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Energy Goes to The Movies
The popular movie Oppenheimer is about energy. Nuclear physicist and space exploration advocate Robert Zubrin discusses the science in How Accurate is Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer'? (Quillette, Aug 1, 2023) and notes: the main concern during the test was whether...
Good Friday Thoughts
Not that long ago, in 1956, the city of New york, as well as many other cities in the US, had no problem displaying and celebrating Good Friday, as well as Resurrection Sunday. These three buildings in New York, from left to right the City Services Co., City Bank -...
American Logos Debate Team
If you are a mature debater, and even more importantly, a mature Christian, The American Logos Debate team may be something for you to consider. The style of debate is called "World School" and can be described as a 3 on 3 Parli style. But it goes even beyond that....
Phoenix My Eye
Let's play a game of "Find The Differences." In the picture above, which is a scan of my left and right eyes, there are a few things that don't match. See how many you can find. The pictures are as if you were looking at me, so the scan on the left is my right eye....
US/UK and Pharmaceuticals
For those of you running a US/UK FTA, there are still disagreements concerning pharmaceuticals, but an agreement is getting close, but not till 2024. This article in Endpoint News will explain. This issue in a nutshell is that with Brexit, the UK was no longer part of...
Is El Salvador on to Something with their Prison
Rehabilitation, Retribution, Restitution, Deterrence. This debate is over in El Salvador as they grew very tired of the huge gang issue. They have built a massive 40,000 person facility to house the very worst of the gang members there. But this is no Norwegian...
Early Eminent Domain SCOTUS Cases
The US Department of Justice has a very interesting article on the history of Eminent Domain. My how things have changed over the years. Pay close attention to the first three paragraphs. These give how the early Supreme Court Justices interpreted the Fifth...
JDAM-ERs Smart Bombs Operational in Ukraine
This WarZone Article is about how the US has now supplied Ukraine with smart bombs known as JDAM ER which stands for Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range precision bombs. They have their own wings and can extend the range of the bomb by about 45 miles. This...
My Retina Detachment Adventure
As many of you know now, I had the experience of a retina tear and subsequent detachment this past week. The details of all of that I wrote in an email to the Monument subscribers, but what I wanted to cover here was my visit to the Colorado Retina medical office. I...
US Has Spent $196 Billion on Ukraine
The US has now spent $196 Billion in contributions to Ukraine in their war with Russia, leading all other nations. The second largest contributer is Germany at $172 Billion. The rest of the world has given less than $75 Billion combined. When will it be enough? The US...
Rehab or Deter? That is the Question
The following is excerpts from an article titled "Do Harsher Punishments Deter Crime?" by Ben Knight. To read the full article, link to the title. It’s easy to think that the threat of punishment will simply dissuade someone from doing the wrong thing. But it turns...
Private Property and the Constitution
The following excerpts is content from a much larger Cato Institute article "Property Rights and the Constitution" written by Roger Pilon. The full article is part of a larger work called "CATO Handbook for Policymakers." America’s Founders understood clearly that...
