Recently, I described how the National Rifle Association (NRA) influences gun control laws by funneling campaign contributions to friendly legislators. (Blog 12/13/2016)  Naturally, when our president-elect made a campaign promise to “drain the swamp,” I hoped he meant he’d dis

The election-industrial complex is alive and well, as anyone can see by the amount of propaganda bombarding us through the media.  The assumption is that votes can be bought if a candidate can throw enough commercials at the public.  Commercials suck up money the way tornadoes suck