People who insist Obama is a good commander-in-chief brush aside the claim that he’s more than a little sympathetic to Islamic totalitarianism. Yet consider these words on the whitehouse.gov website, explaining Obama’s recent policy of becoming militarily involved in Iraq: … Continue reading
Category: Politics & Government
Economics in One Lesson … via The Today Show
People who are sick of the welfare-regulatory-entitlement nanny state do have perfectly legal means of fighting back. You have more options than simply shrugging and asking, “What can I do?” Case in point? Consider this story recently reported at Media … Continue reading
“Common Core” and Public School Thuggery
We’re told that public education is about the illumination of young minds, preparing them for life in a free society. When it’s suggested that the government should not be involved in funding or controlling the content of education, those of … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to the National Debt?
Nobody talks about the national debt any longer. Has the problem gone away? No, the debt is higher than ever before. The total federal debt of the U.S. government has now increased more than $7 trillion during the slightly more … Continue reading
So Sue Him
“So sue me” is President Obama’s message to Congress. And on Wednesday the House of Representatives took up his taunt, authorizing a lawsuit to challenge the president’s failure to faithfully execute provisions of the Affordable Care Act … … Article … Continue reading
Gun Rights are Actually Pro-Choice
A federal judge on Saturday overturned Washington D.C.’s ban on carrying handguns outside the home, saying it was unconstitutional. “There is no longer any basis on which this Court can conclude that the District of Columbia’s total ban on the … Continue reading
“Immigration Reform” Means: More Freebies, More Power
We’ve heard a lot about the ineptitude of the federal government’s now infamous “healthcare.gov.” But have you checked out the page informing soon-to-be-legal immigrants of the freebies awaiting them upon citizenship? Click on: WelcometoUSA.gov and see for yourself. For those … Continue reading
America: Before Condemning Putin, Heal Thyself
CNN.com and others report that U.S. officials say they believe that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, in the Ukraine, was brought down by a surface-to-air missile, probably a Russian one. President Barack Obama should go on national television and call Russian … Continue reading
If Obama Failed, How Will Elizabeth Warren Save Us?
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts is, according to some, the darling of the leftmost “progressives” and a hoped for successor to Barack Obama as President. Apparently, to some in his party, Obama has not been expansionist enough in his … Continue reading
Immigrants Come to the USA for a Reason
Republicans and Democrats continue to fight over immigration. It has little to do with principle, and plenty to do with posturing and camera preening for the sake of their victims — or rather, their constituents. Here’s a question rarely considered, … Continue reading
Bring the First Amendment Back to Life
In order to establish a dictatorship, a government needs two things. One, the moral sanction of a people (and their intellectuals) to permit it; and two, the practical tools to implement it. We’re not quite there with the moral sanction. … Continue reading
The Hobby Lobby Decision: Sister, You Asked for It
This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in the highly-publicized case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The Court sided with Hobby Lobby (a family-owned business and employer) in a narrow 5-4 ruling, which declared family-owned corporations are … Continue reading