Opinion Forum

David Axelrod Is Right: Government Is Too Big and Uncontrollable

May 16th, 2013

By Dan Miller President Obama, as usual, is blameless for any misfeasance and malfeasance of the Government he allegedly leads. Let’s make it easier for him by making it simpler and smaller. Due to the complexity and multiplicity of scandals increasingly enveloping the Obama Administration, I became too bogged down with constantly emerging new stuff […]

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Tags: big government, Congress, control, inefficient, leadership, Obama, politicians
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The Good Guys are Losing. Why?

April 28th, 2013

By Dan Miller Can’t we just wait for heroes to save us? That’s easy but won’t work. A fascinating article titled The Good Guys are Not Coming to Save Us was posted on April 23rd at Free-Man’s Perspective. The first paragraph observes, A lot of Americans know that the US government is out of control. Anyone who has […]

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Tags: bureaucracy, Constitution, control, government, rights, states, welfare
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What Me Worry?: Why Worrying Does More Harm Than Good

April 16th, 2013

By Dr. Jim Taylor Worry is a natural part of the human condition. It has historically played a vital role in our survival and it helps us cope with many of the challenges we face today. At the same time, worry that is too intense, too frequent, and too unrelenting can definitely cut down on […]

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Tags: anxiety, control, emotions, fear, psychology, stress, survival, worry
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Who Is More Powerful: Technology or Parents?

August 9th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor The Power of Technology Technology may be the most powerful force in the world today and, as the noted technology historian Melvin Kranzberg observes in his Six Laws of Technology, “Technology is neither good nor bad—nor is it neutral.” Technology isn’t neutral because it does, clearly, have an impact on our […]

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Tags: children, control, impact, influence, parenting, social media, technology
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Don’t Go “Caveman” in a Crisis

May 17th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Research has shown that when we experience a crisis, we regress back to our primitive ancestors; we go caveman! We fall back on most deeply ingrained instincts and habits that have served us well for eons by ensuring our survival, namely, by triggering the “fight-or-flight” response. This primal reaction produces intense […]

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Tags: business, caveman, control, crisis, emotions, fight, flight, reactions, threat
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