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ROBERT L. MARONIC: A $1 Trillion Defense Budget Could Soon Bankrupt The U.S.

Rich Lowry, the editor of the National Review, wrote a column in the New York Post on April 11, entitled “Unless we spike military spending — and FAST — the next...

FRED FIRST: The Bitter-sweet Memory of Smells

This bit of writing (which was also a radio essay on WVTF) comes from February...

BOB BROWN: Anger, Forgiveness, and Atonement

Every poll from Gallup to Pew Research Group confirms that anger is engulfing America. We...

FRED FIRST: Small Wonder

This is all I’ve got: a few unremarkable images and some brief words about them....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Stop Bullying Denmark and Greenland

The last time that the U.S. seriously wanted to purchase Greenland from Denmark was in...

BOB BROWN: Living Against Conscience

In April 1968, he was awakened at 6 AM by the Headmaster of a Georgetown Catholic boarding school and told a car was waiting...

MELINDA: 2025 Is The Year of The Monstera

Kick-off 2025 with the addition of a monstera plant to your indoor garden. You’ll join other gardeners observing 2025 as the Year of the...

FRED FIRST: Bones, Bits and Bytes – Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya 2024 . . .

And so it comes around once again: the passing of the winter solstice, after which, for reasons I don’t understand and with effects I...

SERWAN ZANGANA: The World is Watching Trump to End The War

While millions of Christians around the world on Christmas Day joyfully celebrated Jesus’ birthday and remembered his love, compassion, and peace for human beings,...

SCOTT DREYER: 2024 In Review, “The Year The Fever Broke” (Part 1)

Many times we're so close to something we have a hard time seeing it, hence the old saying, "you can't see the forest for...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: What The Brain Can Do

Not long ago I wrote about my utter fascination with the art and science of . . . dreams. I mean think about it...