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Mick Rich
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February 23, 2025
In New Mexico, there's a new sheriff in townPhotograph by Mick Rich 12.06.2022 Corruption, New Mexico’s Recent History When I moved to New Mexico in 1980, I was a Democrat. Within a few years, I switched parties because I was disgusted by reading in the Albuquerque Journal a...
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March 4, 2024
Equal justice in AlbuquerqueThe following three cases highlight the breakdown of law enforcement in Albuquerque. 1) Failing to arrest lawbreakers, 2) Arresting the law-abiding, and 3) Excusing lawbreaking for the politically connected. Who suffers in this environment? The hardi...
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October 4, 2023
Fiscal responsibility theater from the Freedom CaucusWhy did Representative Matt Gaetz and the Freedom Caucus wait three hundred and sixty-four days to make their stand on out-of-control spending? In 2018, I met Senator Rand Paul in the U.S. Republican Senate Committee office building in DC. He aske...
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June 21, 2023
Secretary of interior Deborah Haaland seizes control of native landsWashington Democrats were surprised that Native Americans were not rejoicing with them when secretary of the interior Deb Haaland seized control of the Navajo Nation land surrounding the Chaco Culture National Park in northwest New Mexico. ...
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May 29, 2023
Utilities may not be able to provide electricity to the all-electric homesCalifornia has mandated that all new homes built are to be all-electric, and starting in 2030, all new home appliances will be electric. I expect that Washington will soon follow California's lead of all-electric homes and applian...
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May 13, 2023
Let's avoid national blackoutsThe Biden administration has mandated 80% renewable energy by 2030, 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035, and 50–60% of all vehicles produced electric by 2030. California has mandated that new homes be all-electric, and I expect that...
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July 28, 2022
The Supreme Court safeguards our individual rightsRecent Supreme Court rulings have re-established our rights as listed in the Bill of Rights and cannot be abridged by the President, Congress, or the judiciary. Our Individual rights can only be limited by due process as outlined in the Fifth and Fou...
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February 7, 2022
Small business owners keep America runningThe biggest challenges that small business owners face were created by national and local governments. These challenges include our broken justice system, unsafe neighborhoods, the homeless crisis, a failed education system, an ill equippe...
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October 3, 2021
How does Biden stack up against a list of Alzheimer's symptoms?It is tragic for the individual, family, and loved ones of an elderly person suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. It is a disaster for our nation if it is our president. Is President Biden suffering from a disease that is...
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July 20, 2021
Commonsense changes to the infrastructure billThe federal infrastructure bill recently passed in the U.S. House. It had bipartisan support in the Senate — until President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Schumer stated they would try to pass the American Families Act using the...
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May 27, 2021
Holding China responsibleWe may never be able to uncover evidence to convict Chinese President Xi Jinping for crimes against humanity for the 2020 world pandemic that resulted in 3.5 million deaths. However, there is sufficient evidence to hold China financially r...