Philip A. Farruggio 's items

Barack, Ya Coulda Been A Contender!! | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Jan. 20, 2015 Ok, Barack, from one Brooklyn guy to one Chicago guy, let’s talk straight and pull no punches. I don’t care how nice of a guy ...

By Any Other Name… Terrorism Sucks!! | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Jan. 18, 2015 Terrorize: To fill with terror… to coerce by intimidation When a suicide bomber blows away the lives of students and other civ ...

The Fix is In!! | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Jan. 12, 2015 Sports have always been a keen reflection of the greater culture of our times. The Roman Empire was a devouring beast that ate ...

'Not in My Name': An Interview With The Almighty | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Jan. 7, 2015 As a writer who adheres to the spiritual laws (most of the time anyhow), the Almighty agreed to an interview. It, or he or she, ...

A New Year's Resolution: Out of the Box! | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Dec. 28, 2014 We've all always been "boxed in." Our rents and mortgages, higher than they should be, our too-high cable and power bills, car payments... really ...

The Old Lady in the Window | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Dec. 22, 2014 For baby boomers like this writer, 50 years seemed to have gone by so quickly. It's amazing how certain memories linger there, just hoping to be ...

Where Is Marley's Ghost... When We Really Need Him? | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Dec. 18, 2014 It is yuletide season once again. What better book to read, or film to watch, than Dickens' Scrooge or the 1951 movie A Christ ...

The War For America's Soul... and Treasure! | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Dec. 12, 2014 Investigative author James Risen has written a new book, Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War, that gets to the heart of our current Ameri ...

The Man in the Bathtub, December 1, 1940 | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Nov. 29, 2014 He was born and raised in a little town just outside of Licata, Sicily. By the time he was 18, the young man was accepted into university in Tuni ...

No Thanksgiving for Working Stiffs | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Nov. 27, 2014 Yes, it is holiday season once again. The stock market has just set all time highs. Black Friday will, as always, see the mobs of shoppers out th ...

The Fog of Empire | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Nov. 23, 2014 Did you ever notice lately how often you hear the expression that someone is "in a fog"? So many of us are walking around in some lethargic state ...