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Charity — The Worlds Solution to Wealth Inequality

By Jim Bauman September 7, 2023Opinions and EditorialsCharity, Culture, Giving, Politics, Wealth Inequality

Does the institution of charity and the practice of charitable giving come from our human nature or is it actively promoted by businesses and governments who are trying to deflect their responsibility to prevent the need for charity.

Who Am I to You?

By Jim Bauman May 10, 2023Life and Living, Opinions and EditorialsBigotry, Labels, Naming, Politics, Psycholinguistics

There is a pervasive tendency to label people we don’t like for some reason that offends us. Many labels are pejorative, meant not just to describe, but to tar.

The Tyranny of the Minority

By Jerry Collins April 17, 2023Citizen Journalist CourseMajorities, Minorities, Political Balance, Politics

Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash How is that polls consistently show ---- sometimes by a margin of 70 to 30 --- that Americans favor stricter gun control measures such as comprehensive background checks, but there is no chance that Congress will pass stricter gun…

The Left, the Right and the Center

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsConservatism, Democrats, Politics, Progressivism, Republicans, Socialism, Trump

We're a politically polarized country and, with the exception of a relatively small number of centrists, people align themselves with the political left or the political right. This article plants itself squarely on the left and presents that side of the issue. Feel free to disagree.