An existential threat to the United States

There is one significant threat that could bring this country down abruptly: a debt crisis.

Do you remember how the economy was on the verge of collapse in 2008? That was before eight years of Obamanomics…

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A call for an injection of creativity in the arts

The most basic interval in music is a perfect third.

If you listen to much popular music, and I admit I don’t, you’ll be clubbed over the head with the sound, as the video above demonstrates.

A good friend of mine taught music theory at a local university. He is an outstanding musician in his own right, with a Phd in music. He explained what the public appreciates the most in song writing: predictability.

Their minds expect a certain, predictable ‘next note’ to occur following a series of (usually predictable) notes that precede it. It is almost as if God had hard-wired man to appreciate certain tones, and the progression of these tones, more than others…

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What is news?

Ms. Clinton was caught in another lie yesterday. Granted, disingenuousness, deceit, and disinformation are not particularly newsworthy when when it comes to our potential future president. Here’s what happened:

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