Fighting The ObviousFor years I've wondered why conservatives like myself seem to be at such a disadvantage at selling our ideas of limited-government, self-reliance and founding principles to the public at large.
We always seem to be playing catch-up, desperately trying to sell our ideas as the most in tune with natural law, constitutional law, basic economics or just plain common sense. But at every turn, pop culture and the mainstream media portray us as a bunch of backwater, selfish, mean-spirited capitalists.
Now, I'm 44 ye...
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The Hubris of ManYou can pass law after law in attempting to correct the ills, but it will never solve the problem.
Latino is the New BlackThe results are in, and to no ones surprise, Latino’s overwhelmingly voted to put Barack Obama back into office for another four years.
The Biggest Scam Ever PlayedLooking back at President Obama’s first term, can we, as a nation, honestly assess exactly what he’s accomplished, and more importantly, what he hasn’...
Recycling - What A Wastere·cy·cling [ree-sahy-kling]
Exerting extra time and effort to assuage personal guilt about a phony, trumped up environmental crisis.
A way to show how ‘in-touch’ you are with the environment, even though it doesn’t make much of a difference.
Spending millions in tax dollars to fund yet another wasteful government...
continue reading What Really Pisses me OffStanding in line at the grocery store, ready to pay for the items I’m needing, and seeing everyone around me with their food stamp cards out, ready to go, wearing nicer clothes than me and buying better food than mine . . .
Oh, and following them outside and watching them get into a nicer car than mine . . .
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continue reading The Numbers of a Sure LoserAs most of us have noticed over the last couple of weeks, the economic numbers coming out of Washington have appeared overly, and oddly, positive. However, unlike the consensus view as to why (getting President Obama re-elected), I believe these are the numbers of a sure loser. Let me explain.
Over the last sever...
continue reading The case of Mapp v. OhioIn this outstanding case, the parties were the following: first as plaintiff, then as respondent was Ohio State, and on the other side first as defendant then as appellant was Dolree "Dolly" Mapp.
Dolly Mapp was convicted in a low state court of possession of obscene material. She complained to the appeals court, w...
continue reading An Ugly Theory of RealityLet us imagine something for a moment…
"We are gathering here to participate in this noble gesture and help everyone who needs it. Our politicians have given up half their salaries for the benefit of endangered and all benefits in favor of the safe house. This gesture invited the other millionaires and the rich to p...
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