I became a news junkie on 9/11.  The impact of that event hit me hard.  And of all the questions I asked, "why" was the most important.  I became not only a news junkie, but began my research in earnest to not only try to answer these questions, but other questions that arose as I continued my research.

We must KNOW what our government is doing.  It takes time, it's hard work.  Even if you have time to do the research, it can be difficult just finding reliable sources of information.

We must not only know what our government is doing, but how it works so we can demand the necessary changes that should be made.

Almost everyone has an agenda.  That's to be expected.  We are humans, after all, and we will always bring our own experiences to an issue.

The Media

Our media sources have unfortunately no longer seem capable of asking real questions to get to answers we need to know, nor are they capable in many cases of pushing back against misinformation or out and out lies being used to push an agenda or an ideology.

This is a disservice to our democracy and we must demand better from them. 

There are various links to articles and organizations on this page and throughout the site, including GAO reports and various white papers produced by non-profit organizations that you, hopefully, will find of interest so that you can be informed and can start taking the media to task when they fail us.

Big Government

I hear a constant cry for reducing "big government."  I cannot disagree.  But before we willy nilly demand a reduction in government, we should know what our government agencies do, whether or not there is duplicative effort in their mandates or services, whether or not they are still needed, and whether or not they can be merged into other departments, much like corporate America does every day.  And a suggestion box is nice...but it really is time for government to work properly by streamlining the processes by which they work.  If we want to seriously resolve this problem, we need a Congressional Committee (unfortunately) created to address this problem, so we can responsibly address what can be done to reduce the size of government.

We must get involved in our government's activities, we cannot rely on others to protect our democracy.  Our democracy is our responsibility.  We cannot depend on others to defend it for us.