Welcome to my site. Unfortunately the name and description are somewhat misleading. If its cedar strip canoes you are interested in check the links at the bottom of the right column.

After you have finished admiring my canoe, you will find in the column on the right a list of things I have written about. Right now there is just one rather long (140 plus pages in Word) discussion of the development of political philosophies prevalent in the US.  It will clear up any uncertainties you may have about the agendas of the various factions struggling for control of the USA and, more importantly, why they believe what they believe.

Which US president wrote “For it is very clear that in fundamental theory socialism and democracy are almost if not quite one and the same. They both rest at bottom upon the absolute right of the community to determine its own destiny and that of its members.”  Read and find out.

I originally wanted to write a short piece for my high school and college age grandchildren to help them to understand the political divide.  I did a lot of research because I wanted to be sure about what I planned to say.  After a while I realized that the subject deserved a deeper treatment.

Even if you know your history fairly well, there is a good chance you haven’t seen it presented this way, and you stand to learn a lot.

Dig in if interested.  If you prefer to get the entire document there is a link at the end of the first section to a PDF version.