DISCUSSING PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERATURE
We know President Joe Biden is running for re-election. We do not know who the Republican presidential nominee will be, yet. And then, there may be candidates running as independents. The November 2024 presidential election is full of uncertainties. Political surprises and shocks are possible, and quite likely, as we head towards next year’s presidential…
Writing a letter to 100-year-old self is one of the most difficult tasks that one could embark on. For me, it is quite difficult because I am a man in my thirties. As much mature and wise I may consider myself to be, I perhaps do not have the maturity of a 100-year-old. Being old,…
This year, we have seen many examples of government overreach across the country. During the pandemic, state and local governments forced people to shut down businesses, and also restricted people’s personal freedom by forcing them to wear masks. Many of these mandates are still in place. If Joe Biden is elected to the office of…
New York is becoming unsafe for living and raising a family due to rising crime. This is further exacerbated by the fact that people are calling for police to be defunded. It was recently reported that New York City homicides have risen 21 percent in the first half of the year, and shootings have gone…
The Direct Primary Care (DPC) model is a promising way to improve access to medical care for Americans of all ages. The American Academy of Family Physicians defines DPC as a “practice and payment model where patients/consumers pay their physician or practice directly in the form of periodic payments for a defined set of primary…
In Illinois, a state legislator has proposed imposing tax on the number of miles a person drives, clearly showing that efforts to increase government intervention in the lives of people are probably not going to come to an end anytime soon. Government controls nearly all aspects of a person’s life – from healthcare to agriculture,…
[Views expressed here are my own, and have not been endorsed by any political party, elected official, candidate for elected office, or any local, state or federal government agency] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which just passed the Senate and the House and was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump earlier today,…