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  • Climate Change: Citizen Journalism Can Make a Difference

    This is a guest article by Pabitra Mukhopadhyay about the power of citizen journalism that contains an interview done from half way around the world. It is great honor that Pabitra chose JCMooreOnline as an example of citizen journalism. Pabitra’s posts and articles on Climate Himalaya, Th!nkaboutit.eu, and his website, Pabitraspeaks, show that he is… Read more

  • Who's Responsible for High Gas Prices?

    During the presidential debates, Mitt Romney blamed the rising gasoline prices on President Obama’s policies. That idea is incorrect but it has been spread by his political party, political pundits who claim to be conservative, and certainly the oil companies who would profit from it. This article explains why that is not true. Read more

  • The Shortcomings of the 2012 Republican Platform

    The Republican Party has approved this platform and many of its provisions would make sweeping changes in programs that benefit the middle class and the poor. It is in many ways more extreme than Mitt Romney would have wished, and it may make his candidacy more difficult. This describes the main provisions of the platform… Read more

  • The 2012 Republican Presidential Platform Survey

    The Republican Party has just sent out its 2012 Presidential Platform Survey. Supposedly the survey is to determine the issues on the 2012 Republican platform. However, as illustrated here, many of the questions are biased and some are more propaganda than survey questions. Read more

  • Book Review: The Greatest Hoax by Sen. James Inhofe

    This article is a critical review of “The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future” by Senator James Inhofe. It examines several of the major ideas in the book and provides “the rest of the story”. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 8: Is It "Indisputable" that "Social Security Is Going Broke"?

    Mary Beth Franklin has written some excellent suggestions for improving SS, but claiming Social Security is slowly going broke is a wrong, and harmful, idea as it plays into the hands of those who want to change Social Security for political and special interest purposes. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 7: The President and the National Debt

    Does Obama compromise too much? Absolutely! But who cares more for America, the President or Congress. Read more

  • Responsibility and the Freedom of Speech

    Democracy is based on the idea that in a free exchange of ideas, the truth will win out. Speech designed to mislead, misinform, or intimidate is an anathema to our purpose. We are guaranteed a right to free speech and we should use it wisely. Read more

  • Personal Styles, Learning Styles, and Politics

    Personal styles, or learning styles, reveal something about how we learn, think, and relate to the world. They may also reflect our political views., and ey also affect our Read more

  • Science and the Second Amendment

    We are guaranteed our 2nd amendment rights and no one is really trying to take those away. While considering our gun rights, we need to also consider the rights and safety of our peace officers and our citizens. Other amendments, such as the 1st amendment, have reasonable restrictions for public safety and to protect the… Read more