by Ron Barak | Aug 3, 2017
EDITORS NOTE: Today we have the honor of offering up a guest blog that we hope you will find interesting. It’s authored by Roy Tomizawa who has become a friend of this writer over the past few years. By way of some background: Japan was the host of the 1964 summer...
by Ron Barak | Jul 24, 2017
We might call the past week the P week. P for pardon, that is. First, The Donald came up with a new premise. Since no one else is willing to pardon him for his alleged sins in coordinating (others might say colluding) with the Russians to assure his election, he’s...
by Ron Barak | Dec 13, 2016
So, I’d like to know what you think about this experience I recently . . . experienced. Please don’t sugar coat it; just listen to me and then tell it to me straight. After all these years, it had finally come down to this. Nothing more, nothing less. I said to...
by Ron Barak | Dec 8, 2016
Have you heard that smartphones can be hazardous to your health? Not only is it a true story, but it turns out that they’re three times more deadly to men than women. And the number of deaths is increasing dramatically. Slant drilling, climate change,...
by Ron Barak | Oct 20, 2016
Ever wonder why our media is going to pot? No, I don’t mean that pot, but, come to think of it, that might not be a bad idea. What I’m referring to is how everything they’re writing these days is just . . . well, more of the same. Been there, done that. Nothing new,...
by Ron Barak | Aug 17, 2016
In The Eyes Of . . . The Judgmental Beholder I consider myself reasonably informed. I read a lot of newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and a number of online news services. Sometimes I even check out what’s trending on...