Opinion

Obama and the “National Greatness” Neoconservatives

Long before he reached the White House, Barack Obama made clear he was not against all wars, just "dumb wars." He opposed the...

Jack Kenny February 3, 2012

Should We Try to Kill Castro?

Wallis W. Wood February 3, 2012

Newt Gingrich is the self-proclaimed candidate of "grandiose ideas." One of the most grandiose is his proposal that U.S. taxpayers spend untold trillions...

How to Cure Dyslexia: Part 2

Sam Blumenfeld February 2, 2012

Can a dyslexic actually cure himself of his reading disability? Yes. Anyone who wants to do so can learn how English's 26 letters...

Housing: Prices and Ownership Still Correcting

Bob Adelmann February 2, 2012

Just when CoreLogic, the California-based mortgage data provider, began to wax optimistic about the housing market, the Census Bureau and the S&P/Case-Shiller index doused their enthusiasm...

Obama the Polarizer: The Most Divisive President Ever?

Selwyn Duke February 1, 2012

President G.W. Bush might very well have been sincere when he proclaimed, “I’m a uniter, not a divider,” but it nevertheless was boilerplate...

Obama’s Racial Politics

Walter E. Williams February 1, 2012

There's been a heap of criticism placed upon President Barack Obama's domestic policies that have promoted government intrusion and prolonged our fiscal crisis...

“Deal Me a Hand and Let Me See What I Can Make of It”

Becky Akers February 1, 2012

Alas, we enter February and another “Black History Month.” Yep, I'm white, and no, I'm not a racist; rather, I object to propaganda...

CBO Report: U.S. Deficits “Unsupportable”

Bob Adelmann February 1, 2012

In the summary of its “Budget and Economic Outlook” published on Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) noted the supportability of deficit spending...

Watching Our Language: The Left-Right Language Barrier

Selwyn Duke January 31, 2012

Language barriers are obviously an impediment to communication. If one man speaks Chinese and another Swedish, it may be hard for them to...

Getting Nowhere, Very Fast — on High-speed Rail

Thomas Sowell January 31, 2012

California has a huge state debt and Washington has a huge national debt. But that does not discourage either Governor Jerry Brown or...

“Real Conservatives” and the Next Republican President

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. January 30, 2012

There are four Republican candidates left standing in the GOP’s presidential primary contest: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum. But...