?"Feeling Good is Not the Purpose of Life"

The overriding goal of psychotherapy, and mental health more generally, is thought to be: Feeling good. In the realm of self-esteem, the goal is thought to be: Feeling good about yourself. In the realm of emotions and depression, the goal is thought to be: Simply...

The Aquino Government's Appeasement

It would be wrong but understandable to look at appeasement as an option when one is facing down a giant. But when one tries to appease mice, there’s a low point that just baffles the mind.Beginning in the month of October, the Philippine military has been...

Obama's Pacifist Motivated Miltary Response

When Obama assumed the Presidency, he promised “change.” For the most part, he gave us more — a lot more — of the same socialism and deficit spending we got under the Bush Administration. One area in which Obama has delivered change is the way...

Tea Parties, Then & Now

In the past, it was the Boston Tea Party. This was a way for early American citizens to raise a ruckus against the oppression of the British Big Government. Ironically, those same Americans went on to create their own government, checked by a Constitution that would...

?The Dollar Survives Again

Given all that stress that the Federal Reserve’s currency debasement program is laying on the global economy, last week’s G-20 summit in South Korea should have been the monetary equivalent of a military degradation for the U.S. dollar. The greenback...

Religion Turns Green

It’s remarkable how you can do more and more things online. Paying bills, for example, can be “paperless.” With the stroke of a few computer keys, you can pay all your bills without the use of mail, paper or pens. The self-consciously...

Reagan Budget Director Cries Tax The Rich?

On Sunday night, October 31, CBS 60 minutes reported, “David Stockman, Ronald Reagan’s budget director who once preached tax cuts, is now in favor of putting a one-time surtax on the rich.”Mr. Stockman said more. He remarked “both the Democrats...

Gold’s Allure Tied to Interest Rates

?The continued bull market in the price of gold has been one of the staple discussions in the financial media for the better part of a decade. But, in that time, almost no consensus has emerged to explain the phenomenon. If you ask ten Wall Street pundits to explain...