T. Mark Mangum, Writer

For anyone who speaks of the Greenhouse Effect, Global Warming, or Climate Change, in a dismissive way, for whatever reason. I would like to quote from Isaac Asimov when he spoke to an audience in January 14, 1989.

“in fact…That we are facing problems that transcend nat...

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In all of this talk about Healthcare, I would first like to point out we are not really talking about "Healthcare".  We are talking about access to Healthcare via a system known as Health Insurance.

I believe that almost every person is able to admit that they think...

I am sitting here ROFLMAO! This might be a few days old, but I just saw it. The news that Trump met with the Russians in the Oval Office and pictures of Trump grinning like a School Girl meeting Lady GaGa. What has me rolling is the report that the trump administration...

I am feeling like I need to talk about this today so here it is. A couple of points about the ongoing debate over “Healthcare”, the topic that just won’t leave us alone, actually, the conversation is more about Health Insurance! The first point I would like to make is...

I want to start out by pointing something out. You see we say Health Care when we are really talking about Health Insurance.  While they are proverbially joined at the hip, they are not the same. So many people have said, “It is very complicated.” well it is. However,...

Thank you God for guiding the hands of all my Christian, Conservative, Republican Friends, thank you for helping them elect this deranged, ignoramus of a President, Donald J. Trump.  To all of my Trump voting friends, I dare you to follow the link bellow to the transcr...

You know, "congratulations", just doesn't seem like the appropriate thing to say when awarding the Purple Heart. In this particular case Army Sergeant First Class, Alvaro Barrientos is sitting in a wheelchair missing a leg highlighting the reason why, to me, congratula...

The arrogance of public servants is a condition that reflects the attitude, level of involvement, and perceived intelligence of the electorate, by the public servant. This post is mostly in reference to Senator Orrin Hatch’s interview with Channel 2 on April 10, 2017,...

The problem with my world is that not everyone thinks the way I do; not everyone thinks what I think, concerning all the important things, and not everyone believes the things I think are important are actually important. A perfect example of this is the Supreme Court...

I would like to point out that the United States is part of the United Nations. To ensure this organization is effective and viable, No member nation should act unilaterally except in the case of a direct attack upon it. Always member nations should bring problems to t...