Easy Eddie & Butch O’Hare

Easy Eddie & Butch O’Hare

February 8, 2023Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments

The two stories about Easy Eddie and Butch O’Hare I am about to tell you are not new, especially in Chicagoland, where I have resided since 1993. Recently, I received an email with a [more] complete version of the stories. So, I have decided to simply convert the email to this post for wider circulation of the stories.

Let us get some political terms right!

Let us get some political terms right!

February 1, 2023Posted inopinionNo Comments

America has become so polarized that everything is political. The country is so confused that everything is subject to debate. To facilitate American political discourses, let me clearly define the following basic political terms:

  • Republic.
  • Democracy.
  • Autocracy.
  • Socialism vs. capitalism.
  • Communism vs. colonialism.

Let me elaborate them one by one.

Did John Adams say it, really?

Did John Adams say it, really?

January 25, 2023Posted inopinionNo Comments

Yes, he did, verbatim!

I have been using this quote frequently in my writings, and have encountered three major situations as follows:

  • Most Americans are unaware of this quote.
  • Some jumped to correction from “Lye” to “lie”.
  • Some argued about its “context.”

Let me elaborate on each …

Africa without America?

Africa without America?

January 3, 2023Posted inopinionNo Comments

Among all the major continents on Earth (e.g., Europe and Asia), Africa is most likely to be the first without much American influence.

Why is that?

China!

Four main reasons:

  • Western colonialism has totally devastated Africa, although it was a troubled land for a long time before it.
  • Africa wants to be independent.
  • China offers a real model of prosperity without colonialism!
  • China has been investing a lot in Africa.

Let me highlight each …