Americans are strange birds – we may as well own up to it. Americans donate to charities and causes in massive amounts. The weird part is that a sizable amount of that is ordinary people who will not even keep the receipt, let alone claim the deduction on their taxes. Most Americans support at least some foreign aid and virtually everyone supports humanitarian aid – and we pay for it with our tax dollars, with or without deductions. Many of … Continue reading “The Persistence Principle”

May 18, 1896 – I’ll almost bet that virtually no one knows without looking it up what happened on this date. One of the worst travesties of justice ever handed down by the US Supreme Court, Plessy v Ferguson, was decided. It enshrined the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’. May 17, 1954 – Almost fifty-eight years to the day later, the US Supreme Court corrected its mistake in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. It threw ‘separate but … Continue reading “It’s Not Hopeless”

So, why don’t you take action? I don’t know how. This is usually a cop out – you had 12 years of free education like all the rest of us – so what is it really that you don’t know how to do? Write? No one’s asking for an essay and since you got past fourth grade, you do know how to write a paragraph. Write one of those – and if there’s still more you think is important to … Continue reading “But, But, But…”

Political Scientists sometimes argue over whether the US is a republic or a democratic republic. I lean toward the latter. What we don’t argue over is whether or not the US is a true democracy – it’s not. Democracy requires that the public itself make all the decisions. We don’t do that – and nothing larger than a city-state ever has. Frankly, no one really wants a true democracy – the evidence is in the huge number of people who … Continue reading “Armchair Activism”

This is not a regularly scheduled blog. As most of you are no doubt aware, early in the C19 crisis a number of governors across the nation used nursing homes as extra medical bed space for Covid 19 patients – while those homes were still occupied by the vulnerable elderly and disabled residents. As a direct result, thousands of those residents contracted C19 and died from that disease. As a former Disease Intervention Specialist, I am of the opinion that … Continue reading “DOJ Drops Investigation into Nursing Home Deaths – Take ACTION”

There’s another point to be made about what may well happen if the ongoing election audits or any new ones come up with credible evidence of fraud or impropriety. What about the elections prior to 2020? Is our current understanding of the demographics of the political landscape correct? Before you roll your eyes and go back to bed, hear me out. A heck of a lot of our political assumptions about who will vote how and and where they live … Continue reading “What Else? The 2020 Election”

So many people are convinced that even if the election audits going on in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia show that there was fraud or impropriety that nothing will happen. I’m extremely dubious of that idea. Here’s why: First off, no, it won’t overturn certified elections – that horse is already out of the gate and heading for the barn. The main reason boils down to the idea that if we don’t have a firm cutoff, lawsuits and legal actions will … Continue reading “What If? The 2020 Election”

Think back – all the way back. What’s the absolute worst thing you’ve ever done? Stole something? Cheated a friend – or on a spouse? Hurt someone? Killed someone through negligence – or worse, intent? Lied to someone who trusted you? Betrayed others? Backstabbed a friend? Spread lies about someone? Deliberately went out of your way to hurt someone physically or emotionally? What was it? Don’t make excuses for yourself – look it in the eye. What was the worst … Continue reading “The Worst Thing YOU Ever Did”

I was raised with the notion that education should, eventually, result in an adult capable of rational thought. This seems to have gone off the rails at some point because we see an increasing number of highly educated people who can recite facts and theories by rote – but can’t reason well enough to find their way out of a wet paper bag. A wet paper bag that is open at one end. On a bright, sunny day. And has … Continue reading “Eco-Logic”

See problem. Complain about problem. Wonder why nothing changes. You’re here because that’s not good enough for you. Quill Sword is here because it shouldn’t be good enough for anyone. We don’t have to accept the status quo – we can work for good changes. And we start with having an idea of what the solutions should look like. One set of solutions involves curtailing government power – this is not a bad way to go. The Institute for Justice, … Continue reading “Making Things Better – Long Term Solutions”