Every time something like the Las Vegas shooting happens, the question is asked, “Why do people do these things?” Because of my profession, I get asked that a lot. But no matter how many times I answer, or how many … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
San Juan Mayor: Where’s the Gratitude?
We live in such an age of “unreason”. But I’ll ask the questions anyway. Since most Puerto Ricans do not pay personal federal income taxes, what gives them the right to demand at least as much — if not more … Continue reading
Why Politics Has Ruined Everything
Why is everything so political? Hollywood, the Emmys, the movies, the NFL – everywhere you turn these days, it’s politics. What happened? America started out as a free country. Free countries are not political. Free countries have a government, because … Continue reading
How Freedom of Speech Will End in America
If censorship by the government ever comes to America, it will happen because of a rationalization. The rationalization will sound something like, “Free speech is dangerous. It causes physical pain.” In other words, just as hitting, assaulting or killing someone … Continue reading
It’s Not About the Anthem
The question is not whether the government of a free country may force its citizens to salute the flag or sing the national anthem. That’s not what President Trump and the San Francisco 49ers are fighting about. The fight is … Continue reading
America, We’re Told, Is Not Exceptional — Except to Immigrants
Iraqi immigrants being detained in an immigration facility in Detroit, Michigan, said they would rather die here than be deported to their native country. Seven Iraqi detainees began a hunger strike on Friday to protest their pending deportation. Hmmm…Interesting. On … Continue reading
President Trump Reducing School Children to Tears, Says NEA
National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia claims teachers have to “comfort crying children because they are afraid” of President Donald Trump. She actually wants people to know this, and acts as if this is a good thing. Shouldn’t government … Continue reading
Great Britain: Excusing & Minimizing Terrorists Empowers Them
Police in Britain said Saturday that they had arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with Friday’s explosion aboard a London subway train that injured 30 people. Police say the man was arrested by Kent police in the port area of … Continue reading
9/11 Plus 16
It’s the 16th anniversary of 9/11. What’s the best possible memorial to those who perished that day? How about celebrating and upholding the separation of church and state? Yes, it’s politically incorrect. While liberals and leftists used to stand firmly … Continue reading
It Takes a Hurricane
Before the age of capitalism, technology and the much hated “materialism”, human beings lived in an age of Nature. The constant struggle in the age of Nature was for survival. From the caves to the covered wagons, people did everything … Continue reading
How to Eliminate Free Speech in One Short Argument
“Of course we have a First Amendment. We’ll always have a First Amendment. But surely you don’t believe HATE speech is protected by the First Amendment? You don’t endorse hate speech, do you?” “Well, no, I don’t endorse hate speech … Continue reading
America Last?
Things are so backwards and lost in America. Case in point: The “America First” amendment — introduced by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — would have offset the House-passed $7.85 billion aid package while providing an additional $2.5 billion … Continue reading