The People? The Government? The Media? The Corporations? Populace? Authority? Information? Business? The short answer is all of the above. But the complex dance all centers around the people. You don’t bother to lie to those who have no power. You don’t bother to try and regulate the powerless. You don’t bother to try to buy off non-power. Where’s the real power? That kind of depends on exactly what context you are coming from – and the circumstances of the … Continue reading “Who Governs?”

The short answer is everything – but that’s not really true. It sure seems that way and Congress’ approval ratings are managing new lows from their normal below the toilet bowl levels. Basically, everyone knows that Congress is messed up – but we usually just blame the other guy’s congressman and leave it at that. In reality, Congress has a number of systemic issues. And before we clear the congressmen themselves of the blame, we should note that most of … Continue reading “What’s Wrong With Congress?”

It’s easy to complain – heck, it’s almost a national sport because we’re all so good at it! But seriously, it’s so much easier to complain than it is to do something about the problem. Especially when that problem is political. We’re taught not to talk about politics or religion – as if avoiding the subjects somehow makes them less contentious. If anything, it makes matters worse because inevitably the subjects come up and we are so unused to discussing … Continue reading “Stupid Darkness…”

I know – you’re rolling your eyes already. You’re thinking ‘cheaters get away with it all the time’ or, if your Christian, ‘well, I know they face judgment someday…’ – but you’re adults and that’s just an old adage we tell kids so they have some chance of growing up something like well adjusted. Only the phrase isn’t ‘cheaters never get caught’ – they do. Otherwise how would we know that they ‘got away with it’? The phrase is cheaters … Continue reading “Cheaters Never Prosper”