I remember Democrat politics and cultural shifts as a kid. JFK was on the edge of my cognizant years, then came figures like Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphry, Cesar Chavez, Gloria Steinem. Coming of age, there was Jimmy Carter, Tip O’Neil, Ted Kennedy and of course many others. Although raised in a conservative […]
Archives for February 2021
Let us be free to speak freely!
NER Contributor, David Ferg Freedom of speech and freedom of thought are in real danger. That may sound alarmist but hear me out. According to a 2019 survey by the Campaign for Free Speech, “51% of Americans think the First Amendment is outdated and should be rewritten” and “48% believe ‘hate speech’ should be illegal”. Those are some […]
What About Bill Gates and the Left Turn?
For a long time, I admired Bill Gates. I knew of him as the force behind all things Microsoft (a program upon which I type at this moment), and for most, a love-hate relationship of ubiquity and bugginess. I got a cursory overview of his origins and career in Malcolm Gladwell’s popular breakdown, ‘Outliers’, chapter […]
MIA, Two Entire Branches of Government
Where are they? Two entire branches of our federal government are AWOL, MIA. I know that one party controls two branches of the legislature but that’s not quite as straight forward as it seems. I know the Nancy Pelosi House is going to ram-rod anything she can through her slim majority, but the House cannot […]
Remembering Rush Limbaugh, February 17, 2021
Today Rush Limbaugh died. I usually would not comment on the life and death events of contemporary public figures. There are thousands of them and how do you choose? There is no personal attachment either, no single point of actual contact, and yet in this case, I will comment. Rush Limbaugh was loved in the […]
A Little Note to Google (and Big Tech)
Dear Google and Big Tech It’s now a truism that Big Tech is liberal, progressive, fully activist. They seem to prefer the notion of a socialist democracy with a strong state, subservient masses, and of course, plenty of built-in protections and exception for their own wealth building empires. Naturally. In their heads, they love the […]