Category: Society

Iraq, Again

The reason why the United States “cooperated” with Saddam Hussein; with the CIA playing an indirect but significant role in his rise to power – is because there was a certain personality type needed to control the Middle East. The United States since then removed the type of personality needed in the Middle East, at […]

Childcare

I have been harboring an idea for well over 20 years that I still believe could be successful. If not in America then elsewhere. The biggest obstacle to a parent in need of government support is childcare. The solution is self-help, as are all my solutions. The establishment of federal childcare centers is my point. […]

Social Innovation

Mamdani is coming with true criminal justice reform. As in the creation of the “Department of Community Safety”. The critics are far and wide. The one thing we all can agree on, is that what NYC has right now is not working. This man is not proposing “stop and frisk” type solutions. Meet the opposition: […]

War is Hell

It should be avoided at all cost. Though I would rather avoid exposing the suffering of others. Our legislators and especially the news media need reminding that these are actual lives at risk. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/12/8/ukraine-firefighters-rush-to-rescue-people-pets-after-russian-strike?traffic_source=rss

Art of the Deal

📊 Breakdown of EU Fines on American Companies Category Timeframe Amount (Approx.) Notable Cases Antitrust & Competition 2000–2024 Over €20 billion Google (€8.25B across 3 cases), Intel (€1.06B), Microsoft (€1.64B), Apple (€16B tax ruling, later annulled but contested) GDPR (Data Protection) 2018–2025 €4.68 billion (83% of all GDPR fines) Meta (€1.2B in 2023), Amazon (€746M […]