A blog
by John A. Sarkett
A collection of compelling features, news stories, commentaries, ideas
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Monday, September 28, 2020
The Four Young Men Who May Help Carry Our Nation through These Tough Times - American Thinker
The Four Young Men Who May Help Carry Our Nation through These Tough Times - American Thinker
Or, better still, contrast them with the original counterculture, the Beat Poets, who have all written their final chapters. Two of the five original members committed murder. Three of them were drug addicts; Jack Kerouac was an alcoholic. Homosexuality played a part in all of their lives, with the possible exception of Kerouac: Neal Cassady dabbled as a male prostitute in his youth; Lucien Carr stabbed an older male with whom he had a destructive relationship that may or may not have been physical; William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg almost certainly bedded boys who were well below the age of consent, with Ginsberg openly advocating for the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). Both Kerouac and Ginsberg humiliated themselves on William F. Buckley's Firing Line TV show, Kerouac because he was drunk and Ginsberg because he insisted on performing a cringingly awkward Hare Krishna chant. Cassady died of a heart attack at age 42 while under the influence of depressants. He is reputed to have said, "[T]wenty years of fast living — there's just not much left, and my kids are all screwed up. Don't do what I have done." Kerouac died broken both financially and physically at 47 from internal hemorrhaging.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Masks: More than just protecting others? - Blogs - McKnight's Long Term Care News
Masks: More than just protecting others? - Blogs - McKnight's Long Term Care News: Jean Wendland Porter A friend recently told me that her co-worker doesn’t believe in vaccines. They are microbiologists. I know of someone who is a.....
Monday, September 21, 2020
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Friday, September 18, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Friday, September 11, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Column: Chicago cannot lose the Palmer House - Chicago Tribune
Column: Chicago cannot lose the Palmer House - Chicago Tribune
Some years ago, an executive of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra took me to lunch in the Empire Room. The grandeur of the space made an impression that never left me.....
Sunday, September 06, 2020
Oleandrin rejected as a dietary supplement ingredient by FDA - CNN
Oleandrin rejected as a dietary supplement ingredient by FDA - CNN
Mike Lindell, MyPillow fame, was an admirable sort, I thought. Great comeback story, outspoken Christian, pro-American made, etc. This interview shows you can lose your credibility just "like that".....very disappointing.....
Mike Lindell, MyPillow fame, was an admirable sort, I thought. Great comeback story, outspoken Christian, pro-American made, etc. This interview shows you can lose your credibility just "like that".....very disappointing.....
Saturday, September 05, 2020
Coming Soon to a Nation Near You: World Government
Thoughts on Covid-19: The Great Reset, by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret – Steven Guinness
The authors say that there is only a narrow window of opportunity for the Great Reset. Let’s keep in mind though that so far it is only global institutions like the WEF that are promoting the initiative, not national administrations. When it starts to permeate politics is when you know the agenda is advancing. But what exactly will the economic and societal conditions be when the Great Reset becomes part of the global conversation? Has what we have seen up to now been enough to compel people to call for change on a global scale? Has there yet been enough degradation and material change to living standards for citizens to implore global institutions to take action? I would argue not.
Already ‘solutions‘ like Universal Basic Income have been touted. But as yet there is not a widespread clamouring for change. But that time is coming. Whether it be in the name of Agenda 2030 (aka Sustainable Development), The Green New Deal or The Great Reset, it would amount to largely the same outcome – the subjugation once and for all of national sovereignty where the nation state is subordinate to global governance.
The authors say that there is only a narrow window of opportunity for the Great Reset. Let’s keep in mind though that so far it is only global institutions like the WEF that are promoting the initiative, not national administrations. When it starts to permeate politics is when you know the agenda is advancing. But what exactly will the economic and societal conditions be when the Great Reset becomes part of the global conversation? Has what we have seen up to now been enough to compel people to call for change on a global scale? Has there yet been enough degradation and material change to living standards for citizens to implore global institutions to take action? I would argue not.
Already ‘solutions‘ like Universal Basic Income have been touted. But as yet there is not a widespread clamouring for change. But that time is coming. Whether it be in the name of Agenda 2030 (aka Sustainable Development), The Green New Deal or The Great Reset, it would amount to largely the same outcome – the subjugation once and for all of national sovereignty where the nation state is subordinate to global governance.
Friday, September 04, 2020
Fauci warns of potential virus surge in Illinois, other Midwestern states
Fauci warns of potential virus surge in Illinois, other Midwestern states: “Those states are starting to see an increase in the percent positive of their testing; that is generally predictive that there’s going to be a problem.”
Thursday, September 03, 2020
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
The Rise in Young Men's Colon Cancer - Colon Cancer in Men
The Rise in Young Men's Colon Cancer - Colon Cancer in Men
Until the research results come in, doctors say that the things that make you generally healthy probably help—maintain a healthy weight; eat a diet full of gut-friendly, high-fiber vegetables and whole grains; avoid tobacco and processed meats; limit sugar; stay active. But here’s the essential thing that guys often don’t do: Take notice of symptoms, especially persistent changes in bowel habits, and get them checked out right away.
Until the research results come in, doctors say that the things that make you generally healthy probably help—maintain a healthy weight; eat a diet full of gut-friendly, high-fiber vegetables and whole grains; avoid tobacco and processed meats; limit sugar; stay active. But here’s the essential thing that guys often don’t do: Take notice of symptoms, especially persistent changes in bowel habits, and get them checked out right away.