Serious Thoughts
Moe serious thoughts and ideas
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A Change of Hate
Here’s a sneak peek at my latest novel, A Change of Hate. I am working toward the release of this next novel featuring Harrison “Hawk” Bennett Attorney at Law from the Josh Williams series. Hope you enjoy. March 1966, Dalat,…
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An open letter to Rhode Island’s Super Delegates
Whatever happened to the will of the people? The results of the Rhode Island primary are pretty clear. Rhode Islanders prefer Sanders to Clinton 55% to 43%. That seems a pretty clear message. But that’s not the way the system…
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The Day the Music Died, again.
I was saddened to hear of Keith Emerson’s passing. The music of ELP was big part of my youth. Every generation believes the music of their time to be the best. It resonates in our memories. Yet I think the…
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Trumping America
I think I have figured out the Trump phenomenon. His success in the primaries comes from supporters who behave at the maturity level of 15-year-old boys and 13-year-old girls. They are not quite children, not quite adults, and driven by…
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Using Apple to take a Bite out of Crime
As most of us know, (and if this is news, you should pay more attention), the Justice department sought Apple Computer’s assistance in bypassing the security encryption on an iPhone. Not just any phone, but the phone used by the…
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Once Again, it is Obama’s Fault
The disaster that is the Obama Presidency has struck again. His abject failure to improve on the robust economy handed to him on a silver platter by the Bush administration has caused the loss of more jobs. Carrier Corporation,…
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Misplaced Tolerance: The Price of Practicality
There is a sad, yet well-established history in this country of aligning ourselves with groups and governments that are the antithesis of our cherished love of freedom. During WWII, we allied ourselves with the Soviet Union for the greater good…
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A Conversation of Differences
It is not often that I stimulate a spark of deep thought and inspiring words in others (and truth be told I must share credit with Philosopher Bertrand Russell for the original thought.) Yet a good friend of mine, Kent…
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Generational Perspective
Here is a bit of a perspective for my fellow members of the Cumberland High School Class of 1974. In 1974: The President of the United States was Richard Nixon, until August 9th, and then Gerald Ford after Nixon resigned…