Trump Hits the Ground Running with Direct Action on Immigration
Speaking from the Oval Office in his first weekly radio address broadcast January 28, President Donald J. Trump said, “This administration has... Read More
Quality of Life and Overpopulation
From my world bicycle travels, I witnessed “quality of life” in more than 100 countries on six continents – a total of... Read More
Cassandra Syndrome Today
As a world bicycle traveler, you might refer to me as a Cassandra messenger. The Cassandra Syndrome derives from predictions of doom... Read More
Burgeoning Population: What Happens in China Doesn’t Stay in China
As a naïve, youthful world bicycle traveler back in 1984, I toured through China when it opened to international visitors. I fulfilled... Read More
Impact of India’s Fertility Rates Reach Beyond India
As we watch our country being flooded with refugees and immigrants – illegal and legal – from around the world, few ask,... Read More
Acid Rain: Still with Us
With the start of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, we began spewing billions of tons of smoke and noxious fumes... Read More
Earth Day No. 47
In 1970, as a college senior, I bicycled along chalk-filled sidewalks of the Red Cedar River on Michigan State University’s campus. Peace... Read More
The Myth of Sustainable Growth
You hear about “sustainable growth” at city council meetings all over America. You hear how community leaders hire developers to create romantic... Read More
Where is our Civilization Headed?
Historian Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall, and that, “An autopsy of history would show that all great... Read More
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
In my 20s as a teacher, each summer I pedaled to distant countries to discover people, cultures and landscapes. I rode my... Read More