Politics, Motherhood, and Politics

"To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, and speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in improvement." Thomas Jefferson

1.  Tonight, Trump is making an announcement on the strategy on Afghanistan.  Questions we should ask ourselves: Is an increase in our troop level still necessary after 15 years?  Do we really need to be there?  Are we going to end this?  Or are we there another 15, still losing troops and our tax dollars? Also, rumor has it that the Trump Administration's plan may include "privatizing" the war in Afghanistan by allowing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' brother, Eric Prince's private security company takeover. He is the former head of Blackwater.  Here is an article from the Atlantic : https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/afghanistan-camp-david/537324/ President Harry S. Truman said felt that those who profit from war are committing "treason".  What do you think?  Contact your US Congressional Reps. and Senators tell them how you feel about this. 2. Speaking of Betsy DeVos, she is rolling back protections on Student ...

Being leader of the free world is not easy.  A lesson that Donald Trump is learning quickly.  I am not sure if many of his supporters seem to realize this fact, where the United States is in place on the global stage at this moment in history. I know it is difficult for many Americans (supporters and opponents alike) to imagine or grasp this concept as many of us struggle to make ends meet.  The last question most Americans are asking is, “Why are we the hegemonic state in the world?” Some of us are too busy asking ourselves, “How do I pay my rent/mortgage?”, and that is if we are one of the lucky ones.  However, those of us are not running for President of the United States, it is not important to ask such global questions.  The ones who do run (and eventually win) should have at least asked those type of questions and more before even making his/her first campaign speech. Since World War II, the United States has been the modern day Roman Empire.  We...