When I was a young man just getting started in business, I was given a good piece of advice. “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
The people I encountered would be less concerned with my knowledge and credentials until they saw how I lived my life, including caring about them. This simple phrase has not only been shown true over my lifetime, but I’ve also used it to help me succeed in my career.
As proof that there is nothing new under the sun, Jesus said something very similar to the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 17: “You will know them by their fruits.” It’s not someone’s credentials or reputation that gives you real insight about them, but what comes out of what they do, the fruit of their lives.
Now let’s look at some of the “fruit” of those in positions of trust and profit in our lives today. Is that fruit sweet, juicy, pleasant, rotten, or bitter? As we are already preparing for another election, perhaps instead of focusing on donkeys and elephants, we should look at the fruit of people’s lives and policies to help guide our decisions.
https://www.americaoutloud.com/you-shall-know-them-by-their-fruit/
Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that has grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of a child’s upbringing. This included medical, religious, and educational decisions. However, over the last few decades, the role of the parent in these decisions has been replaced by experts. What happens when the goal of the experts differs from those of the parents? Who decides the future of the rising generations? It was understood that the state acted in loco parentis, in place of the parents, only for the safety of the child. A recent case in U.S. District Court shows that be it health departments, child services, schools, or even the courts. Government not only believes they know better than the parents, they are more than willing to act in loco parentis tyrannis.
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8897
With the release of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there has been a lot of speculation and downright assertions about our future. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), not more than a passing understanding of AIs, I've come to the conclusion that much of what I've heard is more science fiction than fact. A recent court case decided in the D.C. District Court revolved around one very important question. Do AIs have rights?
In this third installment of the three-part series on the branches of government, we look at the role of the third and weakest branch. At least that is what our Founding Fathers thought of it. What is the role of the federal judiciary? What are the extent of their powers, how do they related to the other two branches of government, and why is a proper understanding of the role of the judiciary critical if the United States is to remain a constitutional republic?
https://constitutionstudy.com/?p=8575
How many of you remember President Clinton saying "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is". In a lot of news today, the actual meaning of some of the words helps us understand story really is. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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We’ve all heard the saying, “Elections have consequences.” Today, I want to look at some of those consequences and what we can do to choose better. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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James Madison wrote in Federalist #47 about the dangers of an accumulation of powers. Even a cursory look at politics in the United States shows We the People did not heed Madison’s warning. - Live 4PM ET with Host Paul Engel @CyberEngel @OutLoudNews
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