by R.M. ArceJaeger | Jun 30, 2011 | Response to the World |
Yesterday, June 29, 2011, California Governor Brown signed his state’s budget into law. Though this budget has many good points, it also includes the Affiliate Nexus Tax, which destroyed over $1 Billion in California income the instant Brown made his affirming...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 27, 2011 | Response to the World |
I used to love McDonalds — not because the food was great, or the place tidy, or the playgrounds clean. But because every time I got a Happy Meal, I also got a toy. Unfortunately, these toys tended to be frilly, fairy-style dolls whereas I wanted the...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 19, 2011 | Response to the World |
At this moment, a woman near my hometown is passing out flyers saying, “The Rapture is coming and will happen on May 21.” Ironically, she gave one such flyer to a cashier while purchasing tomatoes to plant in her summer garden. Another couple in the New...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Apr 19, 2011 | Response to the World |
We the people of the United States of America finally get to sing our own national anthem! The Portland Timbers is the first stadium to get smart and have their fans sing the national anthem, instead of hiring “professional” singers to do it. Isn’t...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Apr 15, 2011 | Response to the World |
No more Back to the Future. No more Star Trek. No more Harry Potter, Terminator, or Austin Powers. At least not in China. Recently, the Chinese State Administration for Radio, Film, and Television placed a ban on all movies and TV shows that feature time travel,...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Apr 10, 2011 | Response to the World |
We live in a time of great fear. In cities around the nation, people — children — cannot even walk down the street without the danger of being gunned down or knifed in the back or beaten up. People are afraid to invite mere acquaintances into their homes,...