We have the eye-roll-inducing misfortune of finding ourselves fully engulfed within a society where there are not one, but two major societal issues both in the headlines and in-your-face literally everywhere you go. There's no escape. It's 80% or more of every social media feed. They're … [Read more...]
When Optics and Demographics Trump Common Sense
January 17, 2019 by 1 Comment
Within recent years non-profit organizations have sprung up in an effort to correct what they view as a racial injustice within the nation's judicial systems. Citing only raw demographic statistics, outfits such as the Bronx Freedom Fund makes it their mission to bail out minorities who find … [Read more...]
Is this the most pivotal presidential election of your life?
August 24, 2015 by 4 Comments
A friend asked this question of me today. It brought to memory all the radio and television talk show hosts who proclaim each election cycle that "this election is the most important of your life time". I suppose they aren't wrong. Each new election brings new rippling consequences, all of which … [Read more...]
What does Ferguson tell us about resisting the government?
August 28, 2014 by 82 Comments
This is an older post about whether or not we, as a free people, should ever allow ourselves to completely submissive to the government. While I wholly disagree with the reasons the people used to justify the unrest that had played out in Ferguson, Missouri over the last couple weeks, it's plainly … [Read more...]
Pro-illegal immigration hypocrisy
July 21, 2014 by 11 Comments
Many on the political left, who support the influx of illegals across our southern border, often deride those who oppose an open door immigration policy as simply being racist nativists. They point out what, to them, looks to be an inconsistency: remember when the white European illegal immigrants … [Read more...]
Voter remorse: poll finds more voters think Romney would have been better
July 10, 2014 by 2 Comments
Quinnipiac University has published a poll finding that a majority of voters believe Mitt Romney would be doing a better job as president than President Barack Obama. America would be better off if Republican Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election, 45 percent of voters say, while 38 … [Read more...]
Oops! After voter ID law passed, minority turnout increased
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Many on the political left decry the attempted implementation of voter ID laws requiring voters to produce photo identification when they vote. These laws are an attempt to reduce the number of minority voters, since so many minorities either don't have, or would have difficulty obtaining a valid … [Read more...]
Patent revocation for Washington Redskins strictly a political witch hunt
July 2, 2014 by 1 Comment
The recent -- and I do mean recent -- offense taken by the team name of the Washington Redskins has resulted in the revocation of their patent trademark by the US Parent Office. This move came only after the political left began to become offended, in an election year, and had been lobbying the … [Read more...]
Proposed public drinking ban… is racist
July 1, 2014 by 4 Comments
A Columbia city Councilwoman is being criticized for proposing a drinking ban in a local park because the park is located in a predominantly black neighborhood. (Columbia Tribune) -- Citing a desire to improve public health and make Columbia parks more family friendly, First Ward Councilwoman Ginny … [Read more...]
Supreme Court strikes down Mass. law enacting buffer zones at abortion clinics
June 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
Earlier this week the Supreme Court unanimously -- yes, unanimously -- ruled that a Massachusetts law prohibiting discussions with, and handing out leaflets to people entering or exiting abortion clinics within 35 feet, even if public property encroaches closer than that, as unconstitutional. For … [Read more...]
Taxpayer funded sex-changes
June 3, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that denials of sex change operations will not be automatic. Now they'll be taken on a case by case basis. There's no way the social and medical acceptance of how to treat transgenderism is based on anything other than public pressure from … [Read more...]
Climate change alarmists slowly being exposed as the Harold Campings of science
June 2, 2014 by 1 Comment
To my recollection, none of the doomsday claims of climate activists have come to pass. Whether it comes from former vice president and multi-multi-multi millionaire (fortune made from climate activism) Al Gore, or top-in-their-field climate scientists who make predictions of dire circumstances due … [Read more...]
Failed Oklahoma execution means what exactly?
May 2, 2014 by 110 Comments
By now most have heard about the murderer who was supposed to be executed but instead died from a heart attack in the execution chamber. Some are calling for an end of the "barbaric" practice of capital punishment. But is this a good reason? Agreed, this particular incident should have … [Read more...]
Shocker: Governments meddled in UN’s IPCC report
April 29, 2014 by 3 Comments
Harvard professor Robert Stavins revealed that the world's main countries insisted on changes to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's annual report. These changes weren't exactly based on science, Stavins' claims, they were political. (Daily Mail) -- A top US academic has … [Read more...]
Georgia’s new gun allowances, what could go wrong? Nothing, actually
April 25, 2014 by 108 Comments
Georgia's governor just signed into law a bill which broadens the areas in which legal gun owners may carry their firearms, including some schools, bars, and churches. This leaves many on the political left snarkily asking, "what could possibly go wrong?" This attitude belies their misunderstanding … [Read more...]
Supreme Court upholds colorblind admission standards
April 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Yesterday the Justices of the Supreme Court upheld Michigan's constitutional amendment to prohibit universities to consider race as a qualifying factor in their admission process. The decision solidifies a principle that the political left champions yet never supports. They always seem to oppose … [Read more...]
Would Progressives still defend welfare if they had to pay recipients directly?
April 21, 2014 by 4 Comments
A recent report shows that 86 million private sector workers are helping sustain 148 million Americans who draw from the system through social programs. (CNS News) -- In 2012, according to the Census Bureau, approximately 103,087,000 people worked full-time, year-round in the United States. "A … [Read more...]
I hope you didn’t forget to file your taxes…and deduct your abortion
April 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Apparently the federal government deems pregnancy to be an illness or disease. According to the IRS, expenses incurred for a legal abortion are tax deductible. From Publication 502: What Are Medical Expenses? Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention … [Read more...]
Gun deaths in America by the numbers
April 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
Seemingly every time we pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news we are confronted with the tragedies of gun violence. People use incidents in the news to further whatever their agenda may be. The Political Left uses the news in an attempt to restrict the liberties of Americans to obtain, … [Read more...]
Funding schools doesn’t help students learn
April 8, 2014 by 10 Comments
What could possibly account for the disparity between the United States' spending more than any other country when it comes to education, and the lack of increased performance? If you listen to our politicians, it’s because we are not spending enough on our country's "most valuable resource". A … [Read more...]
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