by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Cargo “You have too much cargo.” Aboriginal Chieftain By Dr. Jim Ferguson After more than two decades, the above quote from Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” still intrigues me. While walking along the beach with an aboriginal...
by design | Nov 6, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Potpourri It’s not about left and right, but right and wrong. Brian Kilmeade By Dr. Jim Ferguson I love the sound of the word potpourri as it rolls off the tongue. The word derives from French and means a miscellaneous collection of things. Such are my thoughts as I...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Cusp of Collapse Read widely. Think carefully. And sift everything through your experience, common sense and conscience. This is the best way to arrive at the truth. JVF By Dr. Jim Ferguson A friend told me that several highly “educated” millennial coworkers did...
by design | Oct 23, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Come Apart If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold, no fire can warm it, I know that it is poetry. Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Boo Radley came out last week, but it was not Harper Lee’s reclusive character from her classic novel “To Kill a...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Drinking the Kool-Aid Peace will come when Arabs love their children more than they hate us. Golda Meir By Dr. Jim Ferguson Has it gotten bad enough for Americans to change? Or will we wait for terrorist atrocities in our neighborhoods? Nearly 4 million “migrants”...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Purpose The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus By Dr. Jim Ferguson A retired colleague recently asked me what I do all week. He was curious about when I write my Focus column, but I sensed his question was also about retirement in general...
