Author Archives: Jamie Bryant

Taking the Politics out of Immigration

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Jamie Bryant

I have wanted to write a new blog on immigration for some time now. Especially since I think there are politicians in both parties using it as a political scare tactic rather than looking for real and tough solutions that … Continue reading →

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High-Speed Rails and Electric Vehicles Driving Us Broke

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Jamie Bryant

Warning: This post is rated S for heavy use of sarcasm. We have a unique brand of crazy here in California – a special hubris that believes that regulators and bureaucrats can change the future and steer technology and the … Continue reading →

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What’s the Opposite of Super?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Jamie Bryant

If ever there were a poorly named experiment in political dysfunction, it must be the “Super Committee”. The antonyms of “super” are a better fit for the political pansies in our legislature. Consider that these twelve “statesmen” were asked to … Continue reading →

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The Road to Hell is Paved with Government Intervention

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jamie Bryant

Who decided that all injustices in the world are the responsibility of the federal government to rectify? What makes us think that the federal government is better at managing our lives and our businesses than we are? Like many people, … Continue reading →

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Tucson, We Have a Problem

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jamie Bryant

I realize that I haven’t written a blog in months. It was this whole quit my job, start my own business thing that got in the way. I still think of things that I want to say and I often … Continue reading →

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Governing and the Protests Thereof – the How and the Why

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Jamie Bryant

Like many people, I have been watching closely what has been going on in Wisconsin and in other states with public employee pension reform and protests. I understand that most conservatives believe that public employee pensions and benefits are bankrupting … Continue reading →

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50 Examples of Diversity: The United States of America

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Jamie Bryant

I love California. I am typing this blog right now on my patio. It is mid January and it is 80 degrees outside. The sun, blue skies, warm breeze and palm trees are such a part of my life that I … Continue reading →

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I will Gladly Pay You in 2085 For Some Benefits Today

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Jamie Bryant

I have been researching this blog for a while. I looked at graphs that show our government’s debt, projected debt, current and projected cost of interest on that debt, solvency problems with Medicare and Social Security and the ticking time … Continue reading →

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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You: Giving in America

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Jamie Bryant

Those of us who think that government has grown too large and overstepped the role it was given in our Constitution believe that many things that the government does today were intended to be the role of private citizens, charities, communities, … Continue reading →

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An Open Discussion – Participation Requested

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Jamie Bryant

So what do you think has made America so prosperous? Why are we the country so many dream of migrating to? Is it freedom? Do we think differently than other nations or cultures? If so, how? How did one of the … Continue reading →

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