The Real Thanksgiving Story
Did you know that our Pilgrim forefathers tried communism when they first landed at Plymouth Rock? ...
About: Wallis W. Wood
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Watch Out for Those Lame Ducks!
More than 100 members of Congress who will be looking for work in January came back to their desks on Capitol Hill last week. What can we expect from...
This Was No Mere Election, It Was a Restraining Order
In Tuesday's elections, the Republicans gained more than 60 seats, and now have a comfortable majority, in the U.S. House of Representatives, the world's most important legislative body. This...
Wait Until We Throw These Rascals Out
I read a very depressing statistic recently. In a nationwide poll, some 63 percent of adult Americans said they do not think they will be able to maintain their...
A Trillion Reasons to Buy Gold Now
I can already hear some of you saying, “Now Chip really has lost his mind. Doesn’t he know gold is the most expensive it’s ever been? It’s been hitting new highs...
Honoring Our Country’s Flag
Do you live in a community of flag flyers? I’m happy to say that I do. Several of my neighbors fly the Stars and Stripes proudly every day of...
It’s the Spending, Stupid
Now there’s a message I hope you’ll see and hear a lot between now and election day — on bumper stickers on the backs of cars, in email messages and letters...
The Conspiracy That Is the Federal Reserve
How much money do you have in your wallet? I’m not trying to be nosey. I want to make a very important point about what is wealth — and why...
Let’s Throw This Rascal Out
If there were any liberal Democrats in the crowd that filled Bally’s Convention Center in Las Vegas two weeks ago, they kept a very low profile. Because from the...
Let’s Be Honest About Sen. Robert Byrd
There’s been a lot written over the past 12 days about the death of Robert Byrd, the so-called “last lion of the Senate.” But the West Virginia senator was...
Benjamin Franklin Had It Right
At first I couldn’t believe my eyes. In fact, I had to look away and blink a couple of times before reading the email again. But it still said...
Anchor Babies and the Illegal 14th
There are many policies of our federal government that I think are absolutely absurd. But on a long list of craziness, this may be the craziest: It is the...
Arizona Bircher Puts the “T” in Controversy
When Jim Clark bought a pair of tickets to a recent Phoenix Suns playoff basketball game, he expected to see a pretty exciting contest. After all, the Suns were...
Arizona Si, Obama No!
Bloodshed! Violence! Riots! Threats! That’s been the reaction from the race-baiters at La Raza, and a number of other self-proclaimed do-gooders, who claim to be outraged that the good...
The Worst President Ever
A delightful experience over the weekend led to a discussion that prompted the headline for this column. Let me tell you about it. ...
That Cornhusker Kickback Will Cost You Plenty
Remember when Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson cut a deal with the Obama Administration to deliver the 60th vote in favor of Obamacare? To the ever-lasting shame of both sides,...
Davy Crockett and the U.S. Constitution
When you hear the name “Davy Crockett,” what do you think of? ...
Hey, Washington — Reconcile This!
Thank goodness for a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, last week. I had day-long duties as the master of ceremonies — which meant I was not able to watch Barack...
Ron Paul on “End the Fed”
I’ll admit I’m prejudiced. I think Ron Paul, the maverick Republican/Libertarian congressman from Texas, is the best friend we taxpayers have had in Washington for, oh, the past hundred...