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Warren Longwell is a freelance writer, lecturer, and photojournalist. Together with his wife, Nancy Jo, he co-authored the successful suspense novel, Stonecypher Road, published in late 2005 by The Invisible College Press. After reading it, best-selling author,

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Political propaganda and voter choice: 1 of 58
95% of the American adult public can't solve a very simple quadratic equation, or write a literate paragraph, so it comes as no surprise that the voting public has an almost Stone Age-level of willingness to believe the prophecies of fortune tellers. I'm not talking, here, about the Gypsies who read your palm at the carnival.... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Belief vs. disbelief: 1 of 23
A fascinating look at the neurobiology of the belief process was the highlight presentation at this year's 2008 Conference on World Affairs. Of course, all of the usual topics were presented, discussed, and debated: climate change, global petro-supply projections, geo-engineering solutions, 4th generation warfare tactics, loo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Commentary: President Bush and what he has wrought in the world: 1 of 16

He thought he could be seen as a cowboy, and he came to be seen as a bully. And the tragic thing is this, George W. Bush never understood the difference.There has always been a little secret at heart of Pentagon strategic planning for the last half century. As the USA spent unimaginable sums of money to build the greatest mil... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Predicting the outcome of the war in Iraq: 3 of 45

On March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, with 94% of the American public in full support of the mission. Three weeks after that, on April 11, 2003, I personally attended a lecture by 1972 presidential candidate, George McGovern. His talk was titled, "The Wrong War, In the Wrong Place, At the Wrong Time." In two hour... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Overpopulation: Why we must act now: 1 of 14
In an antique store last week, I purchased a Colliers Atlas and Gazetteer from the year, 1942. That's the year I was born, and I wanted to see this snapshot of the world as it was then, to compare with my world of today, and try to grasp the magnitude of change that can occur in one short lifetime. The continents have changed... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christianity: Is the US due for a revival: 1 of 13

In God we trust. America has always been a Christian nation, and that explains why, of all the nations on earth, God smiles on The United States of America. Anyway, that's our story, and we're sticking to it.The U.S. is 5% of the earth's population, but we have 25% of the world's prison population. Countries like China and In... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Beauty: 1 of 12

Whenever I see an infomercial on television that promotes beauty and mentions the surgery known as "breast augmentation," I always think back to the story of Ida Jo Canfield and Salt Flats Sandy. It started the second that the two women met each other, and Ida Jo's husband, Morris, should have known better than to bring them ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Commentary: Bush as a catalyst to a World War III?: 1 of 12

The heart of Pentagon strategic planning for the last half century could be described with one word, deterrence. And behind this strategy was a little open secret. As the USA spent unimaginable sums of money to build the greatest military machine the world had ever seen, the little open secret was this: the military colossus ... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Religion: 5 of 51

A cool night breeze washed across the Canfield's bed on the back screen porch of their bungalow. Screen porches were an anachronism now, rendered obsolete by air conditioning. But then, making amends for mistakes had also become anachronistic in the never-admit-wrongdoing culture of modern America, so it was totally appropria... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Sarah Palin: Gifted communicator or eternal gaffer?: 6 of 58
She's back. Sarah Palin has done a video interview with media Conservative, John Ziegler, to be televised in February, 2009. The thrust, here, is to make the case that Liberal media bias does exist, and that this bias, focused against Palin in the election, gave the victory to Obama. The accusation is nothing new, but there's... More..