3 Reasons Why Buying American will Save our Economy
The more goods and services Americans buy from fellow Americans the faster the economy grows. This domestically fueled growth makes our economy less vulnerable to international economic pressures.
LA Veterans Need Housing Not a Plan
True, earthquake is an ever present risk in California. But the odds of a veteran being hurt by falling debris in pending seismic retrofit VA housing are infinitesimal compared to odds of his being injured, murdered, contracting a serious illness or starving while spending another year or two sleeping on the streets.
Being MADE IN THE USA Doesn’t Mean Your Parents Get to Live Here
It is farcical to believe that it is possible to secure any of the nation's borders as long as the rewards of illegal entry – the "anchor baby" at the end of the rainbow -- outweigh the risks posed by the US Border Patrol, TSA, or Customs and Enforcement.
Building a Fair and Compassionate US Immigration System: Four Simple Steps
I can't remember whether I saw the Statue of Liberty before or after I had to memorize and recite the Emma Lazarus poem it inspired. "Give me your tired, your poor" – "send these the wretched refuse of your teeming shore" – "I lift my lamp beside the golden door". Stirring words for a 19th
Congress Ignores Social Security Benefits Paid to Nazi War Criminals
The lessons the American people and the members of Congress can learn about bureaucratic over-reach and inadequate Congressional and Executive oversight can be a catalyst for change far beyond this single scandal.
A Single Homeless Veteran Is an American Disgrace – 1.4 Million A National Shame
Indifference is so deeply imbedded in the VA culture that VA sources quoted .. didn't even recognize that they were personally accountable to their fellow human being.
A Private Sector Cure for a Terminally Ill Veterans Administration
The Veterans Administration Health Care System is terminally ill. It is afflicted, House VA Committee Chair, Jeff Miller, says with a "culture of corruption, lying and cheating". Chairman Miller believes the culture problem is so severe "no amount of legislation can fix it". The culture is a cancer on the organization –metastasized or worse. It requires immediate and radical organizational disruption – analogous to surgery and corporate chemo plus radiation! It is time to clean house at VA Health Care
Here’s How to Solve the VA Health Care Crisis
VA Health System began as the fulfillment of a moral guarantee made to American veterans since Revolutionary War to care for them when they could not care for themselves. Fast forward a century. There is a strong social safety net - Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, Social Security Disability, Social Security Retirement, Food Stamps and Unemployment Insurance - available to all Americans. The vast majority of our veterans are citizen soldiers. Why not consider integrating rather than duplicating these programs?
Presidential Executive Actions Risk the Republic
The President's unwillingness to work with Congress to fix laws he believes need fixing violates his constitutional oath to "faithfully execute" the laws of the land. Unchallenged, the President would set a precedent that reduces Congress to an investigative body.
Why California Chrome’s Improbable Ride Inspired Us
To millions of Chrome supporters –Tonalist's owner didn't cheat, but the race wasn't fair either. The race confirmed our underlying suspicion the 1% live by a different set of rules than the rest of us.