Stanton Samenow writes in ‘The Myth of the ‘Out of Character’ Crime’: “No matter how grim the situation, no threat by an authority or anyone else can compel someone to change against his will. For meaningful and lasting change to … Continue reading
Happy New Year! 2011 is the first year of phased in “free” health care, thanks to ObamaCare. In this spirit, a recent Associated Press report is worth quoting: “You paid your Medicare taxes all those years and think you deserve … Continue reading
Fox News reported: “As New York City finishes cleaning up the mess of the recent debilitating blizzard, it also faces allegations that union workers entrusted with cleaning up the mess of snow decided to stage a slowdown as the blizzard … Continue reading
Q: What should a day be judged by? How would a good day and a bad day differ? Everyday is a new day and when we get to the end of it, as you have suggested in past columns, it’s … Continue reading
First Lady Michelle Obama is encouraging Americans to feed their children a diet with fewer sweets to help combat obesity. On her reality show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” Palin, while she put together the ingredients for s’mores, said, ‘This is in … Continue reading
The state insurance commissioner of Connecticut wrote the state Attorney General the following, in response to implementing the new ObamaCare law: “I find myself in an unprecedented place and time, as do my counterparts throughout the country in overseeing the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas to the FCC In case you haven’t heard, Obama’s FCC has passed new rules requiring private companies who provide Internet services to submit to control under the government. What will government’s rules be? Those are yet to be … Continue reading
John Stossel, one of the few TV reporters who asks objective and meaningful questions of people, recently asked a woman in favor of government regulation of the banking/mortgage industry to defend her views. He pointed out that government requirements or … Continue reading
Parents make numerous mistakes when raising their children. Examples include: Big Mistake # 1: Motivating the child with dogma rather than reason. In other words, “Do what I say,” rather than: “If you do X, then Y will happen.” For … Continue reading
The U.S. Senate is considering ending, or at least reducing the strength of, the filibuster. The filibuster allows the minority in the Senate to prevent the majority from passing a bad bill, through delay or other tactics. Who wants to … Continue reading
Are gays openly serving in the military a good thing, or a bad thing, for the military? It depends on who you ask. Some military officials are quoted as saying it will make no difference. Others are quoted as saying … Continue reading
The entire “debate” over immigration in the United States is one big evasion. What’s being evaded? For one thing, the United States is the most valuable place on earth to live because it has been the most productive. It has … Continue reading