Author Archives: jameshpyle

  I’ll bet you think we live in a representative democracy where our elected leaders go to Washington filled with native intellect and the milk of human kindness to enact legislation for the benefit of all citizens. Well,  friends, I’ve … Continue reading →

The Gallup polling organization just released a report showing public approval of Congress has fallen to 24%, those disapproving was 67%; no opinion 9%. (`No opinions’ obviously didn’t answer the phone.) Consider one possible reason for the malaise: The adolescent … Continue reading →

I admit it.   I’m conflicted. I don’t know which I despise more:  pharmaceutical companies or the insipid, advertising wonks whose bogus creativity in the cause of peddling pills is designed to mislead. No one can avoid their ads. Every TV … Continue reading →

The kerfuffle over repealing ObamaCare has caused me to wonder: How many laws actually exist in this, our nation of laws? The answer, dear reader is; ‘nobody knows’. The United States Code alone is 51 titles, each with multiple volumes … Continue reading →

The second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence begins as follows: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are … Continue reading →

Every Thursday morning in our little Florida retirement community a group of old timers (exclusively men) gathers for a kaffeeklatsch, appropriately called ‘The Liar’s Club’.  Most talk centers on fishing and golf, ready topics for lies, but frequently turns towards … Continue reading →

Dear Donald: In past months I’ve been critical of your decision to build a wall at our southern border, but I just read your book, The Art of the Deal, and now realize how brilliant your idea really is. It … Continue reading →

DATA  ≠ INFORMATION INFORMATION  ≠  KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE  ≠  WISDOM Technologists predict that Artificial Intelligence will one day control our lives, freeing us from the drudgery of labor.  IBM’s Watson, drones, robots and processors of all size are now ubiquitous in … Continue reading →

The year is done. I spread the past 365 days before me on the living room carpet, point to the one where I decided to shed everything not deeply committed to my dreams, refused to be a victim of self … Continue reading →

Donald Trump’s recent phone call with the Taiwanese president has raised alarms to a level not heard since Reagan’s ‘Evil Empire’ speech.  Left-leaning headlines blare:  Donald Trump terrifies world leaders. Really? What should be America’s role in the world order?  … Continue reading →