By Robert Ringer

[You may have already seen this piece, but just to make certain that those who haven't read it would have the opportunity to do so, I decided to reprint it. It certainly gives us all a lot to think about. The challenge is how to get the out-of-touch, corrupt politicos in Washington to understand that they are getting paid to do our bidding, not the other way around. Thanks to Voice of Sanity subscriber David Altschul for passing this along to me.]

Guess our national leaders didn’t expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

As I witness the daily events that surround me, I sometimes feel as though I’ve landed on another planet. Or perhaps that I’m having a dream where I’m trapped inside a George Orwell novel. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

What a tragedy that Farrah Fawcett not only is suffering from terminal cancer, but that her twenty-four-year-old son, Redmond O’Neal, was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a jail to give to a friend. (How comforting it must be to know that your son has buddies in the slammer.) Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

The message from The Graduate that I was referring to at the end of Part I of this article is simplistic but true. It’s a message that has transcended the ages: Never give up. Watching The Graduate reminded me of a Lucite cube I gave my son when he was very young. On it are inscribed the words: Whatever It Takes! To this day, it sits atop his dresser.

Which, in turn, reminded me of the latest antihero tale that has unfolded before the entire world, that of Susan Boyle. She’s the frumpy-looking forty-seven-year-old Scottish lady who shocked Simon Cowell and billions of people around the globe with her dazzling performance on the U.K. version of American Idol — Britain’s Got Talent. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

One of the many things I regret not having enough time for is watching good movies. I emphasize the word good to differentiate from most of the celluloid sewage that comes off the Hollywood production line — the 90+ percent of films whose only purpose seem to be to dull viewers’ minds with over-the-top violence, sex, profanity, and anti-Western propaganda.

Some movies are so good that you feel compelled to watch them again every ten years or so. The Graduate, one of the greatest “cult” films of all time, is one that falls into the once-every-ten-years category for me. And last weekend, I’m happy to say that I took the time to watch it. Once again, it did not disappoint. Read the rest of this entry »

[RR note: This article, by my longtime friend and brilliant economic analyst John Pugsley, will help you understand how and why the massive deficit spending the government is now engaged in will impact your financial life. Sadly, not one person in a hundred has a clue.]

By John A. Pugsley

When Congress spends more money than it collects in taxes, it authorizes the Treasury Department to borrow from the public by selling Treasury bills, bonds, and notes. The Treasury offers these securities for sale at public auction, and they are bid for and purchased by banks, pension funds, trusts, corporations, individuals, and even foreign interests. These are widely considered to be the safest IOUs around. After all, they are guaranteed by the U.S. government. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

As I said at the end of Part I of this article, myths aside, the facts clearly show that for the past hundred years, Democrats, by and large, have been The Party of War.

Consider: Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

Unlike the Windows Search effort I discussed in my last article, manually searching Windows Explorer or My Computer begins with how you store a document. Because if you do a good job of storing it, finding it should be easy. There was a simple reason why I couldn’t find my son’s paper: I had stored it in the wrong folder! Doh!

What do I mean by “wrong folder”? In my world, a wrong folder is one that is not a logical place for a particular document to be stored. There is no doubt in my mind that everyone reading this article knows exactly what I mean by this, because every computer user has made this mistake — usually many, many times. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

At least once or twice a week, I meet someone, or see someone on television, who really inspires me. A few weeks ago, my inspiration came from a remarkable, upbeat young woman by the name of Cara Fortunato.

I met Cara at a high school where my son was playing in a tournament. After his game, he and I happened to pass the open door to her office and saw that she was watching a college game on television. We asked if she would mind if we joined her. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

I ended Part II of my article “Does Anyone Get It Yet?” by saying, “Perhaps you’re wondering what the W stands for in the D & W Factors, and how it plays into all this. No teasing intended, but I think I’ll leave that for another time. I wouldn’t want to say anything that might spoil your otherwise blissful day.”

Well, wouldn’t you know it? Here I am, just ten days later, and I can’t resist revealing the W Factor. As I’ve already explained, the D stands for Dictatorship. Now, there are many avenues that can lead to a dictatorship, but perhaps the one that offers the least amount of resistance is to be found in the W Factor: War. Read the rest of this entry »