
We’ve more-or-less all been coping with the pandemic since early March.
During this time, I’ve seen a lot of people stressed and depressed to their breaking points, usually wh… Read More
If you’re a regular, you may remember So in love with two. The comes from a song about a girl in love with two boys. But I look at it as a Christian, in love with Jesus and someone o… Read More
Mysteries of PacingPart 11Pacing the Character ArcPrevious entries in this series are indexed here:https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2020/07/index-to-mysteries-of-pacing.htmlMysteries… Read More
Curious what the Irish President’s house looks like? Visit Aras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President, or just take a stroll through one of Europe’s large… Read More
Venice is one of the most fascinating cities in Italy, not only for its long history and beautiful buildings, but also for its stunning scenery and unique excursions.
Venice is actually made… Read More
Doesn’t everyone love their friends? Jesus asked, “Do not even pagans do that?” It was supposed to show that some of the things we Christians do aren’t anythin… Read More
This rustic 1830 house gives all the warm vibes, with its unique location at the foot of the Montmartre Hill in Paris’ 9th arrondissement. The Musée de la Vie Romantique or the… Read More
Look to the Bible as our guide in the future. That’s a partial quote from one of our previous presidents. Any guesses as to who it was? Do you think he was Christian? Here are a co… Read More
Before diving into the various things you can see and do at the 4th Arrondissement in Paris, it’s necessary to understand the Arrondissement system first. The French Capital consists o… Read More
The headline: Christian Pastor Claims Biden Surrounded By Demonic Hedge of Protection. Is it really true? Can it be true? Is it even possible? All these questions come to mind in a few s… Read More