December 5, 2010

American Freedom and Religious Morality

Liberals and conservatives both believe that as Americans, we should be moral people. The major difference is where their morality intersects with their politics. Most conservatives believe that our morality should come from religion, separate from g...

March 5, 2010

The Antitrust Trap for Health Care Insurance

There is a stealth legislative initiative flying below the media radar that will help enable the feds to drive private health care insurers out of business. On February 24, the House passed an amendment, HR 4626, to a 1945 piece of legislation called...

January 24, 2010

The Currency of Social Justice

What happens if the dollar becomes worthless? People on the left have given serious thought to a replacement for money itself.Many Americans believe that the Cloward-Piven strategy is not only what purposefully bankrupted New York, but also what the ...

December 23, 2009

A Republican's Airing of Grievances

In honor of the made-up holiday Festivus today, here is my airing of grievances. As a conservative and reluctant Republican, I find the tea party movement a much-needed pressure valve for the frustrations over our federal government's unconstitutiona...

November 6, 2009

A More Likely Scenario

The shooting on November 5th at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas may indicate similar attacks to come. The shooter carried out an attack on specifically outbound soldiers for deployment at the Soldier Readiness Center. Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan was rais...

October 25, 2009

The Politics of Risk

World politics is a lot like playing the board game Risk with your siblings. Some will play nice, some will plot and scheme, one will manipulate the others and slowly win... and a sore loser will stomp off, kicking the board over on her way out. Havi...

September 15, 2009

Why Eggheads Shouldn't be Running Things

Philosophers and career-thinkers from academia have a place. I can appreciate their zeal and gift for boundless thought. I can even realize that some of their ideas may shape our future for the better. I draw the line however, at giving them stewards...

August 30, 2009

From Russia with No Love

A misguided ideology has taken root in America and has brought this nation to the brink of collapse. A battle of two ideals has ensued, both of which have a significant impact on our national security and ultimate fate of the nation. Can America retu...

August 17, 2009

I Don't Accept the Premise

I haven't read the health care bill, HR 3200. It's not because I don't care what's in it; rather, I oppose the bill because I don't accept the premise that it's needed or even constitutional. This debate is not about health care; it's about control. ...