Anecdotal evidence, confirmation bias, “I know a case ….”, and hiding the ball.
Anecdotal evidence aka “confirmation bias or cherry picking fallacy”. This is a debating and presentation trick used by so many. You see it when presidents point to individuals in the…
Our uneasy march to a socialistic and non capitalistic economy and state has a high price tag.
Thought for the day. Capitalism versus socialism. America versus Europe. What model do you believe has worked for 250 years? Which economic system is still in the wallows of the…
Judges, Chapter 6. Gideon, the Sixth Judge and “Mighty Warrior”
Judges, Chapter 6. Gideon, the Sixth Judge. 11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his…
Judges 5:1 (NIV) “On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:”
Judges 5:1 (NIV) “On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:” In Chapter 4, we saw the victory over the Canaanites led by Deborah and Barak.…
Archimedes got it right. Give me a place to stand, and I can move the world. In thought and deed and opinion.
This old Greek dude was a deeper thinker and philosopher with a timeless truth or two beyond what others might have imagined. There are so many ways that the news…
Judges Chapter 4: Deborah and Jael. Extraordinary women doing extraordinary things at an unexpected time and place.
Judges 4: Truth does not depend on your position, your gender, or who is seeking. Deborah and Jael. Both spoke the truth and made the hard choices. Both were women…
Judges. Chapter 3. Of Shagmar and Ordinary People Accomplishing ExtraOrdinary Things in Times of Need, Times of Crisis
Judges. Chapter 3. Fixers. Ordinary doing the extraordinary. This is a day we celebrate our independence. I never expected that my continuing read of Judges would have an Independence Day…
Obama would rather hide the truth than acknowledge his administration’s shortcomings and failings. More concerned about a legacy than the lives of those he swore to protect.
If this bothers you little or not at all. If you are blinded by partisanship or self-interests. If your hate for a single person is greater than your love of…
Democratic Senate Leadership – No vision, no plan, no idea of their own for seven years to fix healthcare now threaten to close down the Senate
It seems so much easier to stop everything than build up something. Frustrating the will of the majority for the sole purpose of defeating a president and get their peeps…