There is a popular trope that America’s original sin was Slavery. It is indeed an Evil but it was not unique to America. Slavery has ruled society since the dawn of civilization and featured prominently in the Bible. Exodus 21:02 “When you buy a Hebrew slave,[a he shall serve six […]
Strauss for US Senate in ’22 for Missouri
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The Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of […]
I think you would agree with me that today’s political atmosphere is polarized. The good guys are in your party — the bad guys are in the other. You either live in a red state or a blue. This is not good for your family, it is not good for […]
Hi Cindy, Thank you for helping to keep Missouri’s water clean, and to help keep the entire Mississippi watershed alive. As Mark Twain wrote in “Life on the Mississippi” — “No other river has so vast a drainage basin, it draws its water supply from twenty-eight states and territories….a spread […]
This week, Honorable Senator Roy Blunt has decided not to run for re-election. And all of sudden, that has opened this race wide open. When I declared my candidacy back in early February, I was sure that Blunt would win re-election. He had a declared campaign war chest of over […]
Washington’s Farewell Address talks about Parties and Demagogues, "I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state... The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension...is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a […]
Sometimes, often, it is O.K. to say “I don’t know enough about this to have an opinion” If the problem is critical, it’s time to find out more information.
We need to advance carbon free alternative energies — dams, wind, solar, and nuclear. And don’t leave out geothermal. We need more energy — not less. Conservation and efficiency are important goals, but we can’t get to where we need to be, unless we invest in more energy. “Nuclear is […]
Just because someone has a lot of responsibility, say running a large company, doesn’t mean that they know how to solve big problems. Because the skills necessary in running a big company are not the same as those needed to solve big problems. Keeping the shareholders happy by meeting profit […]