The diary was written over the final months of the 2008 presidential campaign. The author, Al Williams, offers an outsiders view of America's political process and why he had ever voted before. The salient narrative of the diary is American primacy and how that primacy is maintained through corporate control of politicians. Common of age during the 1960s serves as the psychological anchor for many of Al Williams’s political decisions and personal misgivings about America as such. The book is unconventional in style, well researched, apologetic, and frank. The Diary of a Stranger in Babylon is one man’s attempt to have his say in the crowded arena of social and political discourse.

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This book explores the history of cannabis and the cannabis prohibition. It critically examines the reasons why cannabis remains illegal. It discusses the effects that our prohibitionist policy is having on our nation. The purpose is to inform the readers about some of the huge advantages we can gain by for our environment, our economy, and our public safety by ending prohibition. Though it covers many areas of thought, it is easy to read and understand. People somewhat familiar with cannabis will find it informative, humorous, and uplifting. People unfamiliar with the topic will be shocked by the amount of information they have never been told.

This book explores the history of cannabis and the cannabis prohibition. It critically examines the reasons why cannabis remains illegal. It discusses the effects that our prohibitionist policy is having on our nation. The purpose is to inform the readers about some of the huge advantages we can gain by for our environment, our economy, and our public safety by ending prohibition. Though it covers many areas of thought, it is easy to read and understand. People somewhat familiar with cannabis will find it informative, humorous, and uplifting. People unfamiliar with the topic will be shocked by the amount of information they have never been told.

This book explores the history of cannabis and the cannabis prohibition. It critically examines the reasons why cannabis remains illegal. It discusses the effects that our prohibitionist policy is having on our nation. The purpose is to inform the readers about some of the huge advantages we can gain by for our environment, our economy, and our public safety by ending prohibition. Though it covers many areas of thought, it is easy to read and understand. People somewhat familiar with cannabis will find it informative, humorous, and uplifting. People unfamiliar with the topic will be shocked by the amount of information they have never been told.

Alcohol Abuse (problem drinkers) and Alcoholism (drinking problems) constitute the top public health and public safety issues in America, to the tune of $220 billion in costs per year. Alcohol overuse is our number one killer and is behind more illness and ER visits than any other aspect of our society including cancer and obesity. As more people join your insurance pool this decade with health insurance reform, the amounts people drink and how they get help � if they need it � ARE your business. WHAT THE EARLY WORM GETS is a biting essay on the differences between alcohol abusers and those with Alcoholism from a writer who silently and rapidly hit bottom and bounced off it a few times. What is the disease, what isn�t, and what constitutes treatment? What happens when an �ordinary,� educated, middle-class man does hard time for drinking and driving? How does the system today fail?

Alcohol Abuse (problem drinkers) and Alcoholism (drinking problems) constitute the top public health and public safety issues in America, to the tune of $220 billion in costs per year. Alcohol overuse is our number one killer and is behind more illness and ER visits than any other aspect of our society including cancer and obesity. As more people join your insurance pool this decade with health insurance reform, the amounts people drink and how they get help � if they need it � ARE your business. WHAT THE EARLY WORM GETS is a biting essay on the differences between alcohol abusers and those with Alcoholism from a writer who silently and rapidly hit bottom and bounced off it a few times. What is the disease, what isn�t, and what constitutes treatment? What happens when an �ordinary,� educated, middle-class man does hard time for drinking and driving? How does the system today fail?

Alcohol Abuse (problem drinkers) and Alcoholism (drinking problems) constitute the top public health and public safety issues in America, to the tune of $220 billion in costs per year. Alcohol overuse is our number one killer and is behind more illness and ER visits than any other aspect of our society including cancer and obesity. As more people join your insurance pool this decade with health insurance reform, the amounts people drink and how they get help � if they need it � ARE your business. WHAT THE EARLY WORM GETS is a biting essay on the differences between alcohol abusers and those with Alcoholism from a writer who silently and rapidly hit bottom and bounced off it a few times. What is the disease, what isn�t, and what constitutes treatment? What happens when an �ordinary,� educated, middle-class man does hard time for drinking and driving? How does the system today fail?

I have written this book as a way to vent my frustrations and anger caused by the way our federal government looks upon and treats the average citizens of this country. We are nothing but pawns that are intended to serve the wealthy. They spy on us using cameras on just about every corner as well as inside buildings. They eves drop on our telephone conversations using hi-tech receivers. They monitor what we do and where we go on our computers. They even humiliate us in airports by forcing everyone to pass through detection devises as well as x-ray machines that penetrate to expose our most private parts. We are left with no dignity at all. They blacklist us from flying because someone somewhere has deemed us as a threat. They use the excuse that everything they do is for our protection and safety. In my opinion there are three things that would work a lot better and far less costly. The first thing would be to allow any anyone that wants carry a hand gun on board. Terrorist would be stupid to attempt high jacking a plane if there was a possibility of 200 or more armed people. The second thing would be for our government to stay the hell out of other countries’ business. And the third thing would be to warn all countries that if any attempt is made to harm American citizens it will be considered an act of aggression and will result in action of extreme prejudice against the country from which the attackers’ came. My book details the things, in my opinion, are the major issues and what I propose to resolve them!

I have written this book as a way to vent my frustrations and anger caused by the way our federal government looks upon and treats the average citizens of this country. We are nothing but pawns that are intended to serve the wealthy. They spy on us using cameras on just about every corner as well as inside buildings. They eves drop on our telephone conversations using hi-tech receivers. They monitor what we do and where we go on our computers. They even humiliate us in airports by forcing everyone to pass through detection devises as well as x-ray machines that penetrate to expose our most private parts. We are left with no dignity at all. They blacklist us from flying because someone somewhere has deemed us as a threat. They use the excuse that everything they do is for our protection and safety. In my opinion there are three things that would work a lot better and far less costly. The first thing would be to allow any anyone that wants carry a hand gun on board. Terrorist would be stupid to attempt high jacking a plane if there was a possibility of 200 or more armed people. The second thing would be for our government to stay the hell out of other countries’ business. And the third thing would be to warn all countries that if any attempt is made to harm American citizens it will be considered an act of aggression and will result in action of extreme prejudice against the country from which the attackers’ came. My book details the things, in my opinion, are the major issues and what I propose to resolve them!

This is a story I wanted my children and grandchildren to hear. I grewup during the depression of the 1930’s. I remember when a pennyto spend was a rarity. I remember when the dust storms roared inand turned the days into night. Because we were close to the landI remember the change of seasons, the habits of the farm animals,and how very dependent we were on weather. We suffered fromwinds, snowstorms, droughts, and insects, but we rejoiced in goodyears, enjoyed our neighbors, and trusted in God to care for us.No TV, no cell phones, no video games, but life was good.

This is a story I wanted my children and grandchildren to hear. I grewup during the depression of the 1930’s. I remember when a pennyto spend was a rarity. I remember when the dust storms roared inand turned the days into night. Because we were close to the landI remember the change of seasons, the habits of the farm animals,and how very dependent we were on weather. We suffered fromwinds, snowstorms, droughts, and insects, but we rejoiced in goodyears, enjoyed our neighbors, and trusted in God to care for us.No TV, no cell phones, no video games, but life was good.

This is a story I wanted my children and grandchildren to hear. I grewup during the depression of the 1930’s. I remember when a pennyto spend was a rarity. I remember when the dust storms roared inand turned the days into night. Because we were close to the landI remember the change of seasons, the habits of the farm animals,and how very dependent we were on weather. We suffered fromwinds, snowstorms, droughts, and insects, but we rejoiced in goodyears, enjoyed our neighbors, and trusted in God to care for us.No TV, no cell phones, no video games, but life was good.

Space technology has an important role to play in shaping a sustainable future, employing both human and robotic spaceflight capabilities. But the U.S. civil space program focuses the majority of its resources on the traditional paradigm of sending humans to increasingly distant targets (the Moon, Mars, and beyond). Rather than picking the destinations first and figuring out the goals later, the book suggests that NASA’s spaceflight programs should primarily target the creation of advanced capabilities, especially space infrastructure in the Earth-Moon system, and facilitate a greater role for the commercial sector in this endeavor. This will bring direct benefits to Earth more quickly and at the same time enable steady progress in the exploration and development of the solar system. The narrative begins by examining space in the context of today’s globalized world. Globalization has been a good news/bad news story, and space technology has been an important factor in this process. New wealth and international collaboration have been generated, but so have new problems and old problems have accelerated and spread. If we make the right choices, space development can do more to provide solutions in the decades ahead. The work of noted space futurists of the Cold War era is reviewed, with particular attention to the question: Why have things turned out differently from what most experts predicted and most advocates expected? The NASA exploration program finds itself locked into the “Von Braun paradigm” of the 1950s, which focuses on human spaceflight to the Moon and Mars without adequately explaining the reasons for doing it. This situation is not well suited to the political, economic, and societal environment of the 21st century. At a time when long-term strategic thinking is needed to address enduring global issues, many forces drive us to short-term thinking. The most significant of these forces for the nation’s top decision-makers come from the election cycle, the budget cycle, and the news cycle. Their effects on the presidency, the Congress, and the bureaucracy are examined using examples from recent history and current practices. The emphasis is on the need to change the incentive structure to promote long-term thinking since big technology projects have multi-decade life cycles and are aimed at problems that are national and global in scope. This shift in thinking leads to a revised rationale for spaceflight for the coming decades that is more directly tied to societal needs and ambitions. Space development will require more resources than NASA—or even all of the world’s civilian space agencies combined—can devote to the effort. Partnership with the commercial sector will be essential. Will space commerce be the stimulus for moving out into the solar system? If so, will it contribute to improvement of life back on Earth at the same time? Space commerce is growing fast, but is still small compared to other major global industries. Possibilities and pitfalls are discussed, along with examples of the checkered history of public and private sector attempts to promote space commerce. Making wise choices that have implications lasting decades is a daunting challenge, even when there’s broad agreement on a course of action. The book includes a chapter that warns: be careful what you wish for. Real-world examples (including the space shuttle and space station) demonstrate the difficulties of long-term strategic planning, and two futuristic thought experiments provide further illustration. The chapter concludes by demonstrating the long-term repercussions of poor choices, citing a current problem that has proven hard to fix despite widespread recognition that it needs fixing: export control for space technologies. If 21st century reality is driving us toward a course of action different from that of the Apollo/Cold War era, what should it look like, and what rationale should drive it? Voices of authority and advocacy for space exploration and development have done a poor job so far in attempts to answer the questions “Why?” and “Why now?” Common rationales for spaceflight are analyzed, and a new approach is suggested that gives priority to revised versions of the economics and survival rationales. A mid-century scenario is outlined in which space efforts are designed to have direct, positive impacts on global environmental and societal problems. In the process of bringing new and better direct benefits to Earth, advanced exploration by both humans and robots would be enabled through technical breakthroughs and in-space experience that could change the course of the future. Space capabilities touch all of us every day, whether we realize it or not. To fully realize the potential of space in the future, the key themes of this book will be critical: long-term thinking, capabilities-driven planning, the shaping of space exploration and development strategies around national needs and aspirations, and the potential for space efforts to contribute to global solutions.