The Greatest Old-time Rock and Roll Musician
No one could argue about Elvis being the most popular rock-and-roll entertainer; let’s face it, he sold over one BILLION records. Despite his stage presence and velvet voice, I don’t think he was a great musician. No one could argue whether Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder had singing abilities and... Read the full story
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
If you’ve read any of Richard Feynman’s wonderful autobiographies you may think that abiography of Feynman would be a waste of your time. Wrong! Gleick’s Genius is a masterpiece of scientific biography–and an inspiration to anyone in pursuit of their own fulfillment as a person... Read the full story
Dick & Deb’s Visit to Monticello
Our recent trip to Monticello. Monticello is owned and operated by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., which was founded in 1923. As a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, the Foundation receives no ongoing federal, state, or local funding in support of its dual mission of preservation and education. In... Read the full story
America’s Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson
“I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of the public revenue to the discharge of the national debt; and not for a multiplication of officers and salaries merely to make partisans, and for increasing by every device the public debt on the principle... Read the full story
What If You Were President?
If you were the person in charge of this nation would you do any of the following? 1) While corporate profits are sinking (causing companies to be less likely to create future jobs), would you raise corporate taxes like Obama wants to do, or cut them as I would do? 2) Would you reduce or limit... Read the full story
Dave Hammer’s Top 50 Rock and Roll Classics
Some people say that rock and roll began with the Chords singing Sh-Boom, but I can’t buy the idea that it was rock and roll. I believe it all began in 1955 when Little Richard Penniman screamed “a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-bam.” Incidentally, Tutti Frutti’s lyrics are, to this day, misinterpreted... Read the full story
X-51 WaveRider
The mission: Attack anywhere in the world in less than an hour. Janes Defense The X-51 WaveRider team is focused on developing a free-flying vehicle that will fly longer hypersonically than all of it predecessors combined. Hypersonic speeds are those in excess of Mach 5 (five times the speed... Read the full story
Ted, White, And Blue: The Nugent Manifesto
Cocked, locked, and ready to rock, the Motor City Madman, the thinking man’s Abraham Lincoln, has unleashed the ultimate high-octane political manifesto for the ages in Ted, White, and Blue the most important patriotic statement since the Constitution. In Ted, White, and Blue you’ll discover:... Read the full story
