“It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.”
Mahatma Gandhi
In most aspects of civilian, military and even government life, people are held accountable for their actions or inactions and the consequences which result from them. However, there is one arena where this otherwise universal axiom …
Posted on April 2, 2026 by Dick .
Posted on January 11, 2026 by Dick .
I read the following excellent and timely opinion piece on The Chris Hedges Report/Substack. It is only the second piece written by a third party I have ever posted in nearly forty years f writing social and political commentary … and echoes many of the warning signs for the future …
Posted on October 18, 2025 by Dick .
Article I, Section 8 – U.S. Constitution
In President Trump’s unrelenting quest to reshape America’s representative democracy into a autocracy he simply ignores the Constitutional Article II limitations on his office, the role of the Legislative Branch, and the Rule of Law; while believing he is accountable to no one.
His ordering military …
Posted on January 22, 2023 by Dick .
“The debt is being cynically exploited by the far right, with collusion of the Democrat establishment, to undermine what remains of social programs, public education, unions, and, in general, remaining barriers to corporate tyranny.”
Noam Chomsky
The new Republican House majority has staked out a number of goals, a few admirable and …
Posted on May 29, 1994 by Dick .
“When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.”
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson noted, holding a “public office is a public trust.” Unfortunately, some elected officials loose sight of this imperative, substituting personal appetites for power, stature or wealth for the ideals of public service.
In recent …