Dr. Arthur Donart

As a Country, we have evolved.  We started off by fighting a war against Britain in order not to pay taxes without representation, well, mostly not to pay for King George’s wars.  By today’s standards, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys would be labeled terrorists.  Many of the colonists

Virtually every government in the history of the world has taxed, and today’s governments continue to tax, their citizens.  Someone has to pay for the roads, the schools, and the army.  Every government is an expression of how a society organizes itself.  They may have a king or queen, a

At Monday night’s September 11, 2017, Village Board meeting in Thomson, IL, Trustees voted four-to-one to adopt a resolution to support HR 676, “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act,” introduced by Congressman John Coyners, Jr.  Trustee Arthur Donart introduced the resolution at the Board’s August meeting and then moved

Written by Arthur Donart, Ph.D. Actually, I’m too old to go back and finish the job.  By the time I was halfway through basic training, the Armistice had taken effect.  In war, an armistice is a temporary cease fire; it is not a “peace treaty.”  Enemies remain enemies.  We have

Written by Arthur Donart, Ph.D. Judging from the spin, President Donald Trump’s trip abroad was a smashing success.  I guess it all depends on how you define “success.” He went to Saudi Arabia and was greeted like a king, by a king.  He must have loved it.  King Salman must

In his autobiographical book, Born A Crime, Trevor Noah cleverly points out the asinine aspects of apartheid and racism. It is a real eye-opener. The reader has to ask the question, “Why was this so crazy?” Yes, there is an explanation. The history is there. But behind the history is

A U. S. Senator from California is claimed to have said, “The first casualty when war comes is truth.”  No, it wasn’t Senator Dianne Feinstein; it is attributed to Hiram W. Johnson in 1917.  This was upon the U. S. entry into World War I. Before World War I, the

Damn those Russians!  Don’t they understand that messing in other countries’ elections is our intellectual property!  Don’t they appreciate that we supported and funded Boris N. Yeltsin, their first President, after the breakup of the old Soviet Union in 1991?  What makes them think they can mess around and support

Are you tired of the hassle with co-pays and deductibles?  Are you sick with “in network provider” or “out of network provider?”  Do you have to keep taking painkillers, while waiting for your insurance company to approve the surgery your doctor says you need?  Ever wonder why people in other

It was a warm, sunny, Florida day on a Saturday morning, [February 25, 2017,] in downtown St. Pete. Nevertheless, several hundred people chose to meet with their Congressman, Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg), in front of his office. Unlike his Republican counterparts, Charlie walked among the crowd, chatting with the people,

Many of my good friends voted for Donald J. Trump. They really did not like Hillary Clinton and saw her as the Establishment candidate, the “Sage Canaday” [mountain-ultra-trail runner] of the rich and powerful, who have exploited them. The fact that the GOP Establishment didn’t like Trump made him and

By all accounts there were approximately 500,000 people, mostly women–but about 20% men–at the Women’s March on Washington, on Saturday, January 21, 2017.  The National Park Service no longer gives estimates, but one can get a fair idea by the number of bus parking permits for RFK Stadium, given out