Anyone who has ever run a small business knows that unless you can start it with cash you are probably going to be in the red for some time. So what makes a business grow? How do mom and pop become Microsoft? Elbow grease? Sure. Low overhead? Yep. But this is a political column, so [...]

Remember the good old days when becoming president was the pinnacle of someone’s political career? They would serve for eight years and then retire to some faraway place, occasionally giving a speech here and there, but for the most part the priority was to play with their grandchildren. There was also the occasional unfortunate natural [...]

I grew up in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. I picked up the guitar in middle school, and when I had developed my talent to the level where I was ready to play shows, there weren’t many options for venues. So in the beginning, I got stuck playing shows at Starbucks. It was a good [...]

After Desert Storm our vets came home with several illnesses, the most well known being “Gulf War Syndrome.” That war also brought about the rebirth of the long ignored Vietnam War term, “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” Have you ever noticed that the more syllables a word or phrase contains, the less meaning it has? After World [...]

Americans are always talking about the First Amendment and First Amendment rights, but I’m not sure most people know what this Amendment protects. The First Amendment consists of five freedoms: 1. Freedom of speech 2. Freedom of the press 3. Freedom of religion 4. Freedom to peaceably assemble 5. Freedom to redress grievances (disagree with [...]

What is the definition of torture? Do you have to break bones or leave bruises? What about psychological torture? Is sleep deprivation torture? What about sensory deprivation, such as loud music or 24 hours of darkness? The Pakistan intelligence service interrogates prisoners like this: 1. Prisoner is kept awake for 72 hours. 2. Pliers are [...]

I have birthday parties on my brain. I have no idea why because my son’s birthday is still 4 months away and my daughter doesn’t celebrate hers for 8 more months. Planning birthday parties is just kind of a hobby to me. It’s a super fun way to honor your children. Here are some of [...]

Last week the Senate Arms Committee voted to overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy with regard to gay men and women in the military. Don’t ask, don’t tell is the common nickname for a policy put forth by the Clinton administration in ‘93 to try and limit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Basically, [...]