For next few weeks I will provide excerpts from Book 2, SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Humanity (http://simplesolutionsbook2.com/). Here is the Table of Contents for Chapter 1.

INTRODUCTION.. 10
Background. 10
Colors. 12
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CHAPTER 1: ENDING CRIME AND WAR FOREVER.. 15
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Black and White: Crime and Punishment / War and Peace. 15
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The End of Crimes. 18
History of Crime. 18
Crime Statistics. 19
Drugs. 22
Opium and Heroin. 23
Cocaine, Marijuana and Ice. 24
Status of Drug Control 26
Prisons. 26
About the American Civil Liberties Union. 28
On the Morality and Efficacy of Death Sentences. 28
Life in Prison is Cheaper than a Penalty of Death. 29
The Death Penalty Does Not Work. 30
The Death Penalty Works. 30
Capital Punishment and the World. 31
How Does the Public Feel about the Death Penalty. 32
How are the Condemned Executed?. 32
The Seven Minute Solution: Lethal Injection. 33
Nitrogen: The Next Generation. 34
Draco the Lawgiver 35
The Three Strikes Law.. 35
The Singapore Solution to Crime. 36
The Simple Solution to Crime. 37
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The End of World Wars. 40
World War Trends. 40
Civilizational Trends. 44
What about the United States of America?. 45
The Most Powerful Nation on Earth, Ever?. 46
Why are Americans so Despised?. 47
President George Bush, #43. 49
Bush’s Axis of Evil 51
About Iraq. 57
Then there is Iran. 59
What about North Korea. 61
Then the Rest of the Terrorist World. 62
Let Me Add Israel 63
But, Darn It, America is the Best Country. 64
Japan, the European Union and India. 68
What About Russia?. 68
Peace with the People’s Republic of China?. 70
Weapons of Mass Destruction. 75
How to Make a Dirty Bomb. 75
How to Make an Atomic Bomb. 76
How to Build a Hydrogen Bomb…Not 77
Global Terrorism, Redux. 78
The United Nations. 81
Is it Possible to Survive Without a Military?. 83
Is World Peace Possible?. 83
Is Democracy Working?. 84
A Simple Solution to Wars. 86
The Simple Solutions to Crime and Wars. 90
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How bad is the U.S. economy? Credit remains tight and the Dow Jones Industrials are down 40% from a year ago. How bad is the world economy? About the stock exchanges, year to date change: USA (S&P) and UK -39%, France -43%, Germany -44%, Japan -46%, Hong Kong -47%, China -70% and Russia, down 64% just since May 19. Oil, at $77.80/barrel is 19% lower and gold has increased 2.5%.

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Hurricane Norbert has stormed through the Baja Peninsula at close to 100 MPH. Tropical Storm Odile at 45 MPH is just touching the southwest coast of Mexico, but should turn west and weaken. While headed for Hawaii, the speculation is that Odile will become a remnant in a few days.

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