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Butch Mazzuca

The not so friendly skies

When assessing any governmental policy, it’s always wise to look at the results of those policies rather than their intentions.  President Joe Biden’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is striving to enlist a diverse workforce through targeting certain...

Things we’re not allowed to talk about

To solve a problem, an individual, an organization or a society as a whole must first acknowledge that A) the problem exists, B) the problem must be specifically identified, and C) a commitment must made to solve it. Meanwhile, as a nation we are far from the same...

Rabid Dogs

Why is the Biden administration urging Israel to act with proportionality in its fight against Hamas?  And as a practical matter, what exactly does proportionality mean?  Should the IDF limit the number of civilian deaths to the number of murdered Israelis, then rape...

How many times have we found ourselves in a situation when afterwards we say to ourselves “If only I had said…” and replay the situation in our heads repeatedly until we get ‘what we wished we had said,’ just right.  But of course, that’s little more than mental...

There is no debate!

Perhaps the most concerning aspect of the climate debate is that there is no debate.  The cancel culture and the media have conspired to silence those brave enough to dissent.  Honest scientists must now be careful about circulating data that debunks the assumptions...

The greatest threat to this nation…

The greatest threat to this country does not come from China or Russia or North Korea – it comes from the lack of responsible citizenship.  Citizenship can be defined as the relationship between the individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance, and...

The last piece of the puzzle

There’s an old saying, “When people reveal to you who they are, it’s wise to believe them.”  And as we watch the unraveling of our country, it’s worth paying attention to the things those in power have said.  And I’d like to begin with our former president and first...