Please be aware that I am nothing more than a reporter, for the most part reporting what other people say or do. I just happen to have a background in researching and writing about complex issues. I therefore do my best to write for "first timers" who, as I once was, want to learn more about current events. Especially those that involve the progressive evisceration of our personal rights, under the guise of telling us how much better off we will be if we give up our freedoms in order to get free stuff. | 
