Important writings

I have always wanted to write about things that are important to me.  Things like sports, history, a little bit of politics here and there, but there are times when I get half way through writing something and think 'who am I pissing off?'  I giggle a little bit and publish it anyway.  There are so many things that are going on in the world right now that anyone can pick and choose a certain topic and focus mainly on that, but that's not really my thing.  I like to find a topic, write on it once maybe twice, and move on.  Is that bad?  If someone reads something, is there ever any hope for a follow up?  So, here is a quick rundown on some important issues that I would like to explore a little bit more.

Unions

Love em or hate em, unions have their historic place not only in our country, but throughout the world.  Do you enjoy your eight hour work day?  Thank a union.  Do you enjoy working in a safe environment?  Thank a union.  Unions in the late 1800s and early 1900s paved the way for the working world we have today.  However, unions today carry a stigma in this country today because they have a quick trigger finger to call for a strike when negotiating for a new contract and working terms for those that they represent.    

Nationalism

'Merica!  That's why!'  Something that the right wing of the political world is standing hiding behind is the flag.  Well, they stand behind that and scare the shit out of everyone with the thoughts of terrorism.  The one bad thing that has come out of the extreme nationalism that we have seen in the past decade is the Patriot Act.  It's an all inclusive scary act that gives government agencies rights to spy on us.  It is Orwellian, but you all knew that already.  Maybe not as bad as spying on us, but there is more wiggle room for them to do nasty stuff.   

Sports

It seems recently that there are just scandal after scandal in the sports world.  I always want to write about it, but the overkill and over analysis from sportswriters to sportscasters just want me to stay away from the stories.  I really wanted to write about the downfall of The Ohio State University football program (snicker snicker), but I just got so sick of reading and hearing about it that I gave up on writing about it.