R.W. Sanders

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and his wife Sylvia established the Panetta Institute in their hometown of Monterey, California, where they hold informative programs for the public featuring award winning speakers.

I sincerely hope that people do not feel the way that Alan Simpson, former republican senator, feels. I have...

When one is forced to pay attention to something one might even detest, there is usually a pearl of wisdom to be found. That is, if enough energy and tolerance is applied to the search. This leads me to reference Ronald Reagan, with whom I have severe conflicts of opinion....

Yes, as one can assume from the title, I am older than time itself. Yet, remembering back into those foggy college days, I recall a paper I turned in for a final in the only computer class offered at this state university. Our computer consisted of nearly frozen card-counting machines...

While it is true that I believe the exploration of space is a task that civilization must undertake in order to survive, I will admit that much of my curiosity is driven by a quest to understand the UFO phenomena. And as I find validity in ancient astronaut theory, it...

I have been reading the papers of Richard C. Hoagland recently. He was a consultant to NASA, and during the Apollo missions to the moon, he was science adviser for Walter Cronkite and CBS News. And in addition to being a very qualified scientist with a very interesting background, for...

If you have been to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, you will have an easier time imagining the following scenario. The Sierra begin as they emerge from California's great interior valley. This valley can be imagined as a bowl with a spout on one side, which is San Francisco...

How can anyone who views shots taken by the Hubble telescope deny funding for space exploration? There are shots of galaxies and galaxy clusters that are similar to looking into a funhouse mirror. The Hubble scientists are studying dark matter in galaxy clusters according to the Mail Online...

Almost three years ago, we went to the polls and cast an historic vote that we really thought would change the world. And perhaps we did. Many times, the product of one's actions does not become apparent until much later. In fact, quite often a result from an action takes...

There is talk on the blogosphere hyping a new movie/documentary that claims to have new revelations in the form of never before disclosed Mayan Codices. A codex is a Mayan written record. Actor and philanthropist Raul Julia-Levy, producer of the new documentary, has made claims that these newly released documents...

Looking at government over the last decade or so, I have come to one inescapable conclusion. When the government is faced with a big problem, it is sure to look the other way. Our leaders would much rather address something that is easy to fix, and they usually try to...

Is it possible that our citizenry is so divided that a reconciliation is impossible? Is there any development capable of bringing us together? Do we actually need that alien invasion that Hollywood and Stephen Hawking like to exploit? These may seem like flippant questions, but there may be none more...

Every big law this president has passed is like a big popcorn ball. From a distance it might look solid, but close inspection reveals a conglomeration of many differing agendas formed into a ball of almost nothing. After all, popcorn balls are mostly air, and many of these laws are...

Perhaps I was asleep, or have amnesia, or maybe I was abducted by aliens, but I don't remember ever having elected a Super Congress. However, apparently there will be a committee of twelve that will effectively run our country. That is, if Congress votes for the debt crisis solution posed...

In light of the ridiculous, self-imposed debt ceiling crisis in Washington, perhaps it is time for the people to show their power and give politicians a taste of their own medicine. Watching these supposed leaders fighting to accomplish something they have done over and over throughout the years has reenforced...

Nicholas Ito reported on CNN on July 13 that radioactive beef has been found in Japan. At first, six cows were apparently butchered and sold in Tokyo. These cattle were raised 19 miles from the Fukushima reactor meltdowns. Some of the beef had seven times the legal limit...

I am one of those people whose Social Security check may not arrive in August, according to the president. President Obama said in a July 12 interview that he could not guarantee that Social Security checks would go out on Aug. 3 as usual. He also said that...

Listening to Candy Crowley of CNN interviewing Secretary of Defense Gates on Sunday, I suddenly found myself transported to my youth. It was as if I was listening to Henry Kissinger or Robert McNamara telling a reporter that though we'd been in Vietnam for...

Eric Cantor, majority leader of the House of Representatives, rather glibly said this week that no aid should go to Joplin, Missouri unless budget cuts were made to offset the cost. This is a case of blatant dogma overriding common sense. But the even more alarming fact is that many...

When is enough, enough? In today's final round of the Wells Fargo, Quail Hollow P.G.A. tournament, the sublime became the ridiculous. And it hurts the game, and that is what should be against the rules.

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I was about 10 years old when my Uncle became the...

This morning on MSNBC, Chuck Todd was addressing the death of Osama bin Ladin. He was specifically citing the fact that at least sixteen members of congress had been briefed well before the attack happened. He said that Senator Dianne Feinstein told him that she had been briefed in December...