As the member of a large national government employment union I can say public employment unions are a cancer to their employers. 75% of the function of a public employee union's role is ensuring inept employees don't get fired for their incompetence. The other 25% of their time is consumed … [Read more...]
I have been told time and time again that there is no "gay agenda". I will concede that the average supporter of same-sex marriage is not an activist pushing an agenda. But it's difficult to believe this agenda doesn't exist when middle school students are inculcated with what appears to be the … [Read more...]
For years religious Americans -- specifically Christians -- have been complaining that the government has been increasingly hostile toward religious expressions of their faith at the behest of a small group of angry people who find such expressions repugnant. More often than not the incidents … [Read more...]
It's fairly common for Christians who argue for God's existence from the apparent design of the universe, or the complexity of DNA, or just the complexity of life itself to be accused by skeptics of making a God-of-the-gaps argument. 'Ancient man' says the skeptic, 'didn't understand the phenomena … [Read more...]
President Obama: You aren't successful because you had ingenuity and worked hard, government helped you. (The White House) -- There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me -- because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -- look, if you’ve been successful, … [Read more...]
I know a few parents who home school their children. They do so because they are not fond of the atmosphere and disagree with how public schools are run. I can't blame them, the decline in the quality of the public school system has been steady for years. Surveys show that home schooled children … [Read more...]
This seems like a rather mundane question to some, but one everyone needs to have an answer to. It has profound implications politically, sociologically, and religiously. I think it is fair to say that the great majority of us believe all human beings are equal -- not necessarily in social status, … [Read more...]
This is a recording of Paul Harvey from a 1965 broadcast that is currently making its way around conservative blogs. In it Harvey lays out his plan, if he were the devil, for America in order to dismantle it. I have to say, it's quite eerie how many of his "predictions" we find present in America … [Read more...]
(NBCConnecticut.com) -- An elementary school teacher in Newfoundland, Canada has reportedly been put on paid leave as district officials investigate a claim she sprayed a student with an odor eliminator to mask his fishy-smelling lunch. Patti Rideout told CBC News she was “very hurt and very angry” … [Read more...]
The Occupy movement has voiced many concerns over its few month's existence, some legitimate but mostly selfish and idealistic, and in my opinion misguided. Sure, the demands would certainly benefit individuals, but for the overall economy would be very disastrous. One of the complaints of the … [Read more...]
(Reuters) - Cable companies will offer high-speed Internet service to low-income families in the United States at around a fifth of the national average price... Families who qualify for free school lunches will be able to sign up for $9.95 a month high-speed Internet services from top cable … [Read more...]
I think one of the most self-destructive mindsets a person can have is that of determined defeatism. We hear the phrase "that's not fair" often. I smile when I hear it from children, and sigh when I hear it from adults. It is a phrase uttered by a segment of the population who has become deceived … [Read more...]
Sometimes religious organizations --usually Christians -- use outside secular facilities for social gatherings. Sometimes the venues are public school buildings. Many people mistakenly believe any iota of religion or a religious message being present on a public school campus is unconstitutional. … [Read more...]
This clip from the Judge Judy show is exactly what's wrong with government subsidies to begin with. This man has no clue what Judge Judy is talking about and seems to confused as to why Judge Judy is implying he is doing something wrong by pocketing the taxpayer's free government money. The … [Read more...]
Merit based achievement is the pinnacle of success. To excel in a particular area due to personal performance is also the pinnacle of personal freedom. Affirmative Action stifles both true success and true personal freedom. It has outlived its noble purpose and has become what it was intended to … [Read more...]
A while back I had posted on hate crime legislation in general as a concept, and why I thought it was a bad idea to criminalize thought. The statistics just do not bear out the attention hate crime receives. So when I happened upon a blog post not long ago titled Hate Crimes, on … [Read more...]
The war on drugs has been a hot topic for some time. By some estimates, the program, instituted by President Nixon, has cost the American tax-payers $1 trillion dollars with few to none of its declared goals met. Whether you support the war on drugs, one can understand why politicians would be … [Read more...]
Scholarships are a much-needed resource for students who desire higher education but are short on funds. Many organizations, both profit and non-profit seek to have their names and brands attached to this good deed. Most scholarships come with qualifications such as minimum GPA and residency … [Read more...]
An Ohio woman has been sentenced to 5 years in prison suspended after serving only 10 days and 3 years of probation for a felony conviction for fraudulently enrolling her two daughters in a rural school district for which she does not live. She admittedly used her father's address who lives in … [Read more...]
A fair pay act is in the works and legislators in support are attempting to cite a statistic which I knew to be technically true, but functionally false. They claim that women earn 77% that of men and he pledged to end the disparity. The unfortunate thing about statistics is legitimate statistics … [Read more...]
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