H Paul Garland

The demand for oil continues to grow, and this growth shows no signs of abating or slowing. Just look at all the Chinese and Indians who are...

The debate regarding the American economy is talking about the wrong issues. The discussion should not be about additional fiscal stimulatio...

Recently Tavis Smiley did a truly outstanding interview of Joan Walsh on PBS. I had recorded it on my DVR and just watched it last night. Sh...

I was thinking I might wear my Veteran baseball cap today. After all, I am a Veteran, and I did serve in time of war. The Vietnam War was ju...

If any legislator wants to commit political suicide, just try voting to reduce Social Security. Old folks and employers paid a lot of money ...

According to a CDC analysis that was reported today by Reuters, 22 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 in America do not have health insurance. ...

The Republicans like to say that the Democrats are fiscally irresponsible, but in fact the exact opposite is the case. - - These right winge...

Perspective depends upon camera and subject location, not lens focal length. All focal lengths in this blog entry are based upon the 35mm fu...

My microwave died last night. It was the very first microwave I ever owned. A full size, very powerful unit. It had been a part of my life f...

So Governor Perry and all you other ignorant right wing politicians, what was that you were saying about how your policies had made the Texa...

The Pope has been visiting Spain, and among other things he has finally opened (consecrated) the famous church begun by the Spanish architec...

Ken Rockwell says, “The Nikon AF 135mm f/2 DC is Nikon's, and arguably the world's, greatest portrait lens. It has a very similar sm...

According to an Associated Press story today, “Seventy-two percent of black babies are born to unmarried mothers today, according to govern...

Many people have complained over the years about the poor upkeep of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Having visited the sites extensively, I am conv...

Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker of the house, and she was the most effective speaker of the house in a lifetime. Maybe in the enti...

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and are still out of work because of the insane policies of deregulation allowed to rule during t...

The right wing did very well in the mid term elections. The Democrats in the House of Representatives have gotten more progressive and liber...

President Barack Obama Washington, D.C. Dear President Obama: I see in the news today several accounts which say that you think American vot...

Gays, lesbians, cross dressers, same sex marriage types, and all the other varieties of gender confused people make up far less than 10% of ...

Sometimes voters in America are badly deluded, but more often the wisdom of the American voter is overlooked. Carly Fiorina, the ex-Hewlett ...