Category Archives: Politics

Steve’s reflections on this crazy world.

Abortion: Above anyone’s pay grade?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Steve Wilkinson

In what might seem an odd topic for this blog, I decided to start a post to debate the topic of abortion. I’ve recently posted in response to abortion related articles at CNN and other places. Since these places aren’t … Continue reading →

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Economics: Vegas Style!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Steve Wilkinson

The article, “Trading program sparked May ‘flash crash’” today (Oct 1, 2010) by Ben Rooney at CNNMoney.com confirms what I have feared for quite some time: there may be a good deal of ‘intelligence’ involved in the stock market, but … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Boondoggle

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Steve Wilkinson

I am currently taking a class on Christianity and Capitalism at school. We’re looking at the underlying assumptions of economic systems (esp. capitalism) to see how they fit into a Christian worldview. While doing some research I ran across this … Continue reading →

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Have we figured out what hit us?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Steve Wilkinson

For anyone still wondering how the U.S. got into the economic mess it is now entangled in, this entry is for you. Here is a hint, as put by Alan Pisarski in this Washington Post article. “You keep doing what … Continue reading →

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Automaker bailout… an extremely dangerous trend!

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Steve Wilkinson

With talk of a bailout of GM (General Motors) looming, I figured I had to make some kind of comment. In the past, I have commented several times in this blog about the poor management decisions of GM and other … Continue reading →

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If you hear an ‘oink’… duck!

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

Yes my friends, the time has come to be vigilant for low flying pigs. Why you ask? Well listen closely… very closely.. cause I’m only going to say this once. Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer said something that I actually agree with. … Continue reading →

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Got… a clue?

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

First, we hear that GM is having problems and cutting back. Now, about a month later, we hear the same or worse news from Ford. Huge cuts and changes affecting tens to hundreds of thousands of employees. I feel very … Continue reading →

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Galileo’s Telescope: The Sequel?

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Steve Wilkinson

There has been a lot of debate recently on ‘science’ vs. Intelligent Design. I’ve been following all this quite a bit as both an ‘amateur scientist’ and ‘amateur theologian’. I wrote this essay for a class, so I thought I … Continue reading →

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Sony gets spanked!

Posted on November 22, 2005 by Steve Wilkinson

AP writer Liz Austin reports on Thursday that Sony is being sued by the Texas Attorney General and a California-based digital rights group over their latest botch of an attempt at DRM (Digital Rights Management). I’m laughing by butt off … Continue reading →

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