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...]
Media Matters flunks math
June 3, 2011 by 11 Comments
Media Matters for America is hoping its readership is not very good at math: Neil Cavuto kicked off his Fox News show with this misleading image suggesting that the stimulus is responsible for 1.8 million lost jobs: In fact, multiple non-partisan studies have said that the stimulus saved or … [Read more...]
Blinded By Hate
May 8, 2011 by 8 Comments
Paris Hatcher, the executive director of SPARK, Reproductive Justice Now, is being interviewed to get her reaction to "how pregnant women are treated" starting with a minority woman from Nashville who gave birth while incarcerated. The woman was reportedly placed in restraints while in transport to … [Read more...]
Sticks And Stones
April 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
A seven year-old girl is having plastic surgery in an attempt to stop the bullying she currently endures because of her ears. Over the past few years there is a spotlight on bullying with more and more reports of teen suicides and runaways which are attributed to bullying. What is causing the … [Read more...]
Save Your Receipt
February 21, 2011 by 4 Comments
One headline stood out as I browsed the news online: "The Obama Administration Values Human Life More Than the Bush Administration Did". This opinion piece from NYMag.com and written by Dan Amira compares the monetary values the different governmental agencies within the administration place on … [Read more...]
Go Directly To Jail!
February 3, 2011 by 6 Comments
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...]
Facebook Dialogue On Abortion
January 29, 2011 by 14 Comments
The following is a Facebook dialog between myself, a friend, and a few of "Angela's" friends. I have changed everyone's name but my own. It is rather lengthy but well worth the read to see how pro-abortion advocates elevate feelings and sexual liberties of the mother over and above the life of her … [Read more...]
The Poor Polar Bears
January 26, 2011 by 10 Comments
I generally will not comment on the issue of "Climate Change"--formerly known as "Global Warming", but was changed when it was shown the Earth is not warming. But upon seeing this commercial I had to link to a few resources which provide information which has been summarily ignored by those who are … [Read more...]
77% Fact or Fallacy
December 18, 2010 by 5 Comments
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...]
The Poor Children
October 11, 2010 by 3 Comments
In the 2006 international education rankings, the United States placement in the standings was nothing short of pitiful. In math, and science the U.S. ranked 27/33 and 22/33 respectively. What could possibly account for this disparity from one of the world's most powerful and influential nations? … [Read more...]
Pay Up!
September 7, 2010 by 7 Comments
Politicians, when campaigning, routinely promise to make the wealthy pay their "fair share" when it comes to taxes. This assumes at least two things, 1) that the wealthy do not already pay their "fair share", and 2) someone else is paying more than their justified burden. This concept is … [Read more...]
Finders Keepers
September 2, 2010 by 3 Comments
It is a widely believed notion that the Founding Fathers of America were mainly Atheists, Agnostics, and Deists. So widely believed that the idea is taught in most major universities. This "fact" about the Founders usually makes it's way to the discourse when the phrase "Christian Nation" makes … [Read more...]
Don’t even think about it!
August 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
Hate crime laws since their inception have always been a controversial topic hotly debated by all sides of the discussion. Recent issues such as the ruling on California's Constitutional Amendment Prop 8, overturning the voters of California who voted to define marriage as being between one man and … [Read more...]
Prop 8 Struck Down
August 4, 2010 by 11 Comments
The issue of same sex marriage is a hotly debated emotional topic. I believe that is one of the main points of contention, namely that it is an emotional topic. It can often be difficult to argue one way or another for a point of view when your emotions are so involved. This does not mean you … [Read more...]
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