wnd--2020-07-29--Is racism really responsible for today's black problems?

I doubt whether any American would defend the police treatment of George Floyd that led to his death .
But many Americans are supporting some of the responses to Floyd 's death – rioting , looting , wanton property destruction , assaults on police and other kinds of mayhem by both whites and blacks .
The pretense is that police conduct stands as the root of black problems .
According to the NAACP , from 1882-1968 , there were 3,446 black people lynched at the hands of whites .
Today , being murdered by whites or policemen should be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times , there is an average of 9,252 black-on-black murders every year .
Over the past 35 years , that translates into nearly 324,000 blacks murdered at the hands of other blacks .
Only a tiny percentage of blacks are killed by police .
For example , in Chicago this year , there were 414 homicides , with a total of 2,078 people shot .
So far in 2020 , three people have been killed by police and four were shot .
Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald reports that `` a police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer . ''
Crime is a major problem for many black communities , but how much of it can be attributed to causes such as institutional racism , systemic racism and white privilege ?
The most devastating problem is the very weak black family structure .
Less than a third of black children live in two-parent households , and illegitimacy stands at 75 % .
The `` legacy of slavery '' is often blamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sheer nonsense when one examines black history .
Even during slavery , where marriage was forbidden , most black children lived in biological two-parent families .
Professor Herbert G. Gutman 's research in `` The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom 1750-1925 '' found that in three-fourths of 19th-century slave families , all the children had the same mother and father .
In New York City , in 1925 , 85 % of black households were two-parent .
In fact , `` Five in six children under the age of 6 lived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as late as 1920 , a black teenage girl raising a child without a man present was a rarity .
An 1880 study of family structure in Philadelphia shows that three-quarters of all black families were nuclear families .
There were only slight differences in family structure between racial groups .
The percentages of nuclear families were : black ( 75.2 % ) , Irish ( 82.2 % ) , German ( 84.5 % ) and native white Americans ( 73.1 % ) .
Only one-quarter of black families were female-headed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ native white Americans averaged 11 % .
According to the 1938 Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences , only 11 % of black children and 3 % of white children were born to unwed mothers .
As Thomas Sowell reported : `` Going back a hundred years , when blacks were just one generation out of slavery , we find that census data of that era showed that a slightly higher percentage of black adults had married than white adults .
This fact remained true in every census from 1890 to 1940 . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ home predisposes children , especially boys , to academic failure , criminal behavior and economic hardship , not to mention an intergenerational repeating of handicaps .
If today 's weak family structure is a legacy of slavery , then the people who make such a claim must tell us how it has managed to skip nearly five generations to have an effect .
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen There are problems such as grossly poor education , economic stagnation and poverty that impact the black community heavily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how tearing down statues of Christopher Columbus , Thomas Jefferson and Confederate generals help the black cause .
Destruction of symbols of American history might help relieve the frustrations of all those white college students and their professors frustrated by the 2016 election of President Donald Trump .
Problems black people face give white leftists cover for their anti-American agenda .

I doubt whether any American would defend the police treatment of George Floyd that led to his death. But many Americans are supporting some of the responses to Floyd's death – rioting, looting, wanton property destruction, assaults on police and other kinds of mayhem by both whites and blacks.
The pretense is that police conduct stands as the root of black problems. According to the NAACP, from 1882-1968, there were 3,446 black people lynched at the hands of whites. Today, being murdered by whites or policemen should be the least of black worries. In recent times, there is an average of 9,252 black-on-black murders every year. Over the past 35 years, that translates into nearly 324,000 blacks murdered at the hands of other blacks. Only a tiny percentage of blacks are killed by police. For example, in Chicago this year, there were 414 homicides, with a total of 2,078 people shot. So far in 2020, three people have been killed by police and four were shot. Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald reports that "a police officer is 18 1/2 times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer." Crime is a major problem for many black communities, but how much of it can be attributed to causes such as institutional racism, systemic racism and white privilege?
The most devastating problem is the very weak black family structure. Less than a third of black children live in two-parent households, and illegitimacy stands at 75%. The "legacy of slavery" is often blamed. Such an explanation turns out to be sheer nonsense when one examines black history. Even during slavery, where marriage was forbidden, most black children lived in biological two-parent families. Professor Herbert G. Gutman's research in "The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom 1750-1925" found that in three-fourths of 19th-century slave families, all the children had the same mother and father. In New York City, in 1925, 85% of black households were two-parent. In fact, "Five in six children under the age of 6 lived with both parents." During slavery and as late as 1920, a black teenage girl raising a child without a man present was a rarity.
An 1880 study of family structure in Philadelphia shows that three-quarters of all black families were nuclear families. There were only slight differences in family structure between racial groups. The percentages of nuclear families were: black (75.2%), Irish (82.2%), German (84.5%) and native white Americans (73.1%). Only one-quarter of black families were female-headed. Female-headed families among Irish, German and native white Americans averaged 11%. According to the 1938 Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences, only 11% of black children and 3% of white children were born to unwed mothers. As Thomas Sowell reported: "Going back a hundred years, when blacks were just one generation out of slavery, we find that census data of that era showed that a slightly higher percentage of black adults had married than white adults. This fact remained true in every census from 1890 to 1940."
The absence of a father in the home predisposes children, especially boys, to academic failure, criminal behavior and economic hardship, not to mention an intergenerational repeating of handicaps. If today's weak family structure is a legacy of slavery, then the people who make such a claim must tell us how it has managed to skip nearly five generations to have an effect.
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There are problems such as grossly poor education, economic stagnation and poverty that impact the black community heavily. I would like someone to explain how tearing down statues of Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson and Confederate generals help the black cause. Destruction of symbols of American history might help relieve the frustrations of all those white college students and their professors frustrated by the 2016 election of President Donald Trump. Problems black people face give white leftists cover for their anti-American agenda.


wnd--2020-07-29--Is Trump bluffing on prescription drug price rules?

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics . ]
This week promises to be consequential in the fight against the coronavirus .
Both parties seem committed to passing some form of economic relief bill to help the American people who have been left reeling from the financial impact of the pandemic .
Funding for contact tracing , testing , and measures to protect Americans ’ health and get kids back in the classroom – as parents approach the schoolyear with a combination of anxiety , anger , and exhaustion – will also likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With an election now less than 100 days away , if Congress wants to demonstrate genuine concern for the health and economic well-being of the country , it should seize the opportunity to pass additional legislation .
On Friday , President Trump signed an executive order intended to reduce the price of pharmaceuticals .
The drug industry and its legions of Washington lobbyists and spin masters were quick to point out the executive order wouldn ’ t be enforceable and would have a limited impact on their bottom line .
As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the day , pharmaceutical stocks actually rose in value .
If the president ’ s executive order was really nothing more than political posturing , Democrats on Capitol Hill , joined by Republicans , should call his bluff .
Trump purported to deliver a number of substantive changes to how we buy prescription drugs , including allowing Americans to import drugs from Canada and other nations where they are cheaper and ensuring that Medicare doesn ’ t pay more for prescription drugs than it should .
The executive order also addressed rebates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pharmacy benefit managers – kickbacks , really – that come at the expense of our most vulnerable Americans , those fighting debilitating and sometimes life-threatening illnesses .
New legislation could make sure that Trump ’ s stated intent becomes law .
Unless Democrats made the issue into a partisan stunt of their own by gratuitously bashing the White House effort , the president would have no choice but to sign it .
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen Like the coronavirus relief bill , the stakes here are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of adults reported they didn ’ t take their medicines as prescribed because they couldn ’ t afford them .
Fully 42 % of cancer patients report having their entire net worth wiped out within two years of a diagnosis .
According to the House Ways and Means Committee , Medicare could save $ 50 billion annually if it simply paid the average price that other developed nations do .
In this time of coronavirus relief bills measured in the trillions , that seems like a trivial amount .
To put it into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly the cost of individual subsidies through the ACA .
A concerted effort to root out the price gouging and inefficiencies in healthcare – starting with prescription drug prices – would do more to jump-start the American economy than any other action Congress could take right now .
It would deliver a positive supply shock that would make $ 10 oil look like child ’ s play .
As Warren Buffet described , healthcare is the tapeworm eating the U.S. economy .
It is eating the American worker , as well .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barely kept up with inflation as sky-rocketing health insurance costs have consumed substantial dollars that otherwise would have gone to employee paychecks .
Candidates on both sides of the aisle routinely decry the outrageous prices that Americans pay for prescription drugs .
In the last presidential election , both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump forcefully made the argument that the American people were getting a raw deal .
When it comes time to legislating , however , the American public is greeted with nothing more than political theater .
The reason for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more money lobbying Washington than any other industry – a distinction it has held every year for two decades .
Moreover , any member of Congress who aspires to join the ranks of pharmaceutical industry lobbyists after leaving office realizes that voting to curtail the industry ’ s exorbitant profits is not good career planning .
How much did the industry have to spend to preserve its $ 50 billion annual subsidy ?
The answer is a paltry $ 300 million a year .
It ’ s a smart investment , one which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our nation ’ s capital .
As much as Democrats like to vilify Republicans for serving as industry stooges , when it comes to the high cost of prescription drugs , Democrats also deserve blame .
In order to avoid the ire of Big Pharma , in 2009 they left prescription drug prices largely untouched in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .
They made it painfully clear that when it came to prescription drugs , “ patient protection ” was nothing more than a slogan .
The industry took full advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the suffering of the American people .
In the five years after the passage of the ACA , the price that Medicare paid for brand-name specialty drugs rose an astronomical 22 % annually .
When the Independent Payment Advisory Board , created by the ACA , recommended a change to the way Medicare compensates doctors for prescribing prescription drugs , it wasn ’ t just Republicans who lobbied on behalf of the industry .
Democrats were equally hostile to the change .
In short , the Democrats have been quietly inside the industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decade .
To be fair , the Democrats did advance a prescription drug bill out of the House this session .
Like many House bills , however , it was passed with the clear understanding that it would never make it through the Republican-controlled Senate .
This is the same gambit Republicans previously employed when they controlled the House and the legislative tables were turned – passing legislation that defunded Planned Parenthood and repealed Obamacare .
Aptly termed “ failure theater , ” this legislative strategy isn ’ t intended to change policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking their representatives are fighting the good fight .
It ’ s about elections , not about the lives of the American people .
This opportunity is different .
Within a couple of days , Nancy Pelosi could easily have President Trump ’ s executive order turned into legislation and through the House of Representatives .
Sending a bill to the Senate that is essentially identical to Trump ’ s executive order would certainly test the allegation that the Republican-controlled Senate is nothing more than a day camp for presidential sycophants .
Forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re beholden to and a Republican president they ’ d rather not antagonize in an election year , Senate Republicans could actually side with the American people .
With the pandemic occupying much of our consciousness , and the potential for a vaccine being critical to our physical and mental well-being , it would be easy to give the industry a pass right now .
That would be a mistake .
If Pelosi introduced legislation to give Trump ’ s executive order the force of law , the industry would respond with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine .
Manufacturing confusion is one of the few things they do as well as making money .
But snubbing their nose at the country that funded over $ 100 billion in basic research this past decade and represents their largest market would be irrational .
In time , and with the right leadership , the global community will beat this pandemic .
The pharmaceutical industry , however , might prove to be a more lasting adversary .
For decades it has been fleecing the American people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More than 90 % of Americans believe that Congress should unshackle Medicare and give it the right to negotiate prescription drug prices .
If the Democrats don ’ t seize this opportunity and fully embrace President Trump ’ s executive order by giving it the force of law , they are simply confirming that in the war on the American people , they stand firmly on the side of the politically powerful and well connected .

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.]
By Greg Orman
Real Clear Politics
This week promises to be consequential in the fight against the coronavirus. Both parties seem committed to passing some form of economic relief bill to help the American people who have been left reeling from the financial impact of the pandemic. Funding for contact tracing, testing, and measures to protect Americans’ health and get kids back in the classroom – as parents approach the schoolyear with a combination of anxiety, anger, and exhaustion – will also likely be provided for in the final bill.
With an election now less than 100 days away, if Congress wants to demonstrate genuine concern for the health and economic well-being of the country, it should seize the opportunity to pass additional legislation. On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order intended to reduce the price of pharmaceuticals. The drug industry and its legions of Washington lobbyists and spin masters were quick to point out the executive order wouldn’t be enforceable and would have a limited impact on their bottom line. As the market digested both sides of the argument throughout the day, pharmaceutical stocks actually rose in value.
If the president’s executive order was really nothing more than political posturing, Democrats on Capitol Hill, joined by Republicans, should call his bluff. Trump purported to deliver a number of substantive changes to how we buy prescription drugs, including allowing Americans to import drugs from Canada and other nations where they are cheaper and ensuring that Medicare doesn’t pay more for prescription drugs than it should. The executive order also addressed rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and pharmacy benefit managers – kickbacks, really – that come at the expense of our most vulnerable Americans, those fighting debilitating and sometimes life-threatening illnesses. New legislation could make sure that Trump’s stated intent becomes law. Unless Democrats made the issue into a partisan stunt of their own by gratuitously bashing the White House effort, the president would have no choice but to sign it.
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Like the coronavirus relief bill, the stakes here are high. In 2018, nearly one-third of adults reported they didn’t take their medicines as prescribed because they couldn’t afford them. Fully 42% of cancer patients report having their entire net worth wiped out within two years of a diagnosis. According to the House Ways and Means Committee, Medicare could save $50 billion annually if it simply paid the average price that other developed nations do. In this time of coronavirus relief bills measured in the trillions, that seems like a trivial amount. To put it into context, however, that’s roughly the cost of individual subsidies through the ACA.
A concerted effort to root out the price gouging and inefficiencies in healthcare – starting with prescription drug prices – would do more to jump-start the American economy than any other action Congress could take right now. It would deliver a positive supply shock that would make $10 oil look like child’s play. As Warren Buffet described, healthcare is the tapeworm eating the U.S. economy. It is eating the American worker, as well. For the past two decades, incomes have barely kept up with inflation as sky-rocketing health insurance costs have consumed substantial dollars that otherwise would have gone to employee paychecks.
Candidates on both sides of the aisle routinely decry the outrageous prices that Americans pay for prescription drugs. In the last presidential election, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump forcefully made the argument that the American people were getting a raw deal. When it comes time to legislating, however, the American public is greeted with nothing more than political theater.
The reason for this is simple. The pharmaceutical industry spends more money lobbying Washington than any other industry – a distinction it has held every year for two decades. Moreover, any member of Congress who aspires to join the ranks of pharmaceutical industry lobbyists after leaving office realizes that voting to curtail the industry’s exorbitant profits is not good career planning. How much did the industry have to spend to preserve its $50 billion annual subsidy? The answer is a paltry $300 million a year. It’s a smart investment, one which relies on the institutionalized corruption endemic in our nation’s capital.
As much as Democrats like to vilify Republicans for serving as industry stooges, when it comes to the high cost of prescription drugs, Democrats also deserve blame. In order to avoid the ire of Big Pharma, in 2009 they left prescription drug prices largely untouched in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They made it painfully clear that when it came to prescription drugs, “patient protection” was nothing more than a slogan. The industry took full advantage of the Democrats’ willingness to ignore the suffering of the American people. In the five years after the passage of the ACA, the price that Medicare paid for brand-name specialty drugs rose an astronomical 22% annually. When the Independent Payment Advisory Board, created by the ACA, recommended a change to the way Medicare compensates doctors for prescribing prescription drugs, it wasn’t just Republicans who lobbied on behalf of the industry. Democrats were equally hostile to the change. In short, the Democrats have been quietly inside the industry’s pocket for well over a decade.
To be fair, the Democrats did advance a prescription drug bill out of the House this session. Like many House bills, however, it was passed with the clear understanding that it would never make it through the Republican-controlled Senate. This is the same gambit Republicans previously employed when they controlled the House and the legislative tables were turned – passing legislation that defunded Planned Parenthood and repealed Obamacare. Aptly termed “failure theater,” this legislative strategy isn’t intended to change policy, but rather to dupe voters into thinking their representatives are fighting the good fight. It’s about elections, not about the lives of the American people.
This opportunity is different. Within a couple of days, Nancy Pelosi could easily have President Trump’s executive order turned into legislation and through the House of Representatives. Sending a bill to the Senate that is essentially identical to Trump’s executive order would certainly test the allegation that the Republican-controlled Senate is nothing more than a day camp for presidential sycophants. Forced to choose between an industry lobby they’re beholden to and a Republican president they’d rather not antagonize in an election year, Senate Republicans could actually side with the American people.
With the pandemic occupying much of our consciousness, and the potential for a vaccine being critical to our physical and mental well-being, it would be easy to give the industry a pass right now. That would be a mistake. If Pelosi introduced legislation to give Trump’s executive order the force of law, the industry would respond with veiled threats about the changes impairing their ability to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine. Manufacturing confusion is one of the few things they do as well as making money. But snubbing their nose at the country that funded over $100 billion in basic research this past decade and represents their largest market would be irrational.
In time, and with the right leadership, the global community will beat this pandemic. The pharmaceutical industry, however, might prove to be a more lasting adversary. For decades it has been fleecing the American people, and the American people know it. More than 90% of Americans believe that Congress should unshackle Medicare and give it the right to negotiate prescription drug prices. If the Democrats don’t seize this opportunity and fully embrace President Trump’s executive order by giving it the force of law, they are simply confirming that in the war on the American people, they stand firmly on the side of the politically powerful and well connected.


wnd--2020-07-29--Church of the woke: 'hands up, don't shoot'

During these days of COVID-19 , when many churches remain closed by government mandate to keep the virus from spreading , a new religion has arisen in the country , and it 's all based on a myth .
Citizens Free Press posted a video from Portland , Oregon , where you can see worshipers of the `` Church of the Woke '' participating in an outdoor religious service .
It consisted of hundreds , perhaps thousands , of souls , shining the lights of their cellphones and chanting , `` Hands up please do n't shoot me . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be practicing social distancing .
In 2014 , in Ferguson , Missouri , Michael Brown was killed by a police officer .
The myth says that he had his hands up – `` Hands up , do n't shoot '' – before the officer shot him .
The Obama administration 's investigation , however , found instead that Brown had raced toward the police officer and reached into his car in an effort to grab his gun .
The officer shot Brown to stop him .
On March 17 , 2015 , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Michael Brown shooting , Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post posted this video commentary , saying that the `` hands up , do n't shoot '' line turns out to be a `` false narrative . ''
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen Capehart says the `` hands up , do n't shoot '' line – although in actuality false – resonated because of the perceived reality of police brutality against unarmed black men and boys .
Says Capehart : `` It 's imperative we continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , those of us killed at the hands of police and others .
But we must never allow ourselves to march under the banner of a false narrative on behalf of someone who would otherwise offend our sense of right and wrong . ''
I see `` Hands up , do n't shoot '' on T-shirts and placards , and it 's all a myth .
And now we even have virtual worshipers from the Church of the Woke singing `` hymns , '' chanting , `` Hands up please do n't shoot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the line attributed to G.K. Chesterton : `` When a man stops believing in God , he does n't then believe in nothing , he believes anything . ''
What a contrast are all myths , modern and ancient , when compared with the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is rooted in history .
If Jesus had not bodily , literally , physically walked out of His tomb , then Christianity would indeed be a myth .
But He not only arose from the dead , He appeared repeatedly to His disciples , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' that He was alive .
Mason Weaver is an author and motivational speaker and a dedicated Christian .
Many years ago , he had been involved in the Black Panthers .
He thought hating the white man was the way to go .
He personally experienced a racist attack at the hands of a fellow Navy seaman that almost killed him .
After Weaver was attacked in the early 1970s , he says , `` I got out of the Navy , and I went to Berkeley , where I ran across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they hated society , and they hated the principles of this country .
And we began to hate together , because you are who you associate with .
But I had this emptiness in me . ''
As Weaver began to be consumed by hate and the desire for revenge , childhood memories of his Christian upbringing began to nudge his conscience .
He began to realize the significance of Jesus having risen from the dead , which transformed His disciples .
In a television interview for D. James Kennedy Ministries , Mason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for God again .
And what I discovered was , in searching for God , it came down to those disciples .
Those disciples saw something , something they witnessed that changed their very characteristics .
It changed who they were .
You had cowardly , self-centered men ... and all of a sudden , some incident happened , and they became bold warriors , not afraid of death any longer .
They saw something .
It was the resurrection . ''
Weaver added : `` And I had to recognize as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who hung out with Black Panthers , I had to recognize that God Almighty was born of woman just for me .
...
He allowed His precious holy body to be nailed to the cross with me in mind , personally , my name .
...
He came out of the grave for me , went to heaven for me , and will come back for me .
And when I finally recognized that Jesus Christ did not compromise with me , on the cross , I took a deep long breath and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compromise with Him in the world . '
'' Mason Weaver discovered the church of Jesus is based on historical facts , as opposed to the false narratives that stoked his hatred .
Coming face to face with the reality of Jesus , who is truth incarnate , is what we all need – including those of the Church of the Woke .

During these days of COVID-19, when many churches remain closed by government mandate to keep the virus from spreading, a new religion has arisen in the country, and it's all based on a myth.
Citizens Free Press posted a video from Portland, Oregon, where you can see worshipers of the "Church of the Woke" participating in an outdoor religious service. It consisted of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of souls, shining the lights of their cellphones and chanting, "Hands up please don't shoot me." And they certainly do not appear to be practicing social distancing.
In 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer. The myth says that he had his hands up – "Hands up, don't shoot" – before the officer shot him.
The Obama administration's investigation, however, found instead that Brown had raced toward the police officer and reached into his car in an effort to grab his gun. The officer shot Brown to stop him.
On March 17, 2015, after the Department of Justice released its findings on the Michael Brown shooting, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post posted this video commentary, saying that the "hands up, don't shoot" line turns out to be a "false narrative."
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Capehart says the "hands up, don't shoot" line – although in actuality false – resonated because of the perceived reality of police brutality against unarmed black men and boys.
Says Capehart: "It's imperative we continue marching for, and giving voice to, those of us killed at the hands of police and others. But we must never allow ourselves to march under the banner of a false narrative on behalf of someone who would otherwise offend our sense of right and wrong."
I see "Hands up, don't shoot" on T-shirts and placards, and it's all a myth.
And now we even have virtual worshipers from the Church of the Woke singing "hymns," chanting, "Hands up please don't shoot me." This reminds me of the line attributed to G.K. Chesterton: "When a man stops believing in God, he doesn't then believe in nothing, he believes anything."
What a contrast are all myths, modern and ancient, when compared with the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is rooted in history. If Jesus had not bodily, literally, physically walked out of His tomb, then Christianity would indeed be a myth. But He not only arose from the dead, He appeared repeatedly to His disciples, providing them with "many infallible proofs" that He was alive.
Mason Weaver is an author and motivational speaker and a dedicated Christian. Many years ago, he had been involved in the Black Panthers. He thought hating the white man was the way to go. He personally experienced a racist attack at the hands of a fellow Navy seaman that almost killed him.
After Weaver was attacked in the early 1970s, he says, "I got out of the Navy, and I went to Berkeley, where I ran across other Black men that hated America and they hated society, and they hated the principles of this country. And we began to hate together, because you are who you associate with. But I had this emptiness in me."
As Weaver began to be consumed by hate and the desire for revenge, childhood memories of his Christian upbringing began to nudge his conscience. He began to realize the significance of Jesus having risen from the dead, which transformed His disciples.
In a television interview for D. James Kennedy Ministries, Mason said: "I began to look for God again. And what I discovered was, in searching for God, it came down to those disciples. Those disciples saw something, something they witnessed that changed their very characteristics. It changed who they were. You had cowardly, self-centered men ... and all of a sudden, some incident happened, and they became bold warriors, not afraid of death any longer. They saw something. It was the resurrection."
Weaver added: "And I had to recognize as an angry Black militant, speaking Swahili, who hung out with Black Panthers, I had to recognize that God Almighty was born of woman just for me. ... He allowed His precious holy body to be nailed to the cross with me in mind, personally, my name. ... He came out of the grave for me, went to heaven for me, and will come back for me. And when I finally recognized that Jesus Christ did not compromise with me, on the cross, I took a deep long breath and said, 'I can no longer compromise with Him in the world.'"
Mason Weaver discovered the church of Jesus is based on historical facts, as opposed to the false narratives that stoked his hatred. Coming face to face with the reality of Jesus, who is truth incarnate, is what we all need – including those of the Church of the Woke.


wnd--2020-07-28--5 steps that would help secure U.S. energy supplies

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]
Flick a switch , push a button , “ Ask Alexa ” and your need is instantly met with electricity .
We take this ubiquitous resource for granted – a synchronized , nationwide machine that meets the immediate needs of hundreds of millions of users .
Unlike fuels , however , electricity currently lacks the large-scale storage that would enable its ongoing use in extended supply disruptions .
This – and electricity ’ s foundational role for all other infrastructures – considerably ups the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Surprise !
Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen There ’ s no “ taking the day off ” when it comes to electricity – even in midst of COVID-19 .
That ’ s why the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently declared essential workers “ who maintain , ensure , or restore the generation , transmission , and distribution of electric power , including call centers , utility workers , reliability engineers and fleet maintenance technicians.
” We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the health care providers who are saving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential workers in our economy – including our utility workers – also deserve our thanks .
We can reward their dedication and invest in our future by committing now to a 21st century electricity grid – one we will ask even more of tomorrow than we do today .
We are spending far too much money on this crisis to do less .
A 21st century electricity system – a centerpiece of our nation ’ s critical infrastructure – should figure prominently in both our near-term actions and longer-term vision .
Important for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job creator , employing over 800,000 people in 2019 .
When fuels , transmission and distribution systems , and efficiency measures are added , the power sector becomes one of the largest job generators in the country , significantly outpacing overall job growth in the last five years .
As the hockey great Wayne Gretzky often said , we need to “ skate to where the puck is going , ” aligning our investments with a clear destination – a clean electricity system to underpin a clean economy .
Wind and solar generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have a system-wide view for a reliable , resilient , affordable electricity system .
There are , however , inconvenient truths about these generation sources that challenge the vision of a 100 % renewable electricity system .
Data for California and Texas , for example , show little wind generation for about 90 days in 2017 , sometimes for over a week in a row .
In California , solar production in the summer is double that in the winter , and current grid-scale batteries are practical for only four or fewer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no way detracts from the key role that these resources will play in clean electricity .
Rather it emphasizes that they must be viewed as part of an “ all of the above ” system – one that includes nuclear , natural gas with carbon capture and sequestration , longer-duration storage for multiple time scales , green hydrogen , long distance grid infrastructure , and distributed generation and microgrids .
These technologies must however be supported by smart legislation and regulation – the hard work that is needed to move beyond “ magical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on all of these pathways goes hand in hand with accelerated progress to the clean energy future .
Arguments for silver bullet solutions only delay the outcome we seek .
The foundation for , and pathways to , meeting this clean electricity vision can be grounded in what we do now .
As we seek to climb out the COVID-19-induced economic crisis , we need a stimulus package that supports both the near-term needs of the power sector , and its longer-term transformation .
Five buckets of critical actions should be considered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ income assistance to help pay electricity bills .
Both customers and utilities will benefit .
Second , we need to sustain and create jobs .
Policies to incentivize wind and solar generation should be continued and expanded .
We need additional investments in building efficiency to use our electricity assets wisely .
We should support additional funds for electric vehicle infrastructure and smart communities to enhance productivity , create and sustain jobs , and spawn new industries .
Third , we need investments to ensure a reliable , resilient , and clean grid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We also need to address the long-term electricity storage imperative , including support for building a hydrogen infrastructure and expanding agricultural production of renewable natural gas .
Fourth , we need investments to mitigate climate change .
This means support for current clean generation assets – nuclear , hydropower , renewables – as well as policies and incentives to invent new industries , like offshore wind , advanced nuclear reactors and carbon capture and sequestration systems ( including capture from the air ) .
We should develop domestic supply chains for clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mining of the metals and minerals needed for many clean energy technologies .
Finally , we need more training and apprenticeship programs , the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated by organized labor .
By 2030 , some 30 % of the industry ’ s linemen are set to retire at a time when the sector ’ s technologies are rapidly changing – an energy job creation opportunity that should be matched to expanded workforce development .
There ’ s a long list beyond this handful of critical ways to support a reliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grid .
Our organizations recently announced an agreement that embodies the coalition-building we need for 21st century energy systems .
One of its key principles – “ …climate policy represents an economic opportunity when the benefits of new technologies result in the creation of quality jobs…and competitive domestic supply chains.
” It ’ s how we climb out of this economic crisis and create a cleaner energy future .
Ernest J. Moniz , the 13th US Secretary of Energy , is the founder of the Energy Futures Initiative .
Lonnie R. Stephenson is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Electrical Workers .
[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]
By Ernest J. Moniz & Lonnie R. Stephenson
Real Clear Energy
Flick a switch, push a button, “Ask Alexa” and your need is instantly met with electricity. We take this ubiquitous resource for granted – a synchronized, nationwide machine that meets the immediate needs of hundreds of millions of users.
Unlike fuels, however, electricity currently lacks the large-scale storage that would enable its ongoing use in extended supply disruptions. This – and electricity’s foundational role for all other infrastructures – considerably ups the ante for grid reliability.
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There’s no “taking the day off” when it comes to electricity – even in midst of COVID-19. That’s why the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently declared essential workers “who maintain, ensure, or restore the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power, including call centers, utility workers, reliability engineers and fleet maintenance technicians.”
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the health care providers who are saving lives every day, but all the essential workers in our economy – including our utility workers – also deserve our thanks. We can reward their dedication and invest in our future by committing now to a 21st century electricity grid – one we will ask even more of tomorrow than we do today. We are spending far too much money on this crisis to do less.
A 21st century electricity system – a centerpiece of our nation’s critical infrastructure – should figure prominently in both our near-term actions and longer-term vision. Important for the near-term, electricity generation is a job creator, employing over 800,000 people in 2019. When fuels, transmission and distribution systems, and efficiency measures are added, the power sector becomes one of the largest job generators in the country, significantly outpacing overall job growth in the last five years.
As the hockey great Wayne Gretzky often said, we need to “skate to where the puck is going,” aligning our investments with a clear destination – a clean electricity system to underpin a clean economy. Wind and solar generation are clearly important – but we need to have a system-wide view for a reliable, resilient, affordable electricity system.
There are, however, inconvenient truths about these generation sources that challenge the vision of a 100% renewable electricity system. Data for California and Texas, for example, show little wind generation for about 90 days in 2017, sometimes for over a week in a row. In California, solar production in the summer is double that in the winter, and current grid-scale batteries are practical for only four or fewer hours of storage.
This is in no way detracts from the key role that these resources will play in clean electricity. Rather it emphasizes that they must be viewed as part of an “all of the above” system – one that includes nuclear, natural gas with carbon capture and sequestration, longer-duration storage for multiple time scales, green hydrogen, long distance grid infrastructure, and distributed generation and microgrids.
These technologies must however be supported by smart legislation and regulation – the hard work that is needed to move beyond “magical thinking” to implementation. Accelerated progress on all of these pathways goes hand in hand with accelerated progress to the clean energy future. Arguments for silver bullet solutions only delay the outcome we seek.
The foundation for, and pathways to, meeting this clean electricity vision can be grounded in what we do now. As we seek to climb out the COVID-19-induced economic crisis, we need a stimulus package that supports both the near-term needs of the power sector, and its longer-term transformation. Five buckets of critical actions should be considered.
First, we should immediately expand low income assistance to help pay electricity bills. Both customers and utilities will benefit.
Second, we need to sustain and create jobs. Policies to incentivize wind and solar generation should be continued and expanded. We need additional investments in building efficiency to use our electricity assets wisely. We should support additional funds for electric vehicle infrastructure and smart communities to enhance productivity, create and sustain jobs, and spawn new industries.
Third, we need investments to ensure a reliable, resilient, and clean grid, and modernized transmission and distribution infrastructure. We also need to address the long-term electricity storage imperative, including support for building a hydrogen infrastructure and expanding agricultural production of renewable natural gas.
Fourth, we need investments to mitigate climate change. This means support for current clean generation assets – nuclear, hydropower, renewables – as well as policies and incentives to invent new industries, like offshore wind, advanced nuclear reactors and carbon capture and sequestration systems (including capture from the air). We should develop domestic supply chains for clean electricity technologies, including environmentally responsible domestic mining of the metals and minerals needed for many clean energy technologies.
Finally, we need more training and apprenticeship programs, the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated by organized labor. By 2030, some 30% of the industry’s linemen are set to retire at a time when the sector’s technologies are rapidly changing – an energy job creation opportunity that should be matched to expanded workforce development.
There’s a long list beyond this handful of critical ways to support a reliable, resilient, modernized, and cleaner grid. Our organizations recently announced an agreement that embodies the coalition-building we need for 21st century energy systems. One of its key principles – “…climate policy represents an economic opportunity when the benefits of new technologies result in the creation of quality jobs…and competitive domestic supply chains.” It’s how we climb out of this economic crisis and create a cleaner energy future.
Ernest J. Moniz, the 13th US Secretary of Energy, is the founder of the Energy Futures Initiative.
Lonnie R. Stephenson is the International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]


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wnd--2020-07-28--The 'America is racist' lie and the Catholic Church

Editor 's note : Maj. Gen. Patrick Henry Brady was awarded the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , and is former president of the Medal of Honor Society .
As one who was raised and educated in the Catholic Church , I remember one of the first lessons I learned in debate from the brilliant Jesuit teachers at Seattle University was to never accept , let alone cower to , your opponent 's premise .
For example , the premise : America is infected with institutional racism .
That is a bald-faced lie .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ blacks .
That is a bald-faced lie .
Both of these premises are easily proven false by facts , yet many have accepted them as true and are jerking our country inside out because of these lies .
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen A few of us are racists , of all races .
A few police are brutal , of all races .
But since the left confuses facts and truth , a Marxist/fascist cabal like Black Lives Matter can infest our society with its venom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the foundation of the BLM plague that many accept without any proof or out of fear .
Black lives matter .
So what is the point ?
Is there any decent American who disagrees with that ?
Do they think they are special because they are black ?
How about Mafia Lives Matter ?
The Mafia sold protection to people and businesses under the threat of violence where the police were not available .
They did not tolerate competition , i.e.
, the police .
Does this sound familiar ?
BLM , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mafia Lives Matter , the current racketeer of protectionism .
Seattle University , once the proud home of the Chieftains , produced great basketball teams with such stars as the O'Brien twins and Elgin Baylor .
Seattle was a great Indian chief .
What better mascot for a university named after him than the Chieftains .
For reasons unrelated to reason , Chieftain was changed to Red Hawk ( by the way , the name of another Indian chief ) .
And now for reasons unrelated to reason , this great Catholic University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aspects of this decision .
The evildoers of BLM are teaching black children that their white brothers and sisters hate them .
Children do n't hate .
Children are n't racist .
They have to be taught these things , and BLM has become the master tutors of this evil , which could go on for generations .
Additionally , BLM is Marxist , i.e .
atheist , anti-family and pro-sodomy , all anathema to Catholic teachings .
They advocated killing cops , for God 's sake .
Paradoxically , and as tribute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their heroes is Fidel Castro who wantonly killed blacks .
It is a scandal to the students of any Catholic school to have its leadership support the anti-Catholic BLM .
It is also important that all educators do not politically proselytize their students by supporting BLM since it is a political ally of the Democratic Party .
It is not about black lives ; it is a political movement much like we have seen in Russia , China and other dictatorships .
I will add that the Vatican actually praised BLM ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BLM cesspool .
Those academic and corporate leaders who worry that blacks are slighted should resign in favor of black university presidents , black CEOs and a black pope .
Visibility-wise , I would say that blacks are doing pretty well ; our last president for example .
And have you ever turned on your TV and seen a commercial that does not include a black ?
How about sports ?
One has to wonder if those who cower/cave to the race pimps are admitting they are racists .
Or are they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racists ?
Got ta be one or the other .
I personally do n't know one racist .
America has been , but is no longer , a racist country .
No country provides more opportunity for minorities .
And to say we are racists is a blasphemy , the ultimate hate crime , deserving universal condemnation .

Editor's note: Maj. Gen. Patrick Henry Brady was awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, and is former president of the Medal of Honor Society.
As one who was raised and educated in the Catholic Church, I remember one of the first lessons I learned in debate from the brilliant Jesuit teachers at Seattle University was to never accept, let alone cower to, your opponent's premise.
For example, the premise: America is infected with institutional racism. That is a bald-faced lie.
Another: Our police are brutal to blacks. That is a bald-faced lie.
Both of these premises are easily proven false by facts, yet many have accepted them as true and are jerking our country inside out because of these lies.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
A few of us are racists, of all races. A few police are brutal, of all races. But since the left confuses facts and truth, a Marxist/fascist cabal like Black Lives Matter can infest our society with its venom. And those two unholy premises are the foundation of the BLM plague that many accept without any proof or out of fear.
Black lives matter. So what is the point? Is there any decent American who disagrees with that? Do they think they are special because they are black? How about Mafia Lives Matter? The Mafia sold protection to people and businesses under the threat of violence where the police were not available. They did not tolerate competition, i.e., the police. Does this sound familiar? BLM, the syndicate, is the latest offspring of Mafia Lives Matter, the current racketeer of protectionism.
Seattle University, once the proud home of the Chieftains, produced great basketball teams with such stars as the O'Brien twins and Elgin Baylor. Seattle was a great Indian chief. What better mascot for a university named after him than the Chieftains. For reasons unrelated to reason, Chieftain was changed to Red Hawk (by the way, the name of another Indian chief). And now for reasons unrelated to reason, this great Catholic University supports BLM. Consider the tragic educational aspects of this decision.
(As an aside, in this hysteria over ancient slave owners in Seattle and elsewhere, and the support of BLM by Seattle University, Chief Seattle owned slaves. Name changes to follow?)
The evildoers of BLM are teaching black children that their white brothers and sisters hate them. Children don't hate. Children aren't racist. They have to be taught these things, and BLM has become the master tutors of this evil, which could go on for generations. Additionally, BLM is Marxist, i.e. atheist, anti-family and pro-sodomy, all anathema to Catholic teachings. They advocated killing cops, for God's sake. Paradoxically, and as tribute to their blinding Marxism, one of their heroes is Fidel Castro who wantonly killed blacks.
It is a scandal to the students of any Catholic school to have its leadership support the anti-Catholic BLM. It is also important that all educators do not politically proselytize their students by supporting BLM since it is a political ally of the Democratic Party. It is not about black lives; it is a political movement much like we have seen in Russia, China and other dictatorships.
I will add that the Vatican actually praised BLM; and some other Catholic leaders are also in the BLM cesspool. Those academic and corporate leaders who worry that blacks are slighted should resign in favor of black university presidents, black CEOs and a black pope. Visibility-wise, I would say that blacks are doing pretty well; our last president for example. And have you ever turned on your TV and seen a commercial that does not include a black? How about sports?
One has to wonder if those who cower/cave to the race pimps are admitting they are racists. Or are they accusing the rest of us of being racists? Gotta be one or the other. I personally don't know one racist.
America has been, but is no longer, a racist country. No country provides more opportunity for minorities. And to say we are racists is a blasphemy, the ultimate hate crime, deserving universal condemnation.


wnd--2020-07-28--Politicians putting coronavirus politics above personal rights

Decent Americans who are feeling perplexed today should n't be ashamed about it .
There is good reason to be perplexed .
On the one hand , in the name of health and safety , we are being asked by government to compromise personal freedoms that we have always taken for granted : going to work , going to church , sending our children off to school , meeting our friends in our favorite restaurant .
We walk around wearing annoying masks and try to respect social distancing limits .
But decent Americans are perplexed because we would expect that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would happen uniformly , that in allowing more government , we are all sacrificing together for some greater good , some greater necessity .
But instead , we look around and see chaos .
We see no uniformity .
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Biden 's new slogan is actually stolen Protests , often violent , are sweeping our cities .
The same public officials who tell us to keep our kids at home ; who tell us to not pray in church , as we have always prayed ; who limit our places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , often with approval , as hooligans tear apart our cities .
Greater demands from government should mean increasing respect for the law .
But we 're seeing the opposite : government making more demands while disrespect for the law increases across the nation .
We just saw a decision in the nation 's Supreme Court where a Nevada church petition to be treated equally to Nevada 's casinos regarding COVID-19 attendance limits was rejected with no explanation .
Justice Samuel Alito got to the heart of the matter in his dissenting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , States and their subdivisions , have responded to the pandemic by imposing unprecedented restrictions on personal liberty , including free exercise of religion .
... Now four months have passed since the original declaration .
The problem is no longer one of exigency , but one of considered yet discriminatory treatment of places of worship . ''
`` Calvary Chapel has also brought to our attention , '' continued Alito , `` evidence that the Governor has favored certain speakers over others .
When large numbers of protestors openly violated provisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule against groups of more than 50 people , the Governor not only declined to enforce the directive but publicly supported and participated in a protest . ''
I am looking at a photograph of a mass of protestors marching , shoulder to shoulder , through the streets of Oakland , California , this in the same state that is limiting church attendance to 25 % capacity and prohibiting singing in church .
In May , the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista , California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ church attendance .
Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in his dissent that secular businesses like supermarkets , restaurants and hair salons are not subject to the same restrictions as houses of worship .
A group of Orthodox Jewish Americans sued the New York governor and New York City mayor for lack of uniformity in gathering limits between houses of worship , and secular business activity , protests and demonstrations .
Going hand in hand with the rioting and violence is a nationwide surge in crime .
The Wall Street Journal reports increases in homicides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Los Angeles and Kansas City .
At the same time , there is violence and damage from protesters in Seattle , Portland and Louisville .
We ca n't have a free and civil society without law .
And law means nothing if we ca n't agree on what the law is and if it is not applied uniformly .
Politics needs to follow law .
Today 's chaos is symptomatic of law following politics .
Well-intentioned citizens can not sacrifice their freedom in an environment like this .
We must take the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ churches and our businesses .
Amidst the chaos , citizens need to take control of their own lives .
They have a civic duty to do it .
It will help the nation and its recovery .

Decent Americans who are feeling perplexed today shouldn't be ashamed about it. There is good reason to be perplexed.
On the one hand, in the name of health and safety, we are being asked by government to compromise personal freedoms that we have always taken for granted: going to work, going to church, sending our children off to school, meeting our friends in our favorite restaurant.
We walk around wearing annoying masks and try to respect social distancing limits.
But decent Americans are perplexed because we would expect that allowing more government into our personal space would happen uniformly, that in allowing more government, we are all sacrificing together for some greater good, some greater necessity.
But instead, we look around and see chaos. We see no uniformity.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Protests, often violent, are sweeping our cities. The same public officials who tell us to keep our kids at home; who tell us to not pray in church, as we have always prayed; who limit our places of work and livelihood look the other way, often with approval, as hooligans tear apart our cities.
Greater demands from government should mean increasing respect for the law.
But we're seeing the opposite: government making more demands while disrespect for the law increases across the nation.
We just saw a decision in the nation's Supreme Court where a Nevada church petition to be treated equally to Nevada's casinos regarding COVID-19 attendance limits was rejected with no explanation.
Justice Samuel Alito got to the heart of the matter in his dissenting opinion, saying: "For months now, States and their subdivisions, have responded to the pandemic by imposing unprecedented restrictions on personal liberty, including free exercise of religion. ... Now four months have passed since the original declaration. The problem is no longer one of exigency, but one of considered yet discriminatory treatment of places of worship."
"Calvary Chapel has also brought to our attention," continued Alito, "evidence that the Governor has favored certain speakers over others. When large numbers of protestors openly violated provisions of the Directive, such as the rule against groups of more than 50 people, the Governor not only declined to enforce the directive but publicly supported and participated in a protest."
I am looking at a photograph of a mass of protestors marching, shoulder to shoulder, through the streets of Oakland, California, this in the same state that is limiting church attendance to 25% capacity and prohibiting singing in church.
In May, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, California, to the state's restrictions on church attendance. Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in his dissent that secular businesses like supermarkets, restaurants and hair salons are not subject to the same restrictions as houses of worship.
A group of Orthodox Jewish Americans sued the New York governor and New York City mayor for lack of uniformity in gathering limits between houses of worship, and secular business activity, protests and demonstrations.
Going hand in hand with the rioting and violence is a nationwide surge in crime.
The Wall Street Journal reports increases in homicides in Milwaukee, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Kansas City.
At the same time, there is violence and damage from protesters in Seattle, Portland and Louisville.
We can't have a free and civil society without law. And law means nothing if we can't agree on what the law is and if it is not applied uniformly. Politics needs to follow law. Today's chaos is symptomatic of law following politics.
Well-intentioned citizens cannot sacrifice their freedom in an environment like this.
We must take the initiative to open our schools, our churches and our businesses.
Amidst the chaos, citizens need to take control of their own lives. They have a civic duty to do it. It will help the nation and its recovery.


wnd--2020-07-28--Space race shows for-profit competition brings best things in life

This week , American astronauts returned to earth .
Their trip to the space station was the first manned launch from the U.S. in 10 years .
By NASA ?
No .
Of course , not .
This space flight happened because government was not in charge .
An Obama administration committee had concluded that launching such a vehicle would take 12 years and cost $ 36 billion .
But this rocket was finished in half that time -- for less than $ 1 billion ( 1/36th the predicted cost ) .
TRENDING : Surprise !
Biden 's new slogan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was built by Elon Musk 's private company , Space X .
He does things faster and cheaper because he spends his own money .
`` This is the potential of free enterprise ! ''
explains aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin in my newest video .
Of course , years ago , NASA did manage to send astronauts to the moon .
That succeeded , says Zubrin , `` because it was purpose-driven .
( America ) wanted to astonish the world what free people could do . ''
But in the 50 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computers got smaller and cheaper , NASA made little progress .
Fortunately , President Obama gave private companies permission to compete in space , saying , `` We ca n't keep doing the same old things as before . ''
Competition then cut the cost of space travel to a fraction of what it was .
Why could n't NASA have done that ?
Because after the moon landing , it became a typical government agency -- overbudget and behind schedule .
Zubrin says NASA 's purpose seemed to be to `` supply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were happy to go along .
Zubrin once worked at Lockheed Martin , where he once discovered a way for a rocket to carry twice as much weight .
`` We went to management , the engineers , and said , 'Look , we could double the payload capability for 10 % extra cost . '
They said , 'Look , if the Air Force wants us to improve the Titan , they 'll pay us to do it ! '
'' NASA was paying contractor 's development costs and then adding 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the bigger the contractor 's profit .
So contractors had little incentive to innovate .
Even NASA now admits this is a problem .
During its 2020 budget request , Administrator Jim Bridenstine confessed , `` We have not been good at maintaining schedule and ... at maintaining costs . ''
Nor is NASA good at innovating .
Their technology was so out of date , says Zubrin , that `` astronauts brought their laptops with them into space -- because shuttle computers were obsolete . ''
I asked , `` When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought their own computers , why did n't they upgrade ? ''
`` Because they had an entire philosophy that various components had to be space rated , '' he explains .
`` Space rating was very bureaucratic and costly . ''
NASA was OK with high costs as long as spaceships were assembled in many congressmen 's districts .
`` NASA is a very large job program , '' says Aerospace lawyer James Dunstan .
`` By spreading its centers across the country , NASA gets more support from more different congressmen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Randy Weber , R-Texas , joked , `` We 'll welcome ( NASA ) back to Texas to spend lots of money any time . ''
Private companies do more with less money .
One of Musk 's cost-saving innovations is reusable rocket boosters .
For years , NASA dropped its boosters into the ocean .
`` Why would they throw it away ? ''
I ask Dunstan .
`` Because that 's the way it 's always been done ! ''
he replies .
Twenty years ago , at Lockheed Martin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His bosses told him : `` Cute idea .
But if we sell one of these , we 're out of business . ''
Zubrin explains , `` They wanted to keep the cost of space launch high . ''
Thankfully , now that self-interested entrepreneurs compete , space travel will get cheaper .
Musk ca n't waste a dollar .
Space X must compete with Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin , Richard Branson 's Virgin Galactic , Boeing , Lockheed Martin and others .
The private sector always comes up with ways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imagine .
Government did n't invent affordable cars , airplanes , iPhones , etc .
It took competing entrepreneurs , pursuing profit , to nurture them into the good things we have now .
For-profit competition brings us the best things in life .

This week, American astronauts returned to earth. Their trip to the space station was the first manned launch from the U.S. in 10 years.
By NASA? No. Of course, not.
This space flight happened because government was not in charge.
An Obama administration committee had concluded that launching such a vehicle would take 12 years and cost $36 billion.
But this rocket was finished in half that time -- for less than $1 billion (1/36th the predicted cost).
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
That's because it was built by Elon Musk's private company, Space X. He does things faster and cheaper because he spends his own money.
"This is the potential of free enterprise!" explains aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin in my newest video.
Of course, years ago, NASA did manage to send astronauts to the moon.
That succeeded, says Zubrin, "because it was purpose-driven. (America) wanted to astonish the world what free people could do."
But in the 50 years since then, as transportation improved and computers got smaller and cheaper, NASA made little progress.
Fortunately, President Obama gave private companies permission to compete in space, saying, "We can't keep doing the same old things as before."
Competition then cut the cost of space travel to a fraction of what it was.
Why couldn't NASA have done that?
Because after the moon landing, it became a typical government agency -- overbudget and behind schedule. Zubrin says NASA's purpose seemed to be to "supply money to various suppliers."
Suppliers were happy to go along.
Zubrin once worked at Lockheed Martin, where he once discovered a way for a rocket to carry twice as much weight. "We went to management, the engineers, and said, 'Look, we could double the payload capability for 10% extra cost.' They said, 'Look, if the Air Force wants us to improve the Titan, they'll pay us to do it!'"
NASA was paying contractor's development costs and then adding 10% profit. The more things cost, the bigger the contractor's profit. So contractors had little incentive to innovate.
Even NASA now admits this is a problem. During its 2020 budget request, Administrator Jim Bridenstine confessed, "We have not been good at maintaining schedule and ... at maintaining costs."
Nor is NASA good at innovating. Their technology was so out of date, says Zubrin, that "astronauts brought their laptops with them into space -- because shuttle computers were obsolete."
I asked, "When (NASA) saw that the astronauts brought their own computers, why didn't they upgrade?"
"Because they had an entire philosophy that various components had to be space rated," he explains. "Space rating was very bureaucratic and costly."
NASA was OK with high costs as long as spaceships were assembled in many congressmen's districts.
"NASA is a very large job program," says Aerospace lawyer James Dunstan. "By spreading its centers across the country, NASA gets more support from more different congressmen."
Congressmen even laugh about it. Randy Weber, R-Texas, joked,
"We'll welcome (NASA) back to Texas to spend lots of money any time."
Private companies do more with less money. One of Musk's cost-saving innovations is reusable rocket boosters.
For years, NASA dropped its boosters into the ocean.
"Why would they throw it away?" I ask Dunstan.
"Because that's the way it's always been done!" he replies.
Twenty years ago, at Lockheed Martin, Zubrin had proposed reusable boosters. His bosses told him: "Cute idea. But if we sell one of these, we're out of business."
Zubrin explains, "They wanted to keep the cost of space launch high."
Thankfully, now that self-interested entrepreneurs compete, space travel will get cheaper. Musk can't waste a dollar. Space X must compete with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and others.
The private sector always comes up with ways to do things that politicians cannot imagine.
Government didn't invent affordable cars, airplanes, iPhones, etc. It took competing entrepreneurs, pursuing profit, to nurture them into the good things we have now.
Get rid of government monopolies.
For-profit competition brings us the best things in life.


wnd--2020-07-29--Spare a dime? U.S. Mint asks public to spend coins

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- The U.S. Mint is asking if you can spare a dime .
As the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ health of the country and also the economy , the government is facing a coin @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , more people in the United States have been using credit cards and cashless @ @ @ @ @ a dearth of quarters , dimes , nickels , and pennies .
“ Simply put @ @ @ @ @ amount of coins in the economy , but the slowed pace of circulation has meant @ @ @ @ @ are sometimes not readily available where needed .
You may be experiencing this in your @ @ @ @ @ mint said in a statement last week .

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- The U.S. Mint is asking if you can spare a dime.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the health of the country and also the economy, the government is facing a coin shortage. Because of the pandemic, more people in the United States have been using credit cards and cashless payment options, resulting in a dearth of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
“Simply put, there is an adequate amount of coins in the economy, but the slowed pace of circulation has meant that sufficient quantities of coins are sometimes not readily available where needed. You may be experiencing this in your local communities,” the mint said in a statement last week.
Read the full story ›


wnd--2020-07-29--Brennan blocked from accessing classified material

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- Former CIA Director John Brennan , a vocal critic of President Trump , has been @ @ @ @ @ notes and records .
He writes in his forthcoming book , Undaunted : My Fight @ @ @ @ @ , at Home and Abroad , that after months of `` haggling '' he discovered @ @ @ @ @ the directive Trump gave in August 2018 `` that purportedly forbids anyone in the intelligence @ @ @ @ @ with me . ''
The White House confirmed the directive was being enforced , which @ @ @ @ @ York Times reported in May of last year that the president never revoked Brennan 's @ @ @

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- Former CIA Director John Brennan, a vocal critic of President Trump, has been blocked from accessing his classified notes and records.
He writes in his forthcoming book, Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad, that after months of "haggling" he discovered the CIA was abiding by the directive Trump gave in August 2018 "that purportedly forbids anyone in the intelligence community from sharing classified information with me."
The White House confirmed the directive was being enforced, which is news considering the New York Times reported in May of last year that the president never revoked Brennan's security clearance.
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wnd--2020-07-30--Tim Cook claims Apple treats 'every developer the same,' but it bans conservative apps

( BREITBART ) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook was questioned today by Rep. Hank Johnson ( D-GA ) about the company ’ s monopoly on its App Store during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee ’ s antitrust panel alongside the CEOs of Facebook , Google , and Amazon .
Cook claims Apple “ treats every developer the same , ” and that “ the rules apply to everyone.
” Despite his assurances , Apple has banned apps from conservative-leaning developers including Gab .
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(BREITBART) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook was questioned today by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) about the company’s monopoly on its App Store during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel alongside the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Amazon. Cook claims Apple “treats every developer the same,” and that “the rules apply to everyone.” Despite his assurances, Apple has banned apps from conservative-leaning developers including Gab.
Appearing via video link before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel today, Apple CEO Tim Cook faced harsh questioning from Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) about the company’s monopoly on its App Store and the apps that iOS users can install on their devices.
Johnson began his statement saying: “Mr. Cook, with over one hundred million iPhone users in the United States alone and with Apple’s ownership of the app store giving Apple the ability to control which apps are allowed to be marketed to Apple users, you wield immense power over small businesses to grow and prosper. Apple is the sole decision-maker as to whether an app is made available to app users through Apple’s app store isn’t that correct?”
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wnd--2020-07-30--Zimbabwe signs billion-dollar deal to repay white farmers

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(AP) -- HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s government on Wednesday signed a deal with former white farmers to pay them billions of dollars in compensation roughly two decades after they lost their land in often violent invasions.
But because the government does not readily have the money, the farmers will be part of a team tasked with raising the cash.
About 4,000 farmers lost large swathes of land when Zimbabwe’s late leader Robert Mugabe launched the often-chaotic land reform program which he said was aimed at addressing colonial-era land inequities. White farmers had owned the majority of prime farmland. Agricultural land now belongs to the government.
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wnd--2020-07-30--Obesity linked to poor sperm quality, study shows

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(STUDY FINDS) -- REUS, Spain – Infertility is a common problem with many causes. Experts say between 10 and 15 percent of all couples have trouble conceiving a child. While fertility issues can stem from genetic or environmental factors, a study suggests body weight plays a major role in sperm quality. Specifically, researchers find that males who are overweight or obese will have more trouble having children.
In a collaborative effort by researchers from Argentina, Iran, the United States, and Spain, the new report systematically reviews all the current findings linking body weight and sperm quality. This extensive study in Obesity Reviews includes the work of 88 previous articles.
The international team finds that males in the overweight and/or obesity categories struggle with several semen quality parameters. These include volume, sperm count, sperm concentration, vitality, total motility, and normal morphology (the structure of the sperm). Additionally, the review finds men who are underweight have sperm with abnormal structures as well.
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