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Joel Hirschhorn

Joel Hirschhorn

living in Chevy Chase, MD
   
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TOTAL VIEWS: 150,507|PUBLISHED CONTENT: 85|FAVORITED BY: 18|CONTENT PRODUCER SINCE: 07/31/2006

Author of two popular books; latest is Delusional Democracy. Worked for the U.S. Congress, the National Governors Association; was a professor at the Univesity of Wisconsin, Madison; ran an environmental consulting company. A founder of Friends of the Article V Convention

Education/Experience: Ph.D.

Interests: American democracy, suburban sprawl, politics, American culture, gardening, cooking

Motto: Moderation in all things, including adherence to principles.

Affiliations: Opednews.com, Friends of the Article V Convention, Delusional Democracy

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P2 is a small movie that is one terrific thriller and you should rent it for a most enjoyable experience.
There is a better choice than voting for Barack Obama or John McCain.
If Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are really serious about getting universal health care, then they should support a constitutional amendment giving Americans the constitutional right to affordable ...
Millions of Americans are not buying the Obama story, and for good reason.
Now is the time for Hilary Clinton to take a bold position that in one brilliant, courageous stroke shows the nation that she is more willing to pursue true reforms of the two-party plutocratic politi...
Just imagine if American consumers used their spending to force the government to take actions in the public interest.
Companies discovered that the way to trick consumers is by making no-action choices the basis for future purchases.
Whether you see yourself as a truth seeker, patriotic American, independent thinker or voter, or just someone with bad memories of 9/11, you should make an effort to view The Reflecting Pool, a new in...
The McCain campaign claims I am a supporter and keeps bombarding me with solicitations. Pure fraud. McCain's support of Bush's Iraq war is a disgrace.
The more you learn about junk mail, the more angry you get. The energy and environmental costs alone are enough to make you mad. And the U.S. Postal Service is our enemy.
Are Americans ready to truly accept the truth about their politicians? Apparently not.
Until I had a heart attack I was totally unaware that after surviving one there is a critically important option that far too few survivors take advantage of. It is called cardiac rehab.
In many ways, the Nader candidacy is not about him becoming the best president possible, but rather in pushing any Democrat who becomes president to be a far better one by serving the public interest ...
Americans may put Obama in the White House because of mass delusional hope.
Politics is all about slick selling to the masses. Hillary Clinton is selling Day-1 help to victims and sufferers. Barack Obama is selling effervescent hope to yes-we-can dreamers. But, does it mat...
Perhaps a global political apocalypse has already arrived. Evil forces and tyrannical governments have evolved; they have smarter tools of tyranny. The tools of real rebellion are weak. The toughes...
When people rally behind false change agents something worse than being disappointed and having their hopes killed happens: the national energy for real change is wasted. In the end, false change age...
Thankfully, people in Iowa selected other change-candidates rather than Ron Paul.
Never have so many said so little of merit about so much political nonsense.
As a proud dissident I cannot support Ron Paul and neither should you.
The government's official story about 9/11 has been shown to be false by serious technical analyses. The large national 9/11 truth movement must now use political tactics to get political reforms.
In our plutocracy the people with power decided they want Hillary in the White House and Obama is needed as her VP to offset her many negatives.
I bet most Americans believe the current mortgage crisis came on suddenly and might even be wondering how so many smart people in the financial sector could be so shocked by the enormity of it. In fa...
Despite attacking corporate corruption of government, Kennedy endorses the one candidate most subservient to the corporate plutocracy.
A poem of sadness about what my country once was and that I took for granted.
Don't believe the American dream about rising economic mobility.
There are many reasons why intelligent, rational Americans should hate George W. Bush.
Most Americans - at least those that vote - seem incapable of understanding that the Democrats and Republicans are two teams in the same league, serving the same cabal running the corporatist plutocra...
America's political system is a vast criminal conspiracy and voting just keeps it running. Don't vote - it oncly encourages them!
Discover a better alternative for renting movie DVDs than using a Blockbusters or some other store, or Netflix.
The self-professed champion of the Constitution has failed to support Congress obeying Article V.
No law or international convention prevents using a common medical procedure as an interrogation technique. Sounds like fun to me.
Frustrated with uncontrolled illegal immigration South Carolina Senator Glenn McConnell has called for the nation's first use of the US Constitution's Article V provision for a convention of state del...
Just imagine if voter turnout was cut to 25 percent or less! Let the whole world see Americans boycotting a broken and corrupt political system. To keep voting in an unjust political system makes us...
Terrific action and suspense coupled with multiple messages about terrorism and American government.
Just imagine if the official story on 9/11 is wrong. A large fraction of Americans no longer believe the official story because of a remarkable amount of information showing that it cannot explain al...
Considerable evidence shows that the three World Trade Center buildings collapsed from controlled demolition.
Americans must act to restore constitutional responsibility.
Cheap Chinese products are a powerful and insidious destructive force. Free trade globalism more than violent terrorism or military attack is bringing America to its knees.
This bridge collapse might do what many others have not: made local, state and federal politicians commit trillions of dollars to modernize the nation's physical infrastructure.
New poll data show extreme pessimism and cynicism about the political system. Both major parties are in deep trouble.
A most remarkable Army nurse was killed in Iraq and vividly illustrates the insanity of Bush's War.
Political dissidents are fragmented and lack a united, solidarity strategy to accomplish major political and government reforms. We can change this. A solidarity strategy is available.
If the nation learns that our Constitution must be updated, then the Cheney-Bush disaster will have some redeeming value.
So maybe George W. Bush is not evil; maybe he has a newly identified psychiatric disorder.
Millions of relatively young men suffer from a chronic disease, though less deadly than prostate cancer, that causes considerable suffering. It is prostatitis, periodic inflammation of that devilish ...
The deadly decline of American democracy results in large measure from lesser evil voters electing lesser evil politicians. We will only get the best government by voting for the best candidates. Ot...
Congressman Ron Paul is a unique presidential candidate that has captured the enthusiasm of millions of Americans. But why has he not taken a position on Congress' refusal to give Americans an Articl...
Congress has silently violated our sacred Constitution and politicians don't want you to know about it.
It may sound nuts. But a large, old national company has been ripping off customers nationwide. Read this to save your money and your sanity.
The use of foreign tax havens by wealthy Americans and corpoations is worse than ever. Tax havens are draining about $100 billion annually from the U.S. Treasury. The rest of us are paying more taxe...
Whole Foods Market has purposefully and successfully engineered a terrific shopping experience. But oh how you pay for it!
Rising economic inequality has received attention by Senator Jim Webb, presidential candidate John Edwards, CNN's maverick Lou Dobbs, and others. The middle class has not shared in rising national pro...
Dissidents exist because placing faith in mainstream politicians is as delusional as George W. Bush believing that sending more American soldiers into the Iraq cauldron is justified. Dissidents keep ...
Here is a view of Super Bowl from a cultural perspective. It is much more than a championship football game. It is a national, groupt therapy session that brings people together.
There are three simple criteria to use in evaluating Super Bowl commercials: funniness, stickiness and grabbiness. Five terrific commercials won my praise, and maybe yours.
What risks would you take to get a Bud Light? This commercial gives an answer, but not one that everyone would accept.
Happy dog stories are a welcomed change in pace for Super Bowl commercials. This unhappy dog becomes a Dalmaltian by accident and finds happiness.
The message is simple: smart people choose Sierra Mist Free, while nutty ones with strange tastes have poor judgment and don't drink it.
There is a new disease to contend with: connectile dysfunction. But thankfully there is a cure: Sprint mobile broadband.
This Super Bowl commercial was surely the favorite of millions of viewers, and for good reason. It was incredibly creative and funny.
To make a funny TV commercial that really works for the sponsor is not easy. In the 2006 FedEx Caveman commercial you see a first-rate creation.
Not only are the best things in life free, but for seniors the two best practices to keep a healthy body and mind are both free and fun.
When you try to unstall McAfee completely the odds are you will not easily succeed. McAfee intentionally buries their files to make you stick with their product.
Few Americans know that a key Constitution provision has been ignored by Congress, because it wants more power than the Constitution provided.
To be successful in overturning our elitist plutocratic system we should add economic apartheid to our semantic arsenal. Every day, 30,000 children die due to poverty - that's over 10 million children...
The United States has lost its center through destructive centrifugal politics. America seems spinning out of control. It has become a non-populist, dollar-driven, elitist democracy. Centrism can be a...
By using these ten resolutions President Bush can experience a quantum jump in his favorability ratings in national surveys. He can greatly improve his place in history. He will not be branded as th...
We the people once owned our democracy. It was foreclosed by wealthy and power elites. Now, millions of Americans have or will soon lose their homes. Money and greed have ruined our country. Money...
Countless Google ads and web pages attract the attention of Americans desperate for health insurance. They use a variety of dishonest, misleading and crooked scams and raise false hopes of having co...
Greedy and powerful American companies are using their clout to fight efforts in China to combat economic inequality there. They want to keep wages low there so they can drive wages down here and eve...
All the momentum for citizen revolt built up during years of the Bush-worst-presidency-in-history is about to evaporate if Democrats win the coming mid-term election. Americans must envision a real S...
Among all the new TV shows this season the "must see" one is Kidnapped on NBC. It has a production style that holds your attention like Krazy Glue.
Spas cost considerable money and nothing is more valuable than your time. So let me save you much time and reduce your risk. Spend a week at the Rancho La Puerta Spa. A serene natural setting await...
For many decades Canadian-born Leonard Cohen has done his thing. And at age 72 he is still doing it, as independently as ever. He is truly a one-of-a-kind singer and songwriter.
From a consumer perspective, service contracts for electronic products are a lousy financial investment. There are ten logical and sensible reasons why you should not fall victim to sales pitches for...
The placebo effect is totally real. What you believe can make you healthy can work, even if science says it should not. Placebo power to the people!
Despite shocking numbers of obese and overweight people, many Americans use multi-use trails through parks and other green areas for enjoyable and healthy physical activity. With trail congestion, sa...
Much to the surprise of ardent Democrats and Republicans, President Kinky Friedman has brought the country together. Not only do people worldwide like the U.S. for the first time in years; Americans ...
A relatively simple way to improve justice in America is to change the requirement for a majority decision.
Even if gambling is not your priority, staying at the Bellagio in Vegas offers treats that are hard to find anywhere else on the planet. Advice is provided so that you get the most out of your stay t...
By trial and error I discovered what the real experts know but that computer store and laptop manufacturer personnel do not tell consumers. Cleaning out a laptop's cooling system with compressed gas ...
Most Americans live in suburban sprawl. In the past 50 years nearly all new housing has been in automobile-dependent places. But a high fraction of Americans want something else. Tthe sprawl indust...
Hold your breathe. If Kinky Friedman becomes governor of Texas, he might go to become an independent candidate in 2008 for President of the United States. Considering public disgust with both Democr...
Many consumers have been harmed by the cleverly marketed Geek Squad. Problem is that they have put their resources into branding and marketing and not effective technical training of their personnel ...