NO COOPERATION, NO DEMOCRACY, NO PEACE

[ANALYSIS, OPINION, NOTES & TUNES]   [Welcome to another edition of TNnT which is short for “Tick’s Notes & Tunes”, where we start with “Notes” of interest on various, usually important, topics which are followed by “Tunes” which is the transcript of a fictional short wave radio transmission from where and when we do not Read More …

STOPPING PUBLICATION OF ALTERED PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS

As such, the question is: Should our leaders not seriously consider making it a crime to knowingly manipulate, alter or change photographs and videos in a materially misleadi, ng way?   First Amendment concerns obviously creep into this discussion, but the thinking here is that fraud is not protected by the First Amendment provided, of course, that the criminal statute in question is properly crafted. Read More …

Reparations: Are Democrats Handing Victory to Trump in 2020?

Reparations: Are Democrats Handing Victory to Trump in 2020?   (OPINION)   Is it wise for a political candidate to support reparation payments to Black Americans to atone for the sins of slavery?   Currently there are a few candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination who support paying Black Americans reparations as compensation, presumably Read More …