Politics

Tea Party: A Brewing Movement

On a cold night in December 1773, some three years after passage of the Tea Act by the British Parliament, colonists were fed...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. April 1, 2010

The Tea Party & Choosing Choice Candidates

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. April 1, 2010

A recent poll conducted by Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio indicated that 41 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party...

Bad Reputation Plagues Reporters

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 31, 2010

If You Can’t Sell the Fake, Sell the Fizzle. ...

Leftist Hate Speech Ignored

Raven Clabough March 31, 2010

In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, left-wing pundit Alan Colmes claimed that liberals are scarcely guilty of spewing hate speech. Instead, the “hate...

Kay Bailey Hutchison to Remain in the Senate

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 31, 2010

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) has decided to finish out her term in the U.S. Senate despite repeatedly pledging to retire during her...

Should We Repeal the 17th Amendment?

Bruce Walker March 31, 2010

Representative Louie Golmert of Texas has recently proposed that United States senators be elected as they once were, by the legislatures of the...

Girl Scouts: Cookies, “Safe” Sex, & Lesbianism

William F. Jasper March 30, 2010

For most of us, the mention of Girl Scouts evokes images of innocent, fresh-faced girls selling cookies, singing around campfires, enjoying arts and...

Citigroup Bailout Retrospective

Bob Adelmann March 30, 2010

In the announcement that the U.S.Treasury was likely to make a profit selling its stock in Citigroup, much was made about the great...

President and Congress Too Good for their own Health Care law?

Raven Clabough March 30, 2010

As if the socialization of health care, and increased taxes to afford it, wasn’t enough to make Americans disgruntled, we learn that Obama...

Recess Appointments and the Constitution

Bob Adelmann March 29, 2010

“Side-stepping Senate confirmation,” declared the New York Times. “This is going to make problems worse,” exclaimed Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “What this is going...

President Obama Visits Afghanistan

March 29, 2010

Voice of America reported on March 29 that President Barack Obama had returned to Washington from a brief, unannounced trip to Afghanistan, during...

Crist and Rubio Duel in Florida’s Fiery Senate Race

Raven Clabough March 29, 2010

Florida’s U.S. Senate race indicates less competition between Democrats and Republicans and more rivalry between the two Republican contenders, Governor Charlie Crist and...