The Buddhists are Kicking the Muslims

In Sri Lanka and Burma, the Buddhists have engaged in mob violence against the Muslims. On one occasion, the reason was that the Muslims had built a Mosque. Sound familiar?

I long for the day when all creeds can rely solely on the strength of their ideas, ideals, and good works, and not on any weapon of compulsion.

Loren M. Lambert © August 12, 2013

On Manning and Snowden – The Middle Path

Respectfully, the polarized view on either side of the pro or con Manning and Snowden incidents fail to acknowledge that:

1) We need a more clear mechanism of where this type of whistle-blowing has a safe harbor. In a limited range, both Manning and Snowden mentioned some valid, legitimate motives and justifications for their actions.

2) The willy-nilly disclosure of documents that occurred cannot be tolerated and requires prosecution. Any temperance can be granted in the penalty or sentence of such behavior.

If any of you owned a business with numerous offices and agents, you would be livid and insist on legal action if the following occurred: Some manager/supervisor violated the law. To blow the whistle, one of your employees provided (not through a lawsuit, nor through proper authorities) to your competitor, not only the information on the bad behavior, but all of your trade secrets (e.g., R and D, pending patent apps, internal software, customer lists, business plans, recipes, policies, procedures, protocols, etc.).

There are no rational lawmakers and executive leaders that espouse or argue that government business – especially law enforcement, security, and foreign affairs – has no need of secrecy or privilege. A dangerous and lawless world require it.

Loren M. Lambert © August 12, 2013

Spoiled Israel

I listened to Billy Cunningham, the self proclaimed, "Great American." He and others have been especially vocal about welfare benefits creating a market for single women with children. While on one hand, I think they are selective to a fault with their data, I understand their point: If it is monetarily easier to live off uncle Sam and be single and have kids than it is to establish a monogamous stable marriage, people will choose the former. (I don't think human nature is so easily reduced to one motive.)

Billy should understand my point. Israel just announced the planned building of new settlements. While I support Israeli self-determination and continued security, let’s face it: Israel will never have peace, because we have enabled Israel by our generous support. This support is similar to the way conservatives say we have enabled single mothers to adopt the mindset to remain single with kids. Why make the sacrifices for a peaceful resolution when we just continue to bankroll their irresponsibility?

So, you have heard it from me, Loren Lambert: a pretty good human being, who happens to also be a great American.

Loren M. Lambert © August 11, 2013

Greek Orthodox Priests on Strike

I tried to take the law interns from the Ukraine to the church they attend (Greek Orthodox). At the first church, on Hyland Drive, we found the Priests on strike. (Never heard of such a thing.)

Consequently, we had to go to a Greek Orthodox church downtown. It was a very different experience – like stepping into the past.

Loren M. Lambert © August 11, 2013

Room To Be Wrong

Undisclosed misconceptions cannot be confronted, reformed, nor redirected. Consequently, as long as it is accompanied by meek and humble hearts, vigorous public dialogue is often more valuable than the sometimes stifling silence of politically correct speech.

Loren M. Lambert © August 9, 2013

When Even Staying In Shape Is Controlled

I took the foreign law student interns staying at my home to the Gold's Gym. They were very appreciative. One of them explained that in one of their native countries, there is a gym chain that has a monopoly and is very expensive and therefore exclusive.

We take things like that for granted. Be grateful for the many choices we have. It is not coincidental that they exist.

Loren M. Lambert © August 6, 2013

It's Not Who You Think. Large Institutions Steal More Resources and Harm More People Than Individuals Cause

In a case I'm investigating, I discovered that the Workers’ Compensation Medical Clinic (a large national organization) had submitted typed-written medical notes to the Labor Commission that are inconsistent with the medical provider’s written notes. These written notes were not disclosed. I discovered them through a third party not involved in the Workers’ Compensation case.

More importantly, the typed-written notes are modified in ways that are detrimental to the injured worker.

Here's what many people do not understand and fail to realize about our institutions: Because of their positioning, stature in society, finances and political power, large institutions like this, that engage in this type of behavior, exponentially do more harm, steal more resources, and cause the most havoc than those few individuals that feign injury and disability to secure welfare and other benefits.

In short, while we should not be oblivious to the criminal tendencies of the desperate, we should be more concerned about the excesses and fraud of the powerful who, while basking in luxury, want to drain the lifeblood from the middle class and the poor.

Loren M. Lambert © August 5, 2013