Opinion
Do We Really Need Three Liberal New Yorkers on the Supreme Court?
The nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court by President Obama seems to ignore the democratic notion that members of the Supreme...
The Founders’ Vision Versus Ours
The celebration of our founders' 1776 revolt against King George III and the English Parliament is over. Let's reflect how the founders might...
Read moreForeclosures Hit Rich and Poor
The rich as well as the poor are losing their homes to foreclosures. That fact helps demonstrate the vast silliness of the federal...
Read moreDespicable Me and the Plot to Steal the Moon
For parents interested in a pleasant way to pass the afternoon with their children, consider newly released Despicable Me (that is, if Toy...
Read moreSarah Palin, Soccer Moms, & Mama Grizzlies
We have had “soccer moms,” “hockey moms,” “waitress moms,” and other designations for women voters candidates like to target. Now Sarah Palin, who...
Read moreLet’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.”...
Read moreWhen a People Tyrannizes Itself
All around the realm was heard a fateful cry: ?'Twill make us sleep the nightmare if ye tax the other guy. ?We...
Read moreWhat Goes Around Comes Around
There’s a maxim everyone’s heard, personally mouthed, and undoubtedly believes: “What goes around comes around.” Or, “the boomerang effect. Remarkably, however, although...
Read moreBook Reveals Neo-Con Influence in GOP
Tom Pauken, a lawyer and conservative political activist hailing from Texas, wrote Bringing Home America: How America Lost Her Way and How We...
Read more“Fuller Strategy” Needed to “Explain” Afghan War
Back in the 1950s there was a TV commercial designed to induce headaches in viewers in order to increase demand for the product...
Read moreThe Last Airbender: Visually Stunning Failure
The Last Airbender is M. Night Shyamalan's ninth directorial effort and is an imaginative and wonderfully visual film — as long as no...
Read moreThere Oughtn’t To Be A Law
Pick your peeve: illegal immigrants, toxic television with its pornographic programs, second-hand smoke, ballooning budgets. Even the smallest of small-government advocates sometimes assume...
Read moreOur One-World Sphere of Influence
I used to think you had to have a sense of humor to survive in politics. I am now becoming convinced that a...
Read moreUnder-reporting Unemployment
The June jobs report issued by the Labor Department noted that total employment was down by 125,000 jobs for the month and that...
Read moreUnskilled Workers and Public Education
The New York Times reports that many factories are ready to hire workers, but that applicants for jobs lack the skills in math...
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