Category Archives: News and politics

Homeless

Posted on 03/11/2024 by Jorge Medico

Life is never easy. For the homeless, it’s more challenging than most of us can appreciate. We inure ourselves to plight of those we pass by on a regular basis because it’s to inconvenient for us to acknowledge their suffering, … Continue reading →

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Socialism and Grade Inflation

Posted on 03/04/2024 by Jorge Medico

The Socialism of Grades “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” –Winston Churchill Socialism is a terrific idea in theory. Who would not want … Continue reading →

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Hypersanity – Why Do We Need It

Posted on 02/19/2024 by Jorge Medico

We live in a crazy world. This is a phrase I keep hearing with increasing frequency. You may have uttered it yourself recently. So when I came across the following by Neil Burton, I felt it was something worth sharing … Continue reading →

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The Challenge and Threat of Pseudoscience

Posted on 01/15/2024 by Jorge Medico

There was a piece yesterday on CBS Sunday morning about a man frozen for the past thirty years and preserved now for as long as someone is willing to pay the bills in a tank of liquid nitrogen through a … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Meditation

Posted on 09/04/2023 by Jorge Medico

Labor Day is the annual American holiday to celebrate the achievements of our workers. It is meant to honor the dedication and dignity of American workers who power our nation’s prosperity. The deepening divide in the material well-being of those … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence – The Serpent in the Garden

Posted on 01/30/2023 by Jorge Medico

Artificial Intelligence – The Serpent in the Garden? Anyone involved with computers in their work is witnessing the exponential growth in the abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in solving real world problems that involve pattern recognition. The chess world has … Continue reading →

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Why We Fight

Posted on 01/02/2023 by Jorge Medico

Happy New Year to you all! 2022 may seem like it was just yesterday (smile) but the state of the world continues to be one of escalating conflict. Hence, I felt compelled to offer you my following essay. Why We … Continue reading →

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Good News, Bad News – 2022

Posted on 12/26/2022 by Jorge Medico

My Poetry Muse appears to have taken a sabbatical. As a result, The Poem of the Week shall be replaced by the Musings of the Week, which will contain mostly prose and possibly poetry, depending on the fickle Muse. As … Continue reading →

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Land of Opportunities

Posted on 09/12/2022 by Jorge Medico

Once again, I’m grateful to my friend Dave for the following verses for this Monday’s Poem of the Week. Yesterday was 9/11, a sobering reminder of what our country went through on a day I thought we never forget. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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I vote

Posted on 06/06/2022 by Jorge Medico

With Election Day tomorrow, I’m grateful to my friend Dave who wrote the following poem, so appropriate for the occasion. Please do your part – vote with conscience. I Vote I vote to increase my personal wealthFrom out of the … Continue reading →

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