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Symposium 2015: Torture or enhanced interrogation? How far is too far in dealing with terrorism?
Cartwright—I don’t think the terrorists are interested in torturing anyone. They’re simply looking to cut off our heads, burn us alive, or cause as much death and destruction at one time as possible. If you have a high ranking terrorist in custody and you know that he has information on a planned terrorist attack on a major city in America, how far would you be willing to go to get the information to stop the attack and save the lives of tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of innocent people? Personally, I say do whatever it takes. I’m not worried about the “rights” of terrorists or their mental state or their dignity or what other countries think.
Symposium 2015: Is it time for a new round of campaign finance reform?
Cartwright—Good luck with this one. Again, the political establishment is not going to let this happen. They’re in too deep. They’re selling their votes and peddling their influence left and right to special interest groups for huge sums of money. It takes lots of money to run a campaign for federal office, whether it’s the House of Representatives, the Senate, or the President. The money has to come from somewhere for these massive and expensive campaigns. This is partly the reason why it is so difficult to unseat an incumbent. They usually have a massive war chest of campaign funds to use for advertising to crush most of the opposition. This also leads to career politicians. Why get out when you can live the high life in Washington on the taxpayer’s dime? Continue reading
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Symposium 2015: Are the Democrats and Republicans both becoming more extremist and does this give rise to a viable third party?
Cartwright—I’d like to point out to my friends here that we do have a third party in America. It’s the Libertarian party, but unfortunately, it doesn’t get much attention though it does have a following. However, the Republicans and the Democrats are never going to let third party candidates be successful. This would upset their balance of power and they’re going to do whatever it takes to maintain their power and their control. Continue reading
Symposium 2015: Has social media’s impact on society and the world done more good or more harm?
Cartwright—I think that social media has, in fact, made us less social. Kids and many adults are glued to their cell phones and are unable to carry on conversations or interact in social settings. Look at how many people these days, particularly the youth of America, are socially awkward and socially inept. Continue reading
Award-Winning Mystery Novelist Digger Cartwright Releases “Did You Know?” Series
Miami, FL, January 29, 2016—The office of mystery novelist Digger Cartwright is pleased to announce the “Did You Know?” series featuring facts about all five of Digger Cartwright’s award-winning books—Murder At The Ocean Forest, The Versailles Conspiracy, The House Of Dark Shadows, The Maynwarings: A Game of Chance, and Conversations On The Bench. In addition, the “Did You Know?” series will feature little known facts about Mr. Cartwright. The “Did You Know?” series will be released on Facebook, Twitter, and Mr. Cartwright’s blog www.mysterydigger.com. Continue reading
Symposium 2015: Do schools need more authority to discipline students? If so, how do we accomplish this?
Cartwright—All of my colleagues here have hit on one important point, and that’s the lack of respect that kids today have for authority figures. The school system suffers from the inmates running the prison. That has to stop. I’ve long advocated turning over the entire school system in the America to the military. Let me be clear that I’m not saying we turn public schools into military schools. I’m simply saying that the administration of the schools be run by the military. Kids will be taught respect and manners, and if the parents need to be taught some respect and manners, they can be taught respect as well courtesy of America’s finest military personnel. I think the military is pretty good at the whole discipline thing, don’t you? Unruly kids in school would learn that their actions have consequences, and I don’t think they would want more than one dose of military discipline. I think it would improve moral in the schools and make our schools safer for students, teachers, and administrators alike. I think you would see an improvement in test scores because there wouldn’t be learning disruptions in the classrooms and habitually truant students would be getting paid a visit by a couple of MPs. Continue reading
Symposium 2015: Should all states mandate water conservation at some level?
Cartwright—I agree that mandates are problematic from a bureaucratic perspective, and I agree that the free markets should determine this. I guess you could make an argument for a surcharge on excess water usage similar to the surcharge on gasoline that I proposed a few minutes ago. This is a good way to influence consumption of water and the behavior of consumers when it comes to water usage. Continue reading
Symposium 2015: The majority of greenhouse gas emissions come from automobiles. Is it time to institute a carbon pricing system for individuals who drive automobiles?
Cartwright—The solutions are very simple. First, we need to impose a special gasoline tax on every gallon of gasoline and diesel sold in America. This tax should be punitive. In this instance, yes, you should be punished for your behavior. I’ve long promoted the benefits of higher gasoline prices at the pump. You have people driving less, capital gets invested in alternative energy and alternative transportation means, with fewer cars on the road there will likely be fewer accidents which should lower insurance premiums, and of course pollution is reduced. I’ll gladly pay eight or nine dollars per gallon if it means there are fewer crazy drivers on the road every day and at the same time it helps clean up the air. Continue reading
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