A right, such as a right to free speech, imposes no obligation on another, except that of non-interference. The so-called right to health care, food or housing, whether a person can afford it or not, is something entirely different; it … Continue reading
Current talk-show host and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason says he is cutting off the University of Maryland, his alma mater, after it decided to cancel a screening of the movie “American Sniper.” Starnes wrote that the school said it … Continue reading
The society we live in just keeps getting crazier and crazier. Read the following from Slate.com 4/21/15: The Meitiv family of Maryland—scientists Danielle and Alexander, their 10-year-old son, and their 6-year-old daughter—became the national faces of the “free-range parenting” movement … Continue reading
Associated Press is reporting: Prosecutors and lawyers for the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan are disagreeing over what conditions should be imposed if he’s allowed to leave a mental hospital for good and live full-time with his mother in … Continue reading
From BloombergNews.com 4/21/15: Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul says the author of the forthcoming book “Clinton Cash” briefed him on the book and that its allegations are “alarming.” The book by Peter Schweizer purports to show that donors to Hillary … Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s approval rating is rising as more Americans feel optimistic about the economy, according to a CNN/ORC poll released today (Tuesday). For the first time since May 2013, more Americans believe Obama is doing a good job (48 … Continue reading
Psychologically, people tend to struggle with a false alternative. On the one side, they bottle up their feelings. On the other side, they express their feelings, but in an indiscriminate way. Mental health professionals have largely failed their patients/clients in … Continue reading
A very good article published by Ronald Riggio, Ph.D., at psychologytoday.com challenges the idea that first born children usually end up high achievers. Riggio states, It is important to also note that when we rely on our own experience, we … Continue reading
Should gay and lesbian persons have special anti-discrimination status under the law, just as blacks and other groups do? In other words, should a gay or lesbian person have the right to sue, fine or even jail somebody who (actually … Continue reading
Just as man can’t exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate one’s rights into reality, to think, to work and keep the results, which means: the right of property. — Ayn Rand
According to conventional wisdom, Tea Party Republicans like U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who’s running for president, are the true “Reagan conservatives” seeking to “take back” the Republican Party on matters of economics. However, there’s no evidence for this at all, … Continue reading
If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do things worth the writing. — Ben Franklin