Conventional wisdom and contemporary legal practice hold that if you kill or injure someone in a protected racial or social group minority – i.e., black, Hispanic, gay/lesbian, Muslim – then it’s automatically and always a “hate crime.” A hate crime … Continue reading
Relatives of the man who police say opened fire at a Florida airport report he had a history of mental health problems and was receiving psychological treatment at his home in Alaska. Esteban Santiago, 26, retrieved his gun from his … Continue reading
The Waffle House restaurant chain fired a waitress from one of its franchises in Georgia on Saturday after she used a gun to scare away three men who robbed the branch of $200. Heather Burkinshaw-Stanley was let go just two … Continue reading
Ford President and CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday that the Michigan-based car company is canceling plans to build a new electric car plant in Mexico. Fields told CNN’s Poppy Harlow that the decision also means 700 new jobs will be … Continue reading
I wrote this in a posting last August: “We’re not facing the issues. We have our heads in the sand, and most of us point fingers to avoid talking about the real issues. We have stopped listening to each other … Continue reading
“President-elect Donald Trump took a deep bow, and thanked himself Tuesday night for a 4-point rise in an index that measures consumer confidence,” reports Newsmax. The New York-based Conference Board said the December rise was the highest since August 2001. … Continue reading
New York and the United Nations: Time for a Divorce, reads a headline. And it’s right on the money. Many who oppose the U.N. oppose “globalism.” But the issue isn’t globalism. The issue is socialism. In varying degrees, all of … Continue reading
Here’s a great rebuttal to the feminist argument that I recently ran across in an article: “If your value is tied to the fact that you’re a woman in a traditionally male job, then the focus is directed to gender, … Continue reading
Anyone who doesn’t want big expansive government — socialism, collectivism, high taxes, the welfare state, and the intrusive regulatory state — is used to being called “racist.” Now it seems that if you don’t like these things, and particularly if … Continue reading
Warning Label: Facebook has determined that the following article is deemed “fake” by its crack team of unbiased objective fact-checkers including, but not limited to, the Democrat-supporting ABC, Snopes, and PolitiFact. While we’re worried enough about profitability and advertising merely … Continue reading
In a way, it’s not their fault. Robby Soave, writing in Reason magazine, put it well, when commenting on a mental health facility for millennials charging $28,000 a month to try and help them cope with things like Hillary Clinton’s … Continue reading
A reader asked me to comment on the following overheard conversation: “Merry Christmas!” “Oh, I don’t celebrate Christmas” “That’s too bad…it’s a season for everybody…a time of love, fellowship and cherished memories.” “You don’t get it…I’m not Christian.” “Doesn’t matter … Continue reading