Libertarian Leanings

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By  Peter Burrows 9/26/24 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Public service of New Mexico, PNM, last July sent out a 36-page notice outlining their recent request for a rate increase. I only glanced briefly at it and noticed on page 2 that the requested increase would raise overall rates 23% in two stages, July 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.

I recently had a chance to look at the notice in more detail and found on page 29 that residential customers who use between 500 kilowatt hours (kWh) and 1,000 kWh per month can expect their monthly bills to go up between 36.6 and 39.0 percent. Seems to me those are the more relevant numbers that PNM should have used.

Libertarian Leaning's Islam essays now available on Amazon By  Peter Burrows - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I've been studying and writing about the religion of Islam for over 10 years. Some of my essays have gotten very favorable critical reviews.

After some turmoil with a self-publishing company, there is now a compilation of these essays available on Amazon.com. Just search "Peter V. Burrows" under "Books." It's titled "How to Read the Koran (and understand Islam) and other essays about 'The Religion of Peace.' "

I just received a copy and I'm pleased with how it came out. A couple of very minor things to correct, but all in all, I'm good with it. (The initial ebook that Publishing Mojo, my publisher, put on Amazon had some critical errors, since corrected, and the one-star rating I gave it is now deleted.)

The paperback is $15 and I doubt very much if I'll ever cover my costs. It was never my hope to make any money and I care not a whit if I'm plagiarized. The back cover states: "Readers are free to use anything in this publication without attribution."

The purpose is to educate about Islam. Even if I win a Nobel Prize, either Nonfiction or Peace, maybe both, I plan on giving the proceeds to the home for unwed mothers. Right.

TIA to those of you who buy a copy.

[Editor's Note: this editor did not approve the title. Read with an open mind]

When genocide is justified by Peter Burrows 5/23/24 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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Random sightings by Peter Burrows

I run through a list of 25 to 30 websites virtually every day looking for interesting headlines. I call it my "confirmation bias" list. I usually download and print one or two articles, all of which keeps me busy and off the streets at night and away from, as the old lyrics go, "cigareeets and whuskey and wild, wild women." Sigh.

I would like to occasionally share a few links with the readers of The Beat. Here's a sample:

"So now, what's your take on the significant discrepancy between average pay for workers and corporate CEOs?" By Peter Burrows This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 4/18/24

(Another question asked by Cousin Deb, a retired professor at Cornell University. She has a Ph.D. in Education, which she is valiantly trying to overcome. This is my emailed response.)

The CEO- average worker pay gap? Oh, that's something I worry about all the time. I can barely sleep at night thinking about that terrible, horrible injustice.

Please.

"What do you think about taxing wealthy folks?" by Peter Burrows 4/17/24   

(I was recently asked that question by my cousin Deb, who is a retired professor at Cornell University. She has a Ph.D. in Education, which she is valiantly trying to overcome. This is my emailed response.)  

"What do you think about taxing wealthy folks?" Oh, my. That's a "prod the bear question," which I'll try to answer without it shortening my life too much. 

In brief, for as long as I've been a reasonably informed voter, at least 55 years, the Democrats have made issues of "taxing the wealthy" and "paying their fair share," whether it's from individuals or corporations. 

"Is a Preemptive Strike in the Offing?" by Peter Burrows 4/12/24 elburropete@gmail,com 

This is a very important read. When Obama said Iran wouldn't use nuclear weapons because it would be against their religion, he was 180° wrong. Here's a link to the article: 

https://pjmedia.com/david-solway-2/2024/04/11/is-a-preemptive-strike-in-the-offing-n4928096 

I'm glad to see that an MSM writer with a following has spelled out this apocalyptic Shia doctrine. Maybe somebody will inform Trump, who's as clueless as Old Joe.  From the article:  

"Is a Preemptive Strike in the Offing?" by Peter Burrows 4/12/24 elburropete@gmail,com 

This is a very important read. When Obama said Iran wouldn't use nuclear weapons because it would be against their religion, he was 180° wrong. Here's a link to the article: 

https://pjmedia.com/david-solway-2/2024/04/11/is-a-preemptive-strike-in-the-offing-n4928096 

I'm glad to see that an MSM writer with a following has spelled out this apocalyptic Shia doctrine. Maybe somebody will inform Trump, who's as clueless as Old Joe.  From the article: