1914 and Christmas: What Might Have Been
As Americans come to dread the increasingly bromidic nature of the festive season (where, that is, they are still allowed to celebrate Christmas...
“Invictus” Means Invincible, Like Hollywood Myths
“Remember this day, boys,” the white soccer coach tells his players on the field as he watches the new President of South Africa...
Read moreFathers Jailed in Germany for Opting Children out of Sex Ed
Could you imagine being jailed simply because you decided to opt your children out of sex education? Well, this is exactly what is...
Read moreNYC Mayor Bloomberg: “Too Many Guns”
According to the Associated Press, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg “railed against gun violence” on December 11, one day after a street...
Read moreOn the Front Lines of Global Warming Hysteria: Your Kids
When I was a wee lad in elementary school — this was back when global cooling was dogma — we kids had all...
Read moreDemocrats Seek $1.8 Trillion Debt Hike
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) stated on December 11 that the federal government must borrow at least $1.8 trillion more in...
Read moreCongress Edges D.C. Toward Unofficial Statehood
The House of Representatives passed a bill on December 10 that would allow the government of the District of Columbia to use public...
Read moreJobless Claims Rise, Trade Gap Narrows
New claims for unemployment benefits rose more than analysts expected last week, while an unexpected narrowing in the trade gap in October provided...
Read moreBritish Journalist Mourns Death of “Magna Carta” Under EU
“Our Magna Carta has been superceeded,” declared the London Daily Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard as the European Union came into force for Britain. In...
Read moreTSA Places Five Employees on Leave Over Breach
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has placed five employees on administrative leave pending the results of the agency’s investigation of how a confidential...
Read moreStimulus Funds Support Odd Projects
CBS News reported on December 9 that Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) have determined that at least 15 percent of...
Read moreAmtrak, Guns, and Sausage
When congressional negotiators agreed to a final version of a transportation bill, it included an amendment to allow Amtrak passengers to take their...
Read moreBuck Knives Bucks Trends
“The Buck knife saved my leg and maybe my life at least once when I carelessly caught a pant leg in the anchor...
Read moreRon Paul Calls for Competition in Money
Many years ago, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. famously stated, “Competition is a sin.” He preferred a monopoly, the very antithesis of economic freedom,...
Read moreGeorge Washington’s First Final Farewell
A generation after George Washington’s Christmastime farewell to his troops and to the Congress who commissioned him in 1775, Clement Clarke Moore penned...
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