Alpha Asian

This past mid-term election here in the States brings to mind the saying about how the more things change, the more they stay the same. The issue of the role and size of government is being replayed again, with Newt Gingrich and the young turk Republicans having this argument with Bill Clinton back in the early '90's. Or FDR having to do battle with the Republicans over social security and managing the country during the Great Depression. Seems familiar, doesn't it? Like we're reliving and rehashing these arguments again? It's because we are. The tea baggers and other extreme conservative groups have wanted to make changes to the 14th amendment of the US Constitution in regards to the illegal immigration problem the US has. Moreover, these extremist groups want to go so far as to deny citizenship to the children born here of illegal immigrants and subvert the 14th Amendment to satisfy their anger and fear against Latinos. Some of these groups have claimed that M...

I suppose all good things must come to an end. Our brother James, who has been the founder and torch bearer, has more important things to attend to in life and he has to move forward on his own journey. Let's hope he can come back on occasion with some interesting posts or comments to share, imparting his knowledge and wisdom from just living life. I've been recruited to sort of be the torch bearer (thanks for the kind words, Jaehwan and King!) but I have some reluctance to try and carry on in James' foot steps. I can't say I'd be much of a prolific blogger since my more prominent passions, time, and effort lie elsewhere in other pursuits. Honestly, I don't know how some of you bloggers out there can manage to keep posting worthy material for discussion and what not. Yet, I sort of hate to see this site slip away into the ether. It would be nice, though, if the burden to post fresh things did not rest with one person and if we can get other posts from...

I'll keep this short and sweet: this will be my final post. If you're a long time reader, then I hope the posts and videos have inspired you in some way. If you're new to this blog, then I encourage you to explore all the material I've aggregated over the years. Should you find a video post that no longer works, let me know and I'll remove it. @Mojo Rider, Feel free to keep posting when inspiration hits. I've valued your insights, and I thank you for sharing them with us on this blog.