Point of View

UNITED STATES—When it comes to the game of politics, accountability is everything. Scandals tend to happen left and right, first we have the ongoing situation involving New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the debacle involving the closing of the bridge, now Americans are dissecting the intense interrogation between Bill O’Reilly and President Barack Obama that aired on Super Bowl...

LAUREL CANYON—When the New Year rolls around I start thinking about home. A year’s end never goes by without someone mentioning how weird the season feels without wind whipping through the trees, or snow on the ground. Maybe because I come from a four seasons part of the States, living in a climate were winter has gone missing disorients me. ...

UNITED STATES—President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union Address on Tuesday to discuss a bevy of issues with the American public. While so many people tuned out to watching the president speak, I couldn’t help, but listen to what our Commander in Chief had to say.  His hour long speech discussed a slew of topics including education,...

UNITED STATES—Every time there is a major election, we are inundated with hype from each political party, which in the US means mainly Democrats and Republicans. We recognize that this hype is mostly lies that were specifically concocted to influence voters to vote for or against something. This just makes people more apathetic. Most people feel strongly about and...

UNITED STATES—Why are so many TV shows even created? More importantly what is the relevance of some shows? This was a question that I had to ask myself when I got a glimpse of the new reality series on E! “#Rich Kids of Beverly Hills.”  This series has to have the most self-absorbed, arrogant and annoying characters that I...

UNITED STATES—Its an ongoing debate that people have been discussing for years. Should marijuana be legalized in America? If you are asking my honest opinion, the answer is no.  There is a reason behind my decision. We have so many states that have legalized the use of marijuana with a  medical purpose to say the least; all the buzz...

UNITED STATES—It seems to appear right around Super Tuesday or two years before the presidency becomes in reach the political pundits begin to predict who will run or what scandal may take someone out of the running. I will admit the 2016 presidential race is sure to be one that will have minds pondering.  While there is constant speculation...

UNITED STATES—It’s a question that has been asked time and time again? Is there too much profanity, drugs and nudity in movies nowadays? It’s a question worth addressing and quite alarming to learn just how much nudity and over the top profanity is used in movies nowadays. I recall vividly in the 80s and 90s that a curse word...

UNITED STATES—It’s a debate that has been brewing for decades.  Should collegiate athletes be compensated by universities for playing sports? It’s a decisive argument where some say, NO, while others say YES. Some would say with a student receiving a scholarship, that heavily compensates their services, while others would say the mere thousands paid out for the scholarship is...

UNITED STATES—Why, in the 21st century, do we have so many ideologues and so few experts? At a time when our nation and our world have so many problems, why are so many people abandoning rationality? OK, so what is an expert? There are two main types of expert. One type is someone who has spent a long time learning...