Let this be a lesson for anyone trying to find something remotely redeeming in politics. President Obama's recent State of the Union address began like many speeches: with an anecdotal story. In recounting the hardships of mother Rebekah Erler, Obama gave the nation a narrative of how government ...
As if the country weren"t full of enough petulant, overgrown children. President Obama's new proposal to offer "free" community college for two years to anyone "willing to work for it" is more of the same trite welfare nonsense that further belittles an already feeble nation. ...
What do you call a socialist who tries to make money selling books? The answer isn"t just Noam Chomsky; it's every socialist who walks the earth. The soothsayers of post-scarcity love to criticize the profit motive while trying to make a living by putting words on pages. Like Marx suckling off ...
When then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid saw fit to ram the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (now affectionately known as ObamaCare) through Congress, the country engaged in a substantive debate over the duty and role of government. Did I say ...
The bumbling croak of former congressman Barney Frank should have been put out to pasture long ago. Frank retired in January 2013, but he is still solicited to mouth off his opinion in the media"for what reason, I have yet to comprehend. As a lawmaker, he was notorious for gay rights advocacy ...
Americans believe a lot of silly things about their northern neighbor, Canada. Being endowed with an "exceptional" heritage leads many Yankees into thinking their country is a beacon of freedom compared to the socialist wasteland beyond the border. Yet plenty of economic rating indexes show ...
American bombs have returned to Iraq. A year after the Obama Administration's proposed air strikes in Syria were thwarted by public outcry, the military-industrial complex is back at work. This time, the target has been switched. Instead of dethroning a sitting dictator, missiles will be targeting ...
Following every national crisis, the Internet serves as a community bulletin board where anyone feels free to tack on his inane beliefs. Regarding Michael Brown, millions of opinions on the teenager's death are popping up on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. In all this ...
My direct relative fought with the loyalists during the American Revolution. He was a traitor to the cause of secession from the Crown. He fought for the British as a Lieutenant Colonel, with his regiment known as the Queen's Loyal Rangers. His was the losing side, for better or worse; and I"m ...
