As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted. — Lucy Maud Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables and other titles)
Shallow (L.M. Montgomery)
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
P.C. Gone Wild: Marco Rubio Wants Islam on Gun Ranges
Senator Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) condemned a recreational gun range that banned Muslims from their facility, during a presidential forum with Fox News host Megyn Kelly. One member of the audience asked Rubio about the incident, where a Muslim-American army … Continue reading
Brainless in Seattle
You’ve heard the battle cries over paying workers a “living wage.” Now, get ready for the next phase: “Livable schedules.” On the heels of Seattle passing a controversial $15 minimum wage law, the City Council there is now drafting an … Continue reading
“Triggering” is the New Censorship
The fish rots from the head down, as the old saying goes. Similarly, a culture rots from its intellect on down. Case in point? The latest from the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina’s (USC’s) marketing materials … Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg Gets Mugged by Reality
A chilling new video features photos of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter honcho Jack Dorsey covered with bullets – and reportedly threatens to retaliate for attempts to suspend social media accounts linked to the radical Islamic jihadists. The 25-minute … Continue reading
The Complacency Behind America’s Refusal to Fight Back Against ISIS and Islam
Pictured: A gay man thrown off a building by Islamic militants. As Republicans continue to tear each other to shreds over issues having nothing whatsoever to do with the American economy or defense, our vulnerability to more Muslim-inspired attacks remains … Continue reading
Should Gun and Ammo Manufacturers Really Be Sued for Murders?
An article headline reads, “We Lost Our Daughter to a Mass Shooter and Now Owe $203,000 to His Ammo Dealer.” From the article: We have been getting a lot of questions about our lawsuit against Lucky Gunner, the online company … Continue reading
What’s a Good Politician?
A friend recently sent me an article. In the article, the author described most of today’s politicians in Washington DC as the equivalent of drunk drivers. The writer asked if we require drivers to have a license to drive on … Continue reading
Jane Eyre Exposes the Fallacy of Turning the Other Cheek (Charlotte Bronte)
“If people were always kind and obedient to those who are cruel and unjust, the wicked people would have it all their own way: they would never feel afraid, and so they would never alter, but would grow worse and … Continue reading
Apple vs. Obama
Obama wants to force Apple to write new software to violate the rights of its customers — so that Obama can protect us from violent Muslims. Now just think about what’s wrong with this statement. “The U.S. government wants Apple … Continue reading
America’s Psychological Great Depression
America appears to be in a Great Depression. It’s not an economic one, so much as a psychological one. It has implications for the economy, however, along with everything else. When people are depressed, they lack energy. They lack will, … Continue reading
Wrongfully Removed Testicles and Fallopian Tubes: What Single-Payer Looks Like
More than 1,100 of Great Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) patients have been victims of so-called “never events” – errors so serious that they should never happen – within the last four years alone. But despite strong rules already being … Continue reading