Opinion

Neoconservatives vs. Conservatives: Who Are the Real “Extremists”?

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, the Republican Party establishment — I refer to both politicians as well as the punditry class constituting the...

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. July 12, 2011

Forgotten Stars: Musial, Greenberg, Louis

Thomas Sowell July 12, 2011

Three recent sports biographies — two about baseball stars Stan Musial and Hank Greenberg, and another about boxing great Joe Louis — are...

Reparations Via Crazy Horse Slots

Ralph R. Reiland July 12, 2011

Sea Isle, N.J. — James Fenimore Cooper's historical novel The Last of the Mohicans concludes with Tamenund (1628-98), the tribal leader of an...

Economists Are at a Loss; So Are Jobs

Bob Adelmann July 12, 2011

Once the awful job numbers announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics job numbers were digested, it was clear that the clairvoyant economists...

History Politicized

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. July 11, 2011

Those on the conventional right incessantly lament the ignorance of history from which younger generations of Americans suffer. While it is true that...

Entitlements: A Declaration of Dependence

Robert Confer July 11, 2011

Last week saw the observance of the quintessential American holiday — our Independence Day. From coast to coast Americans celebrated with their usual...

Zookeeper, Starring Kevin James

Raven Clabough July 10, 2011

What do you get when you combine elements of films Dr. Doolittle and Night at the Museum? Frank Coraci’s Zookeeper, starring Kevin James....

Woman Faces Jail Time for Planting Vegetables on Own Property

Selwyn Duke July 9, 2011

Vegetable gardens may be popping on abandoned land in Detroit, Michigan, but nearby Oak Park apparently likes broccoli as much as does George...

Politics Versus Reality: Part II

July 9, 2011

No one is more of a master of political talking points than President Barack Obama. Remember "shovel-ready projects"? These were construction projects where...

Politics Versus Reality

July 8, 2011

It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians leave reality to others. What matters in politics is...

Gross Media Ignorance: Time Trashes the Constitution

July 8, 2011

There's little that's intelligent or informed about Time magazine editor Richard Stengel's article "One Document, Under Siege" (June 23, 2011). It contains many...

Trashing the Constitution: The Living Document Con

Selwyn Duke July 8, 2011

Is constitutionalism akin to blind faith? Some statists certainly think so, as they have called the position “constitution-worship.” In light of this, what should...

Procedural Justice and a Nation of Laws

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. July 7, 2011

Casey Anthony, the young woman arrested and tried for having murdered her three-year-old daughter, has just been acquitted of the most serious charges...