Bob Weir

Bob Weir

  • The race-baiting mob didn’t win this time

    December 11, 2024

    The race-baiting mob didn’t win this time

    Daniel Penny was found not guilty in the so-called “chokehold trial” in NYC.  In my opinion, he never should have been arrested and tried in the first place. If you’ve ever ridden the subway in NYC, you know what it fee...

  • When corruption becomes standard operating procedure

    September 26, 2024

    When corruption becomes standard operating procedure

    The open borders policy of the Biden/Harris administration has allowed scores of criminal gangs from foreign countries to invade the U.S. and begin organizing their nefarious activities.  Recently, Texas governor Greg Abbott announced that ...

  • We need more courageous journalists

    August 23, 2024

    We need more courageous journalists

    I’ve been following politics since the era of JFK, LBJ, and Dick Nixon.  It was an era of social unrest and political turmoil that fractured our country with anti–Vietnam War protests, civil rights demonstrations, and violent attacks on police office...

  • How far will the left go to eliminate Trump?

    July 25, 2024

    How far will the left go to eliminate Trump?

    During the next few months, as Donald Trump’s poll numbers grow, many Americans, me included, will be on edge as we pray that he lives long enough to win the election in November. Everything that Trump said about the corruption in the Deep S...

  • Does racism still exist?

    May 29, 2024

    Does racism still exist?

    We’re always hearing that we’ve come a long way in ending racism, but there’s still a long way to go.  Really? Will someone please tell me where racism exists today?  Obviously, our country has a long history ...

  • Biden has learned a lot from Putin

    May 14, 2024

    Biden has learned a lot from Putin

    From the day the Biden administration was sworn into power, I’ve had a feeling that we were about to sustain some serious crises.  When Biden stopped the building of the southern border wall and canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline, I wa...

  • Why would anyone vote for Biden?

    March 10, 2024

    Why would anyone vote for Biden?

    The fact that Joe Biden is running for a second term is indicative of the hubris he exhibits in the muddled world of left-wing political orthodoxy. Let’s look at some of the damage he has done since he took the oath of office on January 20, ...

  • In 2024, Donald Trump is our last hope

    February 7, 2024

    In 2024, Donald Trump is our last hope

    We the people of these United States have been thrust into a nightmare scenario as we go through, arguably, the strangest era in our history.  When President Trump was in office, he opened the oil spigot and soon made the U.S. energy independent...

  • January 20, 2024

    Derek Chauvin’s imprisonment is a gross miscarriage of justice

    One of the problems we face in our country is the common practice of many people giving opinions on things they know nothing about.  Police work is at the top of the list of things people comment about without a scintilla of experience in l...

  • January 12, 2024

    The other side of the broken windows theory

    When Rudy Giuliani became Mayor of NYC three decades ago, he and his police commissioner, William Bratton, applied the criminological theory known as “broken windows.”  It states that the signs of disorder in a neighborhood, lik...

  • December 16, 2023

    How do we know what truth is?

    We all get our news from media sources, be it television, print, or internet platforms.  What we see, read, or hear is our way of being informed on the issues we care about, and some we have no interest in.  We’re not able t...

  • December 10, 2023

    There are few people more pathetic than a bigot

    As we witness what appears to be another attempt to exterminate Jews, one has to ask: “What makes Jews so hated?”  The answer, probably, is that many people, especially those with a poor self-image, are inclined to find a scapeg...

  • September 16, 2023

    Are we collateral damage in a political gang war?

    Did you ever feel that the two major political parties are involved in a personal vendetta, similar to turf wars between organized crime syndicates?  Republicans and Democrats seem to be fighting their own private wars, mostly to gain polit...

  • July 5, 2023

    Fighting for survival in the belly of the beast

    Did you ever feel that the two major political parties are involved in a personal vendetta, similar to turf wars between organized crime syndicates?  Republicans and Democrats seem to be fighting their own private wars, mostly to gain polit...

  • May 12, 2023

    Ready for leftists to wreck your neighborhood?

    As we sit comfortably in our homes, having dinner with our families, crime rates are going up all around us.  That is to say that criminals are no longer relegated to the inner cities; they've evolved to suburbs and rural areas as they ...

  • April 13, 2023

    Wake up, America — we're losing our country!

    I never thought I'd have to face the prospect of witnessing the decline and fall of the United States, the greatest country in the history of the world.  I've always felt grateful to have been born in this marvelous nation. ...

  • January 29, 2023

    Equity means the dumbing down of America

    The term "equity" has been bandied about by the left as the new version of equality. A basic definition of equality is a system that provides the same opportunities to everyone, irrespective of race, sex, religion, etc.  Simply...

  • December 31, 2022

    Our government 'protectors' are releasing savages onto our streets!

    Every time I see a news story about another grisly crime, committed by someone with a long rap sheet, it makes me realize how vulnerable we are to the criminals in our orbit. Once upon a time, there was something called a "three-time loser,...

  • October 18, 2022

    Coherent thinking can get you fired

    Have you ever wondered about the phrase "common sense"?  Simply put, it's a rational way of thinking that comes naturally to all humans.  It's an innately provided type of knowledge that is unspoken and unwritten...

  • October 7, 2022

    As long as police can't do their jobs, people die in the cities

    The most important function of government, at all levels, is to provide safety for its citizens.  Everything else takes a back seat to one's physical security.  If you're not safe in the street, in the local supermarket, o...

  • August 17, 2022

    How can people be so insane when it comes to Donald Trump?

    Like many of you, I've seen Democrats posting on social media about the "great job" being done by the Biden administration.  When I put forth responses such as, "Please cite the accomplishments to which you refer," I...

  • July 21, 2022

    Do logic and sound reasoning make you transphobic?

    During a Senate hearing on the legal consequences of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a University of California, Berkeley law professor was being questioned by Senator Josh Hawley.  The senator asked a simple quest...

  • July 2, 2022

    Thank the Supremes for arming the good guys

    When I listen to the cacophony of irate liberals remonstrating against the Supreme Court's decision on gun control, I'm reminded once again that they are not on the side of law-abiding people. Basically, what the Supremes did in this rulin...

  • May 18, 2022

    The bullying of America

    When are conservatives going to fight back against the violence of the left?  It's glaringly obvious that the radicals in the Democrat party are using tactics that put many people in fear of physical assault or damage to their property....

  • March 11, 2022

    Recidivist criminals and pregnant men

    When I was growing up during the late fifties and early sixties, there were lots of news stories about politics, war, crime, even an occasional article about a new dance craze.  Juvenile delinquency was in its embryonic stage, with crime st...

  • January 1, 2022

    Texas AG says 'transgender' genital mutilation is a form of child abuse

    In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton is prepared to fight the practice of using opposite-sex hormones and surgeries on children with "gender dysphoria."  He recently said, "We actually have started an investigation into look...

  • November 30, 2021

    Do store owners prefer to be looted by whites?

    According to some creative minds in media and academia, there's a new politically correct term for looting.  Those who believe in the magical power of linguistic reform have decided that looting is a racist term.  Therefore, i...

  • November 17, 2021

    Will leftist thugs neuter the incoming mayor of New York?

    When NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams ran for the job, his platform promised to significantly reduce crime and bring the Big Apple back to its better days — that is, the days before a left-wing nut named de Blasio got elected, presumably, if actions ...

  • October 23, 2021

    The gaslighting of America

    I remember a comedy skit several years ago in which a woman comes home unexpectedly and finds her husband in bed with another woman.  Shocked, she demands to know who the woman is and why her husband is doing this.  The couple get...

  • September 25, 2021

    History reveals the ridiculousness of 'climate change' hysteria

    For several decades, we've been harangued by left-wing harbingers of doom, screeching at 140 decibels that global warming — i.e., the gradual heating of Earth's surface, oceans, and atmosphere — is caused by human activity, p...

  • August 5, 2021

    What the heck is going on in this country?

    As the Biden administration continues to peel away the accomplishments of his predecessor, what I hear most from family, friends, and social media posters is a fear that Democrats have become power-mad with their recent ascendancy to a majority posit...

  • July 24, 2021

    Are whites hopelessly racist?

    How many whites have been conditioned to fear blacks because of the many videos they see on news programs showing blacks in violent situations?  People become conditioned to believe the things they are constantly subjected to.  Wh...

  • July 13, 2021

    God works in mysterious ways

    We hear a lot about road rage these days as the complexities of life cause stress and anger that often result in deadly consequences.  Recently, during a Bible study session at my home, a friend, whom I'll refer to as Gregg, told us abo...

  • July 3, 2021

    One nation, under God!

    As we celebrate the 245th anniversary of this great republic, it's important to remember the reason July 4 is called Independence Day. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from Great Britain's monarch, K...

  • June 16, 2021

    In 2021, does anyone seriously believe blacks are oppressed?

    President Obama's attorney general, Eric Holder, while in office, said the United States is "a nation of cowards" when it comes to race relations.  He went on to say that, although there have been improvements in race relation...

  • June 3, 2021

    Has racial and ethnic humor become forbidden?

    Remember when we used to be able to make ethnic and racial jokes?  There was a time when humor was a major source of social engagement between people, who enjoyed laughing at themselves and the stereotypes attributed to them.  In ...

  • May 25, 2021

    The deadly threat to America that no one's talking about

    If you were to ask anyone at random, what is the most dangerous threat to our country, he'd likely say China, Russia, or Iran, because those countries are, or soon will be, a military threat to our nation.  Some might say a polluted env...

  • May 13, 2021

    A policeman's lot is not a happy one

    When I look at the news today and see the way police are being vilified by left wing America-haters like Antifa and Black Thugs Matter, I think back to the New York Police Academy, where I trained for four months in the mid-sixties to get prepared fo...

  • May 4, 2021

    Are Republicans afraid of the Squad?

    A serious problem in our country is the lack of commitment to the Constitution and the rejection of the moral values that made us the envy of the world.  We are the inheritors of a nation born out of a hard fought revolution, which freed us...

  • April 28, 2021

    Blacks are smarter than Democrats believe

    Does anyone think blacks are weak, incapable folks in need of constant help from whites in order to survive?  That's not the image I have of blacks. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, blacks have proven themselves to be strong and re...

  • April 14, 2021

    How not to get killed when stopped by a cop

    I'd like to take a rational look at the confrontations among cops, motorists, and pedestrians. When we see incidents of cops shooting blacks (which are the only shootings the media cover), one thing becomes clear: resisting arrest often ends u...

  • April 7, 2021

    If you're white, you just can't help being a racist

    The purpose of this column is to illustrate that every white person is a racist, even if he doesn't know it.  At least that's the theory being foisted on the American public by some of the most radical "thinkers" in the co...

  • March 26, 2021

    Confessions of a privileged white man

    Every time I hear the term "white privilege," I wonder how I missed out on all the extra opportunities that term implies.  Growing up in a rat- and roach-infested tenement on the lower east side of Manhattan in the 1950s didn'...

  • February 27, 2021

    How do you know anything about climate change?

    Do you ever get the feeling that our elected officials have nothing but disdain for their constituents?  Do you feel that Republicans and Democrats are in a war with each other for dominance, while the American people are just onlookers in ...

  • February 3, 2021

    Trump uncovered a spirit of racketeering running the country

    When I look at the last four years and how our country seemed to get more divided than any time since the Civil War, it's easy to conclude that President Trump is the reason it occurred.  From the moment he declared war on the corruptio...

  • December 8, 2020

    America need representatives with courage

    Have we lost the courage to fight? No one can seriously doubt that there's a left-wing socialist movement in our country that seeks total domination of the American people.  There was a time when such statements would have been chall...

  • September 17, 2020

    Cops are only people

    When I look at the highly publicized violent police incidents, it's obvious why some of them result in death.  Whether it's the George Floyd "I can't breathe" situation in Minneapolis; the Michael Brown shooting death ...

  • September 13, 2020

    The Twilight Zone world of 'gender identification'

    If you've grown to adulthood with the idea that there are only two sexes, you may have to be re-educated to disabuse yourself of the notion that men are males and women are females.  In an era that some refer to as a cultural revolution...

  • August 31, 2020

    How a 'Discussion on Race' Looks in 2020

    The term "racist" has been tossed around so often and so frivolously that it has lost its effect as a true statement about bigotry.  If you're white and you haven't been called a racist, you're either afraid to disagre...

  • July 28, 2020

    How Biden plans to destroy the suburbs

    As we move closer to the November election, the myth of black victimization continues to be fostered by Democrats and their feeble nominee for president.  There was a time in politics when candidates would make insinuations about their opponents...

  • July 8, 2020

    De Blasio's cop crackdown will make bodies pile up

    When I heard that NYC mayor Bill de Blasio had disbanded the anti-crime branch of the NYPD, I instinctively knew that the city was in for a new wave of violent crime. In 1972, when the unit was first started, my buddy Ronnie Meehan and I were amon...

  • June 24, 2020

    Remarkable documentary shows trials of black conservatives in a liberal world

    We often hear blacks complain about the struggles they deal with as a minority group in the USA.  We hear that blacks are being oppressed by a system that holds them back because of their race.  Some of their so-called "leade...

  • June 11, 2020

    Rioters have given Trump a landslide re-election victory

    The recent turmoil that has gripped our nation in the form of riots, looting, arson, and other criminal acts is another reason why President Trump will be re-elected in a landslide.  When you look across our country and see masked marauders...

  • May 26, 2020

    Is Biden a racist if he doesn't choose Stacey Abrams?

    We hear a lot of talk about whom Joe Biden might choose to be his vice presidential running mate.  One prominent name being bandied about is Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat who lost the 2018 gubernatorial race to Republican Brian Kemp....

  • March 12, 2020

    Liberals Have Perfected the Loser's Limp

    When we think about the various political philosophies that govern us in some sort of rotational order, it's important to understand what these philosophies represent.  If you consider yourself a conservative, you probably believe more ...

  • March 3, 2020

    A cop explains why stop-and-frisk works

    Officer Martin McFadden was on a foot post in a commercial area of Cleveland, Ohio when he noticed two men standing on a street corner.  From his concealed position, McFadden watched as one of the men walked to a retail store, stopped to lo...

  • February 26, 2020

    2020 will be a test of America's integrity

    Bernie Sanders is the frontrunner for the Democrat nomination for president.  Although there's still a long way to go before the party picks a nominee at the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the week of July 13, it appears to be a rac...

  • January 24, 2020

    How Hollywood-style propaganda can wreck a country

    People often ask, Why are Democrats and media so vicious toward President Trump if he's doing so much to improve our country?  After all, they reason, they're Americans, too, so what do they have to gain by trying to stop him? ...

  • September 12, 2019

    Texas businesswoman visits freedom fighters in Hong Kong

    If you've been following the turmoil in Hong Kong, you know that the residents of the port city on China's southern coastline have been protesting an encroachment of its sovereignty by the mainland.  It started recently when an extr...

  • September 3, 2019

    Even the powerful are not above the law

    I've known a lot of politicians in my life, from New York City to Long Island to Denton County, Texas.  During my 20 years as a cop in the Big Apple, I had to deal with the politics within and without the department.  It might...

  • August 20, 2019

    The Eric Garner case: Another cop fired for doing his job

    Inasmuch as we live in an era that supports the bad guys over the good guys, it was inevitable that New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo would end up being fired for doing his job during an arrest situation in which a black man died. It all b...

  • July 2, 2019

    The primal scream of climate change fanatics

    In 1968, Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich wrote The Population Bomb, which became a bestseller.  The premise of the book was that worldwide famine was going to destroy humanity.  According to the professor, this frighten...

  • February 21, 2019

    It's not about Hispanics; it's about the law!

    As our country tries to secure its southern border, where most of the illegal drugs and human-trafficking enters, those who support a border wall are called racists or anti-immigrant. Incidentally, Hispanics are originally of European descent, the...

  • January 24, 2019

    When did patriotism become racism?

    It's become axiomatic in our country that anyone who disagrees with a minority group member, or a left-wing radical, will be branded a racist.  You believe we need a wall on our southern border to stem the flow of dangerous drugs and hu...

  • January 5, 2019

    Trump's prison reform law: Good, but not enough

    It's common knowledge that crime imposes substantial fiscal and social costs on our country.  In 2016, about 1.5% of our nation's GDP was spent funding the state and federal criminal justice systems.  Moreover, victims and...

  • December 21, 2018

    When is a girl a boy?

    Every time I think I've heard the most outrageous example of cultural decline I can imagine, another one emerges to fracture any connection to commonsense reasoning.  The latest illustration of how distorted our educational institutions...

  • October 24, 2018

    Would you use the military on the border?

    If an enemy were plotting to destroy the most powerful country in the world, what strategy would he use?  Knowing he can't beat the country economically or militarily; what other options are open to him? Here's an idea! ...

  • July 18, 2018

    Making sexual dysfunction appear normal

    We're living through a strange era, one in which logic and reason has been turned on its head, forcing us to view the world through the lens of the seriously deranged.  These insidious distortions of reality come in many forms, but, in ...

  • June 28, 2018

    What's the meaning of truth?

    The great American philosopher William James said truth is the agreement with reality, while falsity is its disagreement.  As simple as that sounds, it often seems as if there's no such thing as the truth these days. For example, if ...

  • April 4, 2018

    Defeating America with a false racist narrative

    We're living in some bizarre times.  White people must be constantly on guard in their use of language whenever a minority is within earshot – not because whites are racist, even though some are, but because any utterance passing ...

  • January 30, 2018

    Democrats holding DACA 'dreamers' hostage

    Democrats are holding hostage 2 million illegal immigrants they pretend to champion. Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem for our country. The most recent challenge comes from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) issue. Fi...

  • December 12, 2017

    Let Alabama voters judge Roy Moore

    My research into Roy Moore's life tells me he's a committed constitutional conservative who has stood up for liberty and religious freedom his entire career.  He graduated from West Point Military Academy and served in the U.S. Army as a...

  • October 5, 2017

    Media strategy, 2017: 'When did you stop beating your wife?'

    In the ongoing war between the Trump administration and the left-wing media, the American people are witnessing an unprecedented power struggle between someone they voted for because they want to make America great again and a cartel committed to kee...

  • September 6, 2017

    Only little people obey the laws

    Let's look at this decision by President Trump to rescind the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. To begin with, the program was as illegal as the aliens covered under it.  In June 2012, President Obama decided to usurp ...

  • September 2, 2017

    Antifa: The 21st Century's KKK

    Several decades ago, black people were regularly terrorized by an organized group of violent racists who used terrorist tactics, including fear, intimidation, physical assault, and even murder against groups or individuals they opposed.  These v...

  • August 11, 2017

    Why the Swamp Hates Trump

    Imagine that you were elected to a federal office several years ago and had a safe seat with all the perks attached, including salary, expense account, and influence with corporate CEOs and other titans of industry.  Suppose further that you kne...

  • March 26, 2017

    Has the Term 'Racism' Become Obsolete?

    It seems that you can't get through a day on social media, or watching news programs, without hearing the words racist, bigot, sexist, homophobe, or some other offensive term, the use of which has become so routine as to render its usage meaningl...

  • January 14, 2017

    Trump was right about little Marco

    As I watched some of the Senate confirmation hearings, my decision to vote for Donald Trump was once again validated.  The president-elect has chosen the absolute cream of the crop in every category!  As one of the most successful and brill...

  • December 1, 2016

    Rafael Cruz Remembers Life in Cuba

    To shed some light on the death of Fidel Castro, I did an interview with Senator Ted Cruz's father Rafael, who lived under the oppressive regime of the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Have you ever had experiences in which you felt as though...

  • September 25, 2016

    Sowing the seeds of anarchy

    The anarchy we saw in Charlotte, N.C. was not about an action taken by police; it was about an organized gang of thugs raging against a system that was put in place to stop them from doing what thugs do, which is rip off the decent, hardworking resid...

  • September 14, 2016

    Pulling the Plug on America

    Once upon a time, if politicians were caught in a corruption probe, they would quickly resign their offices and attempt to hide from the embarrassing publicity, while praying that they would not go to jail.  In addition, when public officials we...

  • August 18, 2016

    Media sells Hillary like tobacco companies selling cancer

    Recently, our representative in Congress was the guest speaker at the Flower Mound Area Republican Club in North Texas.  Congressman Michael Burgess (R-Texas, 26th District) took an impassioned stand in support of Donald Trump.  Making it c...

  • July 4, 2016

    America: A Lifeboat with Limited Capacity

    As another Independence Day is celebrated, I can't help wondering how we arrived at a time in our history when the international beacon of freedom has been relegated to a position of scorn and hatred in many parts of the world. The Founding Fa...

  • September 8, 2015

    War Room: A rebirth of values

    When I heard about the movie War Room, I figured it was just another attempt to proselytize.  It wasn't an event on the top of my list.  However, my wife, who has enough faith for both of us, urged me to see it with her. We called a ...

  • September 3, 2015

    Police Work, in Black and White

    Recently, I was reflecting on some experiences I had as a cop in the high-crime area of Brooklyn known as Bedford-Stuyvesant.  Much like these days, every white cop was a target – if not from a bullet in the back, then, from charges of rac...

  • July 16, 2015

    How to Get the Government Not to Care about Your Death

    As the feds and the San Francisco authorities point fingers at each other in an attempt to fix blame for the murder of Kathryn Steinle by an illegal immigrant, thousands of other dangerous illegals are roaming the countryside, killing, raping, robbin...

  • July 1, 2015

    Are you sure you're not a homophobe?

    If you’re like most white people in modern culture, you probably feel that you’ve been put into a position of ultra-sensitivity when speaking about issues of race, gender, or the lifestyles of other protected classes.  You could be t...

  • December 29, 2014

    Race-Mongering a Half-Century Later

    After reading about the gruesome murders of two New York City police officers, I was reminded of my early years as a cop. On a cold, blustery night in February 1964, at the tender young age of 21, I walked my first “beat” as a rookie i...

  • August 15, 2014

    Fighting Cops Is a Losing Proposition

    When I see the videos and read about the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, it brings me back to my 20 years as a cop in New York City. As a white cop, working in high-crime areas of the city that were predominantly black, I can relate ...

  • April 2, 2014

    Rick Santorum: Seeking to curb the cultural decline

    Unless you’ve been residing on another planet for the last several years, you know the name Rick Santorum. The two-term former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and 2012 candidate for the Republican nomination for president became a prominent figu...

  • August 2, 2013

    Fear of Flying

    I don't know how many people still enjoy flying, but I'm one of those who dread every moment of the experience.  But I'm not referring to the traditional trepidation some people have about soaring through the air at 30,000 feet; I'm talking abou...

  • July 1, 2013

    A Race-Hustler Form of Justice

    Watching the George Zimmerman trial, I'm reminded of how inexperienced the general public is when it comes to violent, and especially life-threatening, situations.  In the Zimmerman case, it appears obvious that he was following Trayvon Martin b...

  • January 27, 2013

    Washington DC, where cash is king

    In a recent Sean Hannity program entitled, Boomtown, his 2 guests used the entire hour to show how corrupt Washington DC politics has become. "While one out of every 6 Americans wonder where their next meal is coming from, Washington DC has the highe...

  • January 12, 2013

    Time for Some Moral Guidelines for the Press

    All good people with common sense want to do something to prevent future tragedies like that which occurred in Newtown, Connecticut.  What one newspaper in Westchester County, New York did was not good, nor was it sensible. What the Journal Ne...

  • November 22, 2012

    Give Thanks for Our Religious Heritage

    As we prepare for the annual Thanksgiving feast with family and friends, let's keep in mind how fortunate we are to live in such a bountiful country.  Even those considered poor will have access to turkey dinners, compliments of the social servi...

  • September 26, 2012

    An Evening with Rafael Cruz

    If you've ever wondered whether leadership can be passed on to children from the genetic makeup of their parents, you should meet Rafael Cruz, the father of Ted Cruz, who has recently won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senator from Texas.  My wife ...

  • November 26, 2011

    The Best Leaders That Money Can Buy

    Are you as tired as I am of hearing about how much money is being raised by these presidential candidates?  It's become synonymous with a Jerry Lewis Telethon, with the numbers continuously changing on the tote boards. "All right, ladies and g...

  • November 16, 2011

    Fixing the Debate Process in America

    Newt Gingrich is finally moving up in the polls for the GOP nomination. It's interesting to note that, during a National Press Club appearance, the former House speaker spoke critically about the process that ultimately chooses a candidate:   W...

  • November 3, 2011

    Define Sexual Harassment

    Herman Cain is no longer talking about the economy, the national debt, or his 9-9-9 tax plan.  Instead, he's been put on the defensive over a couple of accusations that he behaved inappropriately with women while he was CEO of the National Resta...

  • October 1, 2011

    Will Hillary Clinton Challenge Obama Next Year?

    Ever since Bill and Hillary Clinton stepped onto the national stage, I have been struck by their lust for power.  When Bill became embroiled in his first sex scandal during the race for the White House in 1992, one would have thought his preside...

  • September 24, 2011

    They Don't Call It Capitalism for Nothing

    What's the first thing a prospective candidate must consider before running for elective office?  If you answered "money," you've learned how the system works.  Known as the "mother's milk of politics," money can be the catapult that lifts ...

  • September 9, 2011

    How Much White Guilt Can We Afford?

    We often hear that the presidential campaign of 2012 will be the most important in a generation (or more).  The same has been said of many other campaigns, and such references can be embraced by both sides of the political spectrum.  When B...

  • September 3, 2011

    Red Light Cameras, Highway Robbery

    You're driving on your way home from work and mulling over some of the day's events in your mind as you approach the green light at an intersection.  About 50 feet away, the light turns to yellow, and you know you have plenty of time to get by i...

  • August 27, 2011

    Can Rick Perry Survive the Smear Merchants?

    The only force of nature that is faster than the speed of light is the speed at which calumny will collide with a contender for national office.  Therefore, it was to be expected that after Texas Governor Rick Perry threw his wide-brimmed Stetso...

  • July 23, 2011

    In the Company of Wolves

    Ten years ago, a hate-filled white supremacist creature burst into a convenience store in Dallas, saw a dark-skinned man behind the counter, and shot him in the face with a shotgun.  Then he sought out 2 more stores being operated by people with...

  • June 30, 2011

    Are Mormons Second-class Citizens?

    During the presidential campaign of 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy had several issues to confront, not the least of which was his religion.  Although there were numerous elected officials across the country who were members of the Catholic faith,...

  • June 25, 2011

    Are We Ready for a Woman President?

    When Barack Obama was elected the first black (actually black and white) President it was considered a milestone for a nation that has a long history of virulent racism.  Whether you agreed with his politics or not, you could surely feel a sense...

  • May 28, 2011

    Doctor in the House

    The above title refers to a recent book written by Congressman Michael Burgess, 26th District in Texas.  Dr. Burgess, who for 25 years was a practicing physician (OB/GYN) in North Texas, ran for Congress in 2002 against a famous name in Republic...

  • April 2, 2011

    Euphemistically Speaking

    When I was growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, there was an area, about half a mile downtown from me, known as "The Bowery." One of the most elegant areas of the city during the 1800s, by 1900, the Bowery devolved into low-rent ...

  • January 3, 2011

    The Return of Price-Fixing

    Imagine that you're a clothing retailer who has spent many years building a prosperous business -- playing by the rules, paying your taxes, and offering a service that customers are happy with.  Imagine further that your most popular wholesaler ...

  • December 25, 2010

    My Conversation with God

    I was sitting alone in my room the other day, and I had a talk with God. Me: "God, why is there so much strife in the world?" God: "My son, I programmed my children to be complex beings beset by challenges and struggles which would str...

  • November 25, 2010

    Be Thankful for Our Heroes

    Three years ago and half a world away, on a cold, treacherous mountainside in Afghanistan, a young man, wearing the uniform of the U.S. Army, challenged a hailstorm of bullets in order to save his fellow soldiers. On November 16, President Obama, dur...

  • November 16, 2010

    Violence at our local supermarket

    The plight of the Mexican people became stunningly clear to me recently when a friend of mine was visiting my Flower Mound, Texas home with his wife. My friend (who prefers to remain anonymous in this column, so I'll just refer to him as Joe) stopped...

  • November 9, 2010

    Savages Are Walking Among Us

    For the New England family, it was just another July day in 2007 as Jennifer Petit and her daughters, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17, went shopping at stores in their community, Cheshire, Connecticut. Jennifer was married to Dr. William Petit, a promin...

  • November 6, 2010

    Get Ready for the Fat Police

    Try to imagine the following scenario. You take your children to a restaurant and begin scanning the menu. Suddenly, you notice a uniformed officer casually strolling over to your table. He stands within earshot as you tell the waiter that you'd like...

  • October 31, 2010

    The Roots of Voters' Rage

    Well, folks, we're almost there! By the middle of next week, the verdict will be in on the first two years of a Democrat-controlled government. The majority of political pundits are predicting an easy GOP sweep of the House and a pretty good chance o...

  • September 4, 2010

    The Gray Area Between Black and White

    If I hear one more politician, news anchor, or talk show host say that the first thing we must do to stop illegal immigration is "secure the border," I think I'm going to be sick. Moreover, if I hear the term "comprehensive immigration...

  • August 10, 2010

    Those Racist Cops Are At It Again

    The most important job of a police officer is the prevention of crime. In order to accomplish this, the officer must cast a large shadow over his patrol area by projecting an image of omnipresence. The bad guys are unlikely to pursue their nefarious ...

  • July 31, 2010

    Should We Lead with Our Hearts or Our Heads?

    They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I'm going to try to come in at about 800. I took a look at the front page of a major Dallas newspaper and saw a photo of 2 Hispanic women and a 9-year-old Hispanic girl hugging each other and crying a...

  • July 12, 2010

    The Feckless System Called 'Justice'

    Once again, the lawless elements of society found an excuse to loot stores, damage property, and create mayhem in their city. When a white Oakland, California police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for killing an unarmed black ma...

  • July 3, 2010

    Thanks to Otis McDonald and the Supremes

    The most important job of the government is the protection of its people. That protection involves their physical safety and the security of their property. It means providing police presence to deter criminals before they commit crimes and harsh pen...

  • June 12, 2010

    How Much Abuse Should Officers Take?

    For all those hand-wringers out there who are shaking their collective heads in disbelief that a fifteen-year-old Mexican boy was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent because he was attempting to brain the guy with a rock, let's be clear. A rock, colli...

  • May 25, 2010

    Courage Doesn't Require a Megaphone

    I think if I had spent any time around Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and heard him continually talk about his service in the Vietnam War, I would have figured he was a phony. I've known men who served in war, and they're not the typ...

  • April 20, 2010

    Tyranny May Be Closer than We Think

    When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, I experienced ambivalence about a national election result for the first time in my life. In every other presidential election that ran counter to my vote, I felt that the winner didn't re...

  • April 4, 2010

    False Prophets Are Ravenous Wolves

    Just when you think you've seen the most vile, disgusting levels of human behavior, you come across something that makes you fear for the survival of the human race. It's not that I wasn't aware of the vicious demonstrations held by the Westboro Bapt...

  • March 29, 2010

    Sucking the Blood of the Ambitious

    In 1819, John Marshall, the great Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, wrote, "The power to tax involves the power to destroy." The eminent jurist was amazingly prescient when one considers that the comment was made about a hundred years bef...

  • March 20, 2010

    All in a Day's Work for a Cop

    One of the toughest jobs for any police officer is the issuance of traffic tickets for minor violations. It's one thing to stop someone traveling several miles per hour over the limit and remind him of the dangers of speeding as you cite him with a c...

  • February 25, 2010

    Be Careful What You Wish For

    Last week, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik was sentenced to four years in federal prison after an investigation that began in earnest when he was nominated by President Bush in 2004 as Secretary of Homeland Security. Kerik's li...

  • February 6, 2010

    Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

    "For an hour, I forgot that Obama was black," said Chris Mathews, the host of MS-NBC's "Hardball," after he finished watching President Obama's State of the Union address. Did Mathews mean that he's not used to hearing from articu...

  • January 31, 2010

    What's Wrong with Celebrating Life?

    University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow hasn't even made it to the NFL yet, but he is going to be a star of the Super Bowl. The Heisman Trophy-winning passer for the Florida Gators is the first college football player to both rush and pass for tw...

  • January 21, 2010

    How to Cause a Political Tsunami

    Imagine that you were Martha Coakley and you were a shoo-in for the United States Senate only a month ago, making you a solid vote for President Obama's health care plan. Being a Democrat in Massachusetts with a twenty-point lead over your Republican...

  • January 18, 2010

    King Represented the Conscience of a Nation

    Every year, during the celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, I'm reminded of a dreadful day so many years ago. April 4, 1968 is a day I'll never forget. I was working the four-to-midnight shift with my partner, Leroy Spi...

  • December 31, 2009

    The Killing Fields of New Year's Eve

    The music was hot, the drinks were cold, and the people were friendly and full of life. Harry Adams headed for the bar in the corner or the room. "Gimme another whiskey and soda," he said, leaning against the wood-paneled counter. "Man...

  • December 25, 2009

    It's a Wonderful Life

    Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? Although there are many good ones, the one that really puts the season -- and life in general -- in perspective for me is It's a Wonderful Life. The 1946 Frank Capra classic, in addition to being a marvelous lo...

  • December 16, 2009

    Making Schools Safe for Exploitation

    In another example of the so-called "major media" refusing to print anything negative about President Obama, they have given scant attention to the problems associated with Kevin Jennings, his Safe Schools Czar. Jennings is the guy who gave...

  • November 30, 2009

    How Do You Measure Integrity?

    The term "kleptocracy" is applied to a government that extends the personal wealth and political power of its own officials and the ruling class via the embezzlement of state funds at the expense of the wider population, sometimes without e...

  • November 18, 2009

    Why the Left Fears Sarah

    Have you ever seen so much hatred for, and vitriolic criticism of, someone who had only a brief stint on the national political stage? More than a year after the presidential election in which Sarah Palin, as the GOP nominee for Vice-President, campa...

  • November 9, 2009

    Fatal Correctness

    The brutal massacre of thirteen unarmed soldiers and the wounding of dozens more at Fort Hood, Texas is another terrorist act on American soil that could have been prevented if not for an insidious cloud of political correctness that has taken this c...

  • November 8, 2009

    Religious Extremism or Traditional Values?

    When I see the Obama Administration trying to force their version of health care on us, trying to shove Cap and Trade down our throats, and telling us that we can have everything we want without any tax increases, it sounds like the irresponsible par...

  • October 25, 2009

    Beware of liberals supporting Republicans

    One of the best ways to determine someone's true political philosophy is to observe the people who support him/her. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is planning to run against Governor Rick Perry in the Texas Republican Primary next March, putting the st...

  • October 19, 2009

    The lucrative business of racism

    This latest imbroglio about Rush Limbaugh being ineligible to buy an NFL franchise, because of a couple of alleged racial comments he made over the span of his many decades on the radio, stands out as one of the phoniest canards ever foisted upon the...

  • October 12, 2009

    Teaching monsters

    I've always believed in the existence of monsters. During my 20 years as a cop in NYC, I met quite a few of them, many of whom may still be doing time in prisons around the country. However, they were the garden-variety type of monsters; murderers, r...

  • September 28, 2009

    What makes Kay Bailey run?

    It's been said that a politician thinks of the next election, while a statesman thinks of the next generation. It's a phrase that comes to mind in the race getting under way in Texas, where US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is challenging Governor Rick...

  • September 20, 2009

    Will the real racists please stand up!

    When a majority of voters elected the first African-American to the highest office in the land, one would have thought it was a positive sign that racism had been dealt a serious blow. After all, without millions of whites voting for Barack Obama he ...

  • September 12, 2009

    When truth trumps protocol

    The "you lie" outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson R-SC) during President Obama's health care speech last week brought the four-term lawmaker national attention and more than a smattering of hypocritical comments from Democrats. After 8 years of bli...

  • September 7, 2009

    Are we being Absorbed into the Blob?

    Ever since President Obama was inaugurated in January, the American people have paid more attention to their government than in any period in recent memory. Sadly, it’s become axiomatic that most people never take heed to what their elected off...

  • August 30, 2009

    Ted Kennedy - A life of debauchery

    "Death makes angels of us all," wrote the author and poet, Jim Morrison. So it appears to be with the demise of the "Liberal lion of the Senate," Ted Kennedy. The man whose life reads like a manual for bad behavior is, in death, b...

  • August 24, 2009

    How about corruption reform first?

    Before we implement any sweeping changes of the American political system, how about cleaning up corruption first? In November of 2007, while campaigning for president, John Edwards, the former North Carolina Senator, said: "Washington is awash ...

  • August 9, 2009

    Let's talk frankly about crime in America

    About six months ago, US Attorney General Eric Holder said America is a nation of cowards when discussing race. He said Americans are afraid to talk about race, adding that "...certain subjects are off-limits and that to explore them risks at be...

  • July 31, 2009

    Gates proved how small a man he is

    Now that the beer summit is a part of history, let's look at what was accomplished by the foregoing set of events that should have never been more than a routine police assignment. A white police officer, along with the entire Cambridge, Massachusett...

  • July 27, 2009

    Racism is a history lesson, not current events

    I've known cops who were racists and I've known cops who were pathologically brutal, using their authority as a way to vent their anger. There were times when I wondered how some cops ever made it through the screening process and ended up on the str...

  • July 24, 2009

    Obama is the one who 'acted stupidly'

    From the moment a police officer dons that uniform, he/she becomes a symbol of authority, and it becomes obvious very quickly that most people in a free country resent authority. It could be the guy who gets pulled over for speeding or passing a red ...

  • July 8, 2009

    Has decency become passé?

    Although it's been said many times before, I must reiterate that we are living in some bizarre times. It often seems as though we've been thrust into a universe dominated by the hallucinatory influence of LSD. Everything that used to seem normal has ...

  • June 21, 2009

    Money talks - Justice walks

    How does a court arrive at a 30 day sentence for someone who was driving drunk and killed a pedestrian? Simple: the drunk-driver arrives at a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of the deceased. When Cleveland Browns running back Donte St...

  • June 9, 2009

    The best justice money can buy?

    On Monday, the Supreme Court made a ruling that should have been an absolute no-brainer for anyone with common sense. The justices, in a 5-4 decision, said a West Virginia Supreme Court judge who received $3 million dollars in campaign contributions ...

  • June 1, 2009

    As a juror, what verdict would you render?

    The recent headline story about the Oklahoma City pharmacy worker who shot and killed one of the gun-toting robbers who charged into the store demanding money reminded me of a watershed movie from 1974. "Death Wish" starred Charles Bronson ...

  • May 30, 2009

    Compassion is only for murderers

    New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, who never saw a convicted murderer who deserved execution, has found another dirt bag to save. His latest cause is Troy Davis, who was found guilty in 1991 for the murder of police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in ...

  • May 11, 2009

    How does gay marriage affect you?

    Recently, a friend of mine asked me what I thought about the chances of gay marriage becoming the norm in this country. Well, the state of Maine just signed the same-sex marriage bill into law, making it the fifth of fifty to do so as of this date. I...

  • May 9, 2009

    Can we handle the truth?

    One of the most controversial issues facing us as a country is the way we view treatment of captured terrorists. One side says we should never use coercive methods to obtain information, even if it would result in saving lives. The other side says we...

  • April 26, 2009

    Women can be brutal too!

    We often hear and read about men brutalizing women and it is a national disgrace that so many women live their lives in terror. I've written many times about the battering situations I came across as a police officer in NYC. But, there's another type...

  • March 29, 2009

    Imagine 200 officers murdered in New York

    Just over a week ago, Oakland Police Sergeants Mark Dunakin, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai, and Patrolman John Hege started their day on the job with an expectation that they would be returning home to their families at the end of the tour. These wer...

  • March 21, 2009

    A handsome hunk of carelessness

    There's something unique about the relationship between police officers and their partners because of the need they have to rely on each other for their safety. Having a partner who can handle himself in a crisis situation is vital, since your immine...

  • February 26, 2009

    Keeping Hate Alive

    When the New York Post went ape in a cartoon, the enemies of freedom and equality showed their colors. Apparently the time has come to silence all critics of President Obama! He is the leader of our country and must not be questioned! Therefore, anyo...

  • February 19, 2009

    Pennies from Heaven

    We've all been inundated with opinions, from both sides of the political aisle, about the $780 billion Stimulus Bill. President Obama signed the huge package into law this week, promising that it will turn the ailing economy around. Republicans in th...

  • February 14, 2009

    Romance, the flaming passion of life

    Every day should be a day to celebrate romance. If you wait until February 14th each year to show affection to your soul mate, you're probably going to spend a lot of time alone. But that shouldn't take anything away from special occasions that ...

  • January 19, 2009

    Profiles in corruption

    In 1955, Senator John F. Kennedy allegedly* wrote Profiles in Courage, which described the bravery and integrity of 8 US Senators who risked their careers to do the right thing. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book described those leaders who crossed part...

  • January 6, 2009

    Why should officers risk their lives?

    Last week, Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Charlie Dent became another influential voice calling on President Bush to pardon two former border patrol agents convicted of shooting an unarmed drug smuggler who was trying to escape across the US-Mex...

  • December 6, 2008

    Murder on their minds

    Every time I read another tragic story about race-related murder I wonder if we've really come very far in our social evolution. It's even sadder and more shocking when the homicide is committed by the very young. Last month, 7 teenage savages in Pat...

  • November 29, 2008

    A million stories in the naked city

    My partner and I were working plainclothes duty as we drove toward a suspected drug supply house in Queens. A cry for help changed our direction as I made a right turn toward the scream. We were shocked to see a naked woman in her late 20's running a...

  • November 22, 2008

    The Crushing of Sarah Palin

    The other day, as I was watching one of the news channels I had to quickly check my calendar because I had the feeling that I may have only dreamt that the election was over. The reason for my confusion was that several commentators were still taking...

  • October 19, 2008

    It's a question of judgment, not patriotism

    "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." That famous quote from John Adams sums up the evidence against domestic terror...

  • October 6, 2008

    The postman always rings twice

    It's called schadenfreude -- getting satisfaction out of someone else's troubles. It's not something to be proud of, but I must admit to having enjoyed every second of O. J. Simpson's agony as the court clerk read off a succession of guilty verdicts ...

  • September 28, 2008

    Pride, prejudice and the okey doke

    Are you as tired as I am of hearing the liberal lamentation that Sarah Palin would be a "heartbeat away from the presidency" if anything happened to McCain? They say it with such feigned sincerity as though that was the real reason for thei...

  • September 14, 2008

    Speaking lies to power

    In 1964, Robert F. Kennedy said the problem with power is that few people know how to use it responsibly. He asked the question: "How do we get powerful people to live for the public rather than off the public." I suppose that question seek...

  • August 3, 2008

    Nothing uncool about patriotism

    A Dallas area columnist recently wrote that we should all just shut up about patriotism because it’s a word that’s overused and “kinda uncool.” She went on to add that patriotism “is a kind of dusty holiday decoration th...

  • July 19, 2008

    A kindly case of murder

    The question has often been asked: Does art imitate life, or vice-versa? This week in Los Angeles, two elderly women were sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...

  • June 22, 2008

    Has Affirmative Action run its course?

    Now that an African-American has achieved the nomination for president by a major political party, are we ready to come to the conclusion that Affirmative Action (AA) has worked; therefore, it is no longer necessary? In 1961, President Kennedy signed...

  • May 15, 2008

    Calling our troops cold-blooded killers

    Not that I want to bring any attention to that loser on MSNBC, but the comments made recently by Keith Olbermann on his "Countdown" show should be addressed, if only to point out how out of control these left-wing Bush haters are. Olbermann...

  • April 26, 2008

    A Cry for Life

    There's an air of contentment surrounding me. I feel warm, well fed, and comfortable in a sea of fluid. The light thumping inside my form is the only perceptible sound in my tiny universe. I don't know how I got here or what forces operated to create...

  • March 30, 2008

    Radical preachers belong on Broadway

    When I think about this guy, Jeremiah Wright, and the so-called sermons he has preached, I wonder why anyone would refer to him as "Reverend." The dictionary defines reverence as honor or respect felt or shown, especially profound adoring a...

  • February 17, 2008

    'Gun free zones' can be deadly

    In my column last week, I wrote about the shooting rampage at the Town Council meeting in Kirkwood, Missouri that took the lives of 5 people. Only a couple of days after the column appeared on the Thinker, another gun-related tragedy occurred; this t...

  • February 11, 2008

    The Lesson of Kirkwood

    It was just another city council meeting in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Missouri, population about 28,000. It was a Thursday evening and the session was just being called to order after the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Although the council...

  • January 14, 2008

    Mau-Mauing the Clintons

    Given the past record of political campaigns run by the Clintons, it was bound to happen. The very same couple who coined the phrase, "the politics of personal destruction," who were most skilled at engaging in it, are now being accused of ...

  • January 6, 2008

    Britney, Anna Nicole and the Future of America

    Rob and Laura Petrie walked into the bedroom, doffed their robes, revealing full-length cotton pajamas, gave each other a peck on the lips and retired for the night, in separate beds. That was the public state of our morals in the fifties and early s...

  • December 31, 2007

    Life Turns on a Dime

    So you think you can drink and drive, huh? Let me tell you about a guy who used to feel that way; I'll just refer to him as Jack. About twenty years ago, Jack was a happily married guy with 2 kids, living in a beautiful home on Long Island. He had a ...

  • December 25, 2007

    It's A Wonderful Life

    Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? Although there are many good ones, the one that really puts the season and life in general in perspective for me is It's a Wonderful Life. The 1946, Frank Capra classic, in addition to being a marvelous love st...

  • December 16, 2007

    Murdered by Mumia

    Twenty-six years ago, a police officer was brutally murdered on the cold, dark streets of Philadelphia. Patrolman Daniel Faulkner, making a routine traffic stop at about three o'clock on the morning of December 9, 1981, was knocked to the ground and ...

  • December 6, 2007

    The United Faith of America

    As I follow the campaign for the presidency in 2008, I can understand and engage in a lively debate on the myriad issues that will be faced by our next Chief Executive. But there is one issue that should have no place in this campaign: the religious ...

  • December 1, 2007

    A Time to Kill?

    When I think about the Houston area resident who shot and killed 2 men after they burglarized his neighbor's home, I have mixed emotions. On the one hand, I want to praise him for having the courage to risk his life to stop the criminals from escapin...

  • November 22, 2007

    Checkmated by Greed

    What is it about money that causes some people to grow horns and carry a pitchfork? Have you ever known anyone like that? Several years ago I was a part owner of a legal services business. One of my partners was a top attorney on Long Island and the ...

  • November 18, 2007

    The Perils of Parenting

    Have you ever been a witness to the following scenario? You're walking along a supermarket aisle and come across a mother trying to reason with her spoiled child. "Johnny, you have plenty of cookies and candy at home; you don't need that," ...

  • November 3, 2007

    Can You Trust Your Eyes?

    Have you ever asked yourself why you feel some sense of magnetism toward physically attractive people? When a beautiful, elegantly attired woman enters a room, men will often pause just long enough to ogle, if only in admiration. The same can be said...

  • October 28, 2007

    Copping an attitude

    His name was Frank Danko, and he never should have been a police officer. How he was able to pass the psychological testing portion of the New York City screening process, I'll never know. It wouldn't take a normal person more than 5 minutes to concl...

  • September 30, 2007

    Bob Weir for President

    I've decided to throw my hat in the ring and make a run for the White House. I believe I have a good grasp of the issues and a lot less baggage than most of the other contenders. Sure, I know it takes a lot of money to wage a national campaign, but, ...

  • September 19, 2007

    The postman always rings twice

    Now they have the murderer on tape committing an armed robbery. Maybe the system will work this time and they'll put this animal in a cage. The audiotape of O.J. Simpson barking orders and making threats as he and a few cohorts held some people at gu...

  • September 3, 2007

    Texas Governor Goes Wobbly

    Last week, Texas Governor Rick Perry did one thing right and one thing wrong. First, he toured the state promoting Senate Bill 530, which mandates schools to implement physical activity requirements that include fitness evaluations for all public sch...

  • August 31, 2007

    What's a Reputation Worth?

    Do you ever get the feeling that customer service is as much a part of the past as drive-in movies and typewriters? How many people have horror stories about the way they've been treated by so-called "service providers" who haven't a clue a...

  • August 19, 2007

    Don't Tug on Superman's Cape

    I had been working radio motor patrol in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area for about a year and had come across what I thought was every conceivable challenge a cop could imagine. Homicides, rapes, robberies, burglaries and an assortment of other ac...

  • August 18, 2007

    Why not Newt?

    Newt Gingrich is a possible late entrant into the 2008 presidential race. Recently, at a National Press Club appearance, the former Speaker spoke critically about the process that ultimately chooses a candidate. "We've invented a system where we...

  • August 4, 2007

    Gambling with our lives

    When someone has been arrested more than 20 times for burglary one would think the justice system would find a place to incarcerate him for the rest of his life. Burglars, especially home-invaders, are among the worst type of criminals because they o...

  • July 22, 2007

    Saluting the White Flag

    From the time we're in grammar school, all the way through our adult lives we've been taught to take responsibility for our actions and not place blame on others for something we did. It's one of the essential elements of integrity. There was a time ...

  • July 8, 2007

    Destroying Our Protectors

    It is hard to imagine a more threatening situation than putting a police officer in a prison with hardened criminals who have been put there by him or by other cops. Anyone who would support such an action would have to be a cop hater or someone too ...

  • July 1, 2007

    A jury of eleven

    Recently, I engaged in one of the most important civic duties of every American: jury duty. Although I had been summoned a few times in the past, each time it merely amounted to a few hours of waiting before being told I was not chosen. Once before, ...

  • June 26, 2007

    Talk Radio: Democracy at Work

    Recently, Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi said, "Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem." The "problem" the GOP Minority Whip was talking about is the fact that conservative radio listeners from coast t...

  • June 11, 2007

    Self-Indulgence

    "The very rich are different from you and me," said, F. Scott Fitzgerald, long before Paris Hilton was born. Have you ever seen a more vivid example of bold-faced arrogance and contempt for the law? As if the American public isn't already c...

  • June 1, 2007

    Linda Chavez fishing for a red herring

    Recently, nationally syndicated conservative columnist, Linda Chavez, wrote a column in which she began: "Some people just don't like Mexicans - or anyone else from south of the border. They think Latinos are freeloaders and welfare cheats who a...

  • May 27, 2007

    The Knoxville Horror

    The dictionary defines the word "savage" as beast-like, primitive and lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings. Usually, in these days of multicultural political correctness,  the term is applied to the 4-legged beasts t...

  • May 23, 2007

    No More Equal Protection

    It's known as HR 1592 or the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. It authorizes the US Attorney General to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime ...

  • April 15, 2007

    Vultures circling for their next meal

    Is this a great country, or what? A churlish shock jock makes some callous, insensitive remarks on his radio/TV show and he's reduced to a pathetic, smoldering pile of human rubble. He's branded a racist, a bigot, a misogynist and every other derogat...

  • April 14, 2007

    Thoroughly modern mutilation

    Have you noticed how many young people are wearing jewelry these days? I don't mean wristwatches, bracelets, and finger rings. I'm talking about nose rings, lip rings, tongue studs, bellybutton rings, and even baubles dangling from pierced eyebrows. ...

  • March 26, 2007

    In the line of duty

    Senior Cpl. Mark Nix of the Dallas Police Department went to work last Friday as he had done for the past 6 years. The 33 year-old officer was engaged to be married, but that marriage will never take place. After a car chase involving what officers t...

  • March 24, 2007

    Calling it murder is absurd!

       On Nov. 19, 2005, United States Marines killed 24 civilians in an Iraqi town called Haditha. The dead included men, women and children. This past December, four Marines were charged with murder. But was it murder? Let's examine the event...

  • March 17, 2007

    Keep monsters away from our children

    Two years ago, an innocent child went to sleep in her bed as she had done every night for the short nine-year span of her life. She had no reason to believe that she was in any danger. Her father went to sleep that night feeling that his daughter was...

  • March 11, 2007

    A lesson in democracy from Senator Cornyn

    Recently, US Senator John Cornyn of Texas was being honored at a GOP luncheon in Denton, Texas. When he was told that a group of war protesters were demonstrating outside, he, along with County GOP Chair, Diane Edmondson, took the time to address the...

  • February 5, 2007

    Ann Coulter, warrior

    The trouble with Republicans is that they don't know how to fight dirty! Although that's not a direct quote from conservative firebrand, Ann Coulter, it was part of the message she gave to about 1000 people at the Dallas/Fort Worth Hyatt Regency Hote...

  • January 24, 2007

    The 800 pound gorilla

    Democrat Senator Hillary Clinton entered the 2008 presidential race, taking a jab at President Bush along the way as she finally made the long anticipated move. "I'm in and I'm in to win," said the former First Lady, who wants to become the...

  • January 24, 2007

    Boxer outclassed in Condi dustup

    Leave it to the left-wingers to trip over their tongues every time they try to throw more dirt on the Bush administration. The latest foolish assertion came from California Senator Barbara Boxer when she was questioning Secretary of State, Condoleeza...

  • January 15, 2007

    Remembering Dr. King

    "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."   -From MLK'a speech at the Lincoln Memorial i...

  • January 7, 2007

    Smoking and Charley Fisher

    Smoking is a nasty, dirty, smelly habit that can kill you slowly, emaciating your lungs until they can no longer hold a quantity of oxygen without rupturing. The constant inhalation of the noxious weed leaves its mark on your skin, your teeth, your b...

  • December 31, 2006

    A party to die for

    The music was hot, the drinks were cold, and the people were friendly and full of life. Harry Adams headed for the bar in the corner of the room. "Gimme another whiskey and soda," he said, leaning against the wood paneled counter. "Man...

  • December 25, 2006

    It's a Wonderful Life

    Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? Although there are many good ones, the one that really puts the season and life in general in perspective for me is, It's a Wonderful Life. The 1946, Frank Capra classic, in addition to being a marvelous love s...

  • December 17, 2006

    Killers on the highway

    Road rage! Just the sound of it is scary. The thought of someone with a short temper, operating a huge metal monster that weighs a couple of thousand pounds is enough to quicken the pulse. A ton of iron and steel, hurtling along the roadway at sixty ...

  • November 30, 2006

    Kramer meets the Godfather

    The scene is a darkened, wood-paneled office with a huge oak door providing entrance to a dimly lit, sanctified chamber. On each side of the portal stands a tall, husky man wearing a 3-piece suit and a sinister countenance. A grim-faced middle-aged m...

  • November 29, 2006

    A Defeatist Strategy

    The Democrats have an interesting method of turning events into self-fulfilling prophesies. They say they're for the troops, but against the war (after they were for it). Then, they proceed to endanger the lives of the troops by condemning the war, t...

  • November 24, 2006

    The Crucifixion of Kramer

    I’ve never been a fan of Seinfeld, and I’m not very familiar with the characters. When the show went into syndication a few years ago, I began to come across it whenever I did any channel surfing. I don’t know anything abo...

  • November 20, 2006

    When Recovery is the Enemy

    Last week, the Supreme Court began hearings on the federal partial-birth abortion ban that would prohibit the gruesome abortion procedure across the country. The court heard oral arguments over the question of whether the procedure is ever medically ...

  • November 11, 2006

    Chasing the Bad Guys

    One of the most dangerous police activities, placing at risk not only men and women in uniform, but the general public as well, is the chasing of suspicious people driving vehicles. During my police years in plainclothes investigations, I found mysel...

  • October 15, 2006

    Keeping an Eye Out

    There's one thing about being a cop, especially in a big city: you get to see things other people can't even imagine. I was working the 4 to midnight tour out of the 105 Precinct in the Rosedale section of Queens. My partner and I were having our fi...

  • October 5, 2006

    Blood in the Water

    Major sex scandals always seem to start with just a faint hint of impropriety; a friendly email message, a late—night phone call, or maybe a smarmy comment and a wink in the lunchroom. If not taken seriously, it becomes openly suggestive remark...

  • September 19, 2006

    The Death of Outrage

    In the category of 'some people never learn,' a Republican Congressman agreed to plead guilty to illegally accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, giving him the dubious distinction of being the first U.S. lawmaker convicted in the Jack Abr...

  • September 15, 2006

    Torture Must Be an Option

    The Senate Armed Services Committee may disagree, and notable veterans like Senators McCain, Warner and Graham, joined by General Colin Powell, may spearhead the opposition, but torture must be an option in our war on terror. It might be legitim...

  • September 3, 2006

    The Nature of Prejudice

    Have you ever been in a situation in which you were talking with a few people at a social gathering and heard one of them make a racial or religious slur? Maybe you were at a party, chatting with a small group, when suddenly one of them says, 'Well, ...

  • August 26, 2006

    A Taste for Destruction

    Eddie Kelly was one of those seasoned cops who had learned policing from his father, who had also been 'on the job.' He was about 48 when I first met him, working as his partner one night during a 4pm to midnight shift. For many years, Eddie had wor...

  • August 10, 2006

    A Visit to Gitmo

    Yesterday morning our frequent contributor Bob Weir had breakfast with Congressman Michael Burgess of the 26th District in Texas, back from a visit to Gitmo. BW: Congressman, there have been a lot of negative news stories about the treatment of ...

  • June 4, 2006

    Talk About the Naked City

    It was one of those brisk autumn mornings that make you wish you could stay in bed and soak up some more zee's. My partner and I had just picked up a couple of containers of coffee and were heading toward a street in Queens Village to work surveillan...

  • May 22, 2006

    The Worst Vice Presidential Candidate in History?

    There have been many political candidates who were willing to say or do just about anything to get elected. It's one of the reasons why politicians are so often rated below used car salesmen in public opinion surveys. On Sunday's This Week program, ...

  • May 16, 2006

    The Sky is Falling Again

    Let me ask you a question: are you making phone calls that you would be ashamed of if the government knew about them? Think about the phone calls you make every day and ask yourself if you really believe someone in the National Security Agency would ...

  • April 22, 2006

    A Silent Killer

    It was one of those hot, muggy, summer nights in Brooklyn, New York, prior to the advent of air—conditioning in police cars. The heat from the day had been absorbed into the concrete streets and brick buildings, storing the radiation until the ...

  • April 6, 2006

    Just When You Thought It Was Safe to be Black

    In case you think racial discrimination is a pre—21st century nightmare, a relic of a bygone era in which skin pigmentation decided one's destiny and being black was tantamount to committing a felony, think again. A black employee at a company...

  • April 3, 2006

    Walking While Arrogant

    Ronald Reagan used to say, 'There you go again.' The Gipper was known for using that phrase every time someone distorted the truth. He probably never gave a thought to Cynthia McKinney, but he was familiar with her type of behavior. Sadly, we live in...

  • March 14, 2006

    Nothing Good about these Fellas

    John Gotti Jr. recently scored another victory in court when the jurors could not agree on a verdict and asked to be freed from the case.  Gotti was on trial for the 1992 botched kidnapping of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa. The legendary ...

  • March 3, 2006

    Taking a cold, hard stand

    About a thousand years ago, when I became a police officer and started walking the streets of Brooklyn, I believed in the system of justice. I felt that being a cop meant being one of the good guys. It didn't take long before I began to experience t...

  • February 18, 2006

    Age discrimination, the last bastion of bigotry

    My hair's getting thinner, my body is not; The few teeth I have are beginning to rot. I smell of Vick's—Vapo—Rub, not Chanel # 5; My new pacemaker's all that keeps me alive. When asked of my past, every detail I'll know, but what was I d...

  • February 14, 2006

    How much would you sacrifice for love?

    Every day should be a day to celebrate romance. If you wait until February 14th  each year to show affection to your soul—mate, you're probably going to spend a lot of time alone. But that shouldn't take anything away from special occasion...

  • January 29, 2006

    Racism, he wrote

    Weir Thinking About It It was about 3am and I was working the midnight shift with my partner on radio motor patrol in Brooklyn. Suddenly, as we turned a corner, we saw a car at the next intersection slowly moving past the red light. As we drove up on...

  • January 8, 2006

    O'Reilly Played Christian to Letterman's Lion

    'Sixty percent of what you say is crap,' said David Letterman to his guest, Bill O'Reilly. Sadly, this is the level to which dialogue in America has fallen. Here we have a man who is the host of a major late—night show on national television, a...

  • January 7, 2006

    Soul-selling on a Massive Scale

    Since the Enron Corporation's spectacular scandal ushered in an era of white—collar perp walks and investor outrage, many people may have forgotten that the last chapter is still to be written. On January 17, 2005, Enron founder Kenneth Lay, hi...

  • December 16, 2005

    Bloodstained sidewalks and Nobel Prizes

    Another police officer was murdered in NYC while doing his job protecting the public from thugs. Officer Daniel Enchautegui, 28 years old, with 3 years on the job was slain as he interrupted a break—in next—door to his home in the Bronx. ...

  • December 12, 2005

    What would President Lincoln do today?

    Clement Vallandigham is not exactly a prominent name in the history of the Civil War, at least as that history is recounted these days. Perhaps that's because traitorous behavior during wartime is not viewed as worthy of historical attention by the g...

  • December 4, 2005

    There's nothing extremist about a rebirth of values

    Remember when you were a child and were always asking your parents for things? You wanted more toys, more ice cream, and more rides on the Merry—go—round. If it weren't for your parents you'd have buried yourself in dolls, Batman figures,...

  • November 19, 2005

    A gathering of eagles

    A silver—haired man was helped to his feet by someone sitting next to him. His hands shook slightly as he held the microphone and said a few words about his service to his country, before handing the device to the next person at the table. It w...

  • October 29, 2005

    One person of substance can change the world

    Fifty years ago, there was a day that began just like every other day in the life of the diminutive black lady in a southern city, where people of her color suffered indignities on a daily basis. It was 1955, and the struggle for civil rights was in ...

  • October 22, 2005

    Water – don't leave home without it

    I see my wife leaving the house to go to the supermarket, which is just about a 2 minute drive. In one hand she has the car keys and in the other she's grasping a plastic bottle of water. 'Are you expecting to go shopping in the Sahara Desert?' I ask...

  • October 15, 2005

    Nip/Tuck – lowest levels of mental corruption

    The new season of Nip/Tuck proved that the show is continuing the ignominious tradition of sexually explicit, profane, and violent television programming, taking it to new depths. In the season premiere, which was solely sponsored by the Sony Corpora...

  • October 2, 2005

    More drivel from race-baiters

    Comparing President Bush to the Birmingham, Ala., police commissioner whose resistance to the civil rights movement became synonymous with Southern racism, Rep. Charles Rangel recently said of the president: "George Bush is our Bull Connor.' Not onl...

  • September 7, 2005

    Making the worst of a bad situation

    It was to be expected that President Bush would be blamed for the hurricane that obliterated New Orleans and cut a murderous swath through 3 states. As if proving once again that everything in this country passes through a political sieve, opportunis...

  • August 21, 2005

    America has always found its heroes

    Cindy Sheehan began as one of many grieving parents who lost sons and daughters in the Iraq War. Her grief has now been vaulted onto the national stage because of her determination to force President Bush to meet with her, again. Some have raised que...

  • July 21, 2005

    Gitmo and the Tortured Democratic Party

    Weir thinking about it There has been much controversy over the treatment of prisoners at Gitmo. Democrats and the liberal media establishment have assailed the Bush Administration for 'condoning abuse' and providing 'an ongoing source of anti...

  • July 8, 2005

    Is abortion the only issue in America?

    Weir Thinking About It No sooner did Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor declare her retirement, than the leaders of the 2 largest feminist organizations in the country made a beeline for the media. Eleanor Smeal, President of theа Feminist Maj...

  • July 4, 2005

    Kennedy and Byrd: a fantasy

    Weir Thinking About It                                      ...

  • June 27, 2005

    Do we really own our homes?

    Weir Thinking About It In light of the recent Supreme Court Kelo decision that allows municipalities to force property owners from their homes to make way for businesses that pay more tax revenue, it's appropriate to ask, do we ever really own anythi...

  • June 19, 2005

    None dare call it treason

    Weir Thinking about it In case anyone still wondered if the Democrats were on a collision course with political obscurity, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin's recent comments on the floor of that once venerable institution should have removed all doubt. ...

  • June 7, 2005

    Sour grapes

    Last week, members of a Dallas area chapter of Moveon.org carried a petition containing about 700 names to 26th District Congressman Michael Burgess's office. The purpose was to urge the conservative Republican to work against Tom Delay, the House Ma...

  • June 2, 2005

    Religion: is it wrong to be right?

    Weir Thinking About It Remember when you were a child and were always asking your parents for things? You wanted more toys, more ice cream, and more rides on the Merry—go—round. If it weren't for your parents you'd have buried yourse...

  • May 24, 2005

    What's so great about Oprah?

    Weir Thinking About It Last Saturday, thousands of screaming fans paid a minimum of $185 apiece to attend a motivational seminar given by a television icon who has mesmerized a generation with her ability to seem like the girl next door. Her amazing ...

  • May 16, 2005

    Gunning it in Central Park

    It was around the early 1970's, and New York City was experiencing a wave of robbery—homicides of taxi drivers. A team of 3 male blacks was killing cab drivers after forcing them to drive to Harlem neighborhoods and taking their cash. Since I ...

  • May 10, 2005

    Mexicans are not the problem, terrorists are.

    Weir Thinking About It Recently, I had an opportunity to speak with a woman who told me she was a regular reader of my column and agreed with me, most of the time. She went on to say that there was a topic in a column a few weeks ago that she took ex...

  • May 3, 2005

    What should we do to save our children?

    Weir Thinking About It Have you ever scared away imaginary monsters so your child can go to sleep? How about the real monsters who snatch children off the street or from their bedrooms in the middle of the night? On a recent MSNBC program, 'Scarboro...

  • April 25, 2005

    The rape of America

    Weir thinking about it When California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger said the United States should close the borders in California and throughout the border states with Mexico, he was saying what most Americans are probably thinking. The former Hol...

  • April 20, 2005

    Let's put Moussaoui to sleep

    Weir thinking about it Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged with the 9/11 attacks, has notified the US government that he intends to plead guilty to his alleged role and could enter the plea as early as this week, if a judge finds him mentall...

  • April 7, 2005

    Deliver us from evil

    Weir Thinking About It As we struggle to maintain the freedoms our forefathers designed for us, we must not be blinded by the enemies of that freedom; enemies who use the very liberties we hold dear as the bludgeon to batter us into extinction. ...

  • March 17, 2005

    Our Justice System is the real criminal

    Weir Thinking About It                                     ...

  • March 10, 2005

    The feminine mistake

    Martha Stewart, AKA, Domestic Diva, Home Furnishings Honcho, Bilious Billionaire, and Foul—mouthed Bully toward those too powerless to fight back, was recently released after 5 months in prison for obstruction of justice. As expected, her relea...

  • February 26, 2005

    Guardian Angels in America's murder capital

    When I pulled my car into a parking space at Dallas City Hall, I looked over to my left, and there was the man in the red jacket and matching beret, talking on his cell phone as he paced slowly on the concrete strip. I had a 4 PM meeting with th...

  • February 17, 2005

    The silent screams of Terri Schiavo

    Weir Thinking About It 'I see a flash of colors and the vague outlines of faces. I hear the voices of Mom and Dad as they talk to me, trying to get me to respond. Oh, God, I'm trying so hard to respond. I feel like I'm floating in a murky bubble with...

  • February 10, 2005

    Profiles in disaster

    Officer Tom Jones is patrolling the north end of his assigned sector in anytown U.S.A. A call comes over the radio: 'All cars be on the lookout for a dark, late model auto driven by two black males wanted for the murder of a security guard during a ...

  • January 31, 2005

    Senator Kerry takes a stand, or two, or three

    Weir Thinking About It As I watched Senator John Kerry on Meet the Press on Sunday I imagined an appropriate scenario for one of Johnny Carson's skits. As 'Carnac the Magnificent,' Johnny puts the envelope to his head and says: 'The answer is, yes an...

  • January 24, 2005

    Dis-enlightenment

    Lawrence Summers looked out at the august assembly of scholars gathered in a comfy Cambridge seminar room and began a 20 minute speech that may end his career. The former Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration and current president of Harva...

  • January 17, 2005

    A night to remember

    Weir thinking about it On the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, I'm reminded of a dreadful day 37 years ago. April 4, 1968 is a day I'll never forget. I was working the 4 to midnight shift with my partner, Leroy Spivey, in the Bedford...

  • January 8, 2005

    Torture: can we handle the truth?

    Weir thinking about it  In the movie, A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson, played the role of a marine colonel and commanding officer of a base in Guantanamo, Cuba. While being questioned on the stand about tactics used by his men, the colonel was s...

  • January 3, 2005

    America's detractors: biting the hand...

    Weir thinking about it For some people, and some countries, the US can do no right. In the wake of the tsunami and earthquakes in South Asia, critics wasted no time in referring to US aid as "stingy" and "delayed." Even though the US began with an in...

  • December 7, 2004

    Mismanagement and its evil twin – corruption

    Weir thinking about it The Bush White House is preparing for a post—inauguration effort to partially privatize Social Security. Supporters of the President's plan are gearing for battle against Democrats who view the proposed 'ownership society...

  • December 2, 2004

    Cold-blooded Murder

    Weir Thinking About It On a bitter cold December night in 2000, five people were brought to a deserted soccer field where they were forced to kneel down in the snow as their abductors shot them in the back of the head, execution style. Then, as the n...

  • November 24, 2004

    Boy Scouts versus Desperate Housewives

    Weir thinking about it Once again, that leftist values—destroying institution known as the American Civil Liberties Union has won another battle in its ongoing campaign against the Boy Scouts of America, an organization whose offense is to requ...

  • November 20, 2004

    Don't mess with God

    Weir thinking about it   If the Democrats learned anything from the presidential election of 2004 it is that they cannot repudiate the religious community in America and still expect to win. Although the extremist wing of their party will p...

  • October 9, 2004

    Till murder do us part

    Weir Thinking About ItO.J. Simpson to the contrary notwithstanding, you simply cannot get away with murdering someone you are closely connected with, especially if it's your spouse. Every time I look at the facts of the Laci Peterson murder case, I h...

  • September 26, 2004

    When law is not enough

    Weir thinking about it As American troops fight the battle against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, how can we protect ourselves from the enemy that lives among us? It is often said that we must not become tyrannical concerning the methods we use t...

  • September 3, 2004

    What's wrong with patriotism?

    Weir Thinking about it After former NYC Mayor Rudy Guiliani and Senator John McCain spoke at the Republican convention, one MSNBC commentator, with a frown on her face, said: 'Well, it looks like we're going to be bombarded with patriotism for the r...

  • August 28, 2004

    Notes on the news

    Weir Thinking About It In this column, I'd like to make 3 separate comments on the news of the day. #1 — When Bill Clinton ran for president in 1992, the Democrats didn't want to talk about his refusal to serve in Vietnam, his burning of the A...

  • August 17, 2004

    The road to perdition

    Weir thinking about it Do you remember when America was a less tolerant country? There was a time when some behavior was considered to be intolerable, and people were not afraid to say they refused to put up with conduct that was socially repugnant....

  • August 9, 2004

    Money and politics

    Weir thinking about it Did you ever give serious thought to why people run for political office? It can't be for the money because the pay isn't that good. Therefore, it must be the power, right? And what do people do when they achieve power? Well, t...

  • July 23, 2004

    Crimestoppers

    Weir thinking about it In July of 1976, on a hot steamy night in Albuquerque, New Mexico, two criminals shot and killed a young man working at a gas station. They had no idea that they would be responsible for a worldwide anti—crime movement th...

  • July 22, 2004

    Gordon Gecko's world

    Weir Thinking about it Jack Benny used to tell a funny story about a guy who approached him with a gun and said: 'Your money or your life!' After a few seconds had passed, the guy said: 'Well?' Benny replied: 'I'm thinking, I'm thinking.' Well, I pau...

  • July 9, 2004

    None dare call it treason

    Weir thinking about it As Iraq continues its struggle to form a democracy, and the hunt for terrorists goes on in Afghanistan, the usual assortment of protesters is back in the news. These holdovers from, and emulators of, the sixties anti—war ...

  • July 4, 2004

    Teed off without women

    Weir thinking about it Recently, at a dinner function with some friends, one of the guys brought up the idea of a golfing holiday for men. He said that he and a bunch of other guys were planning to spend nine days in Scotland, playing as much as 36 h...

  • July 2, 2004

    Prison predators

    Weir thinking about it How much does the average American know about the conditions that exist in our prisons?  Similar to the 'outside' world, there are gangs, religions, male and female type relationships, and business deals. A complex society...

  • June 29, 2004

    Just Moore nonsense

    Weir Thinking about it It seems evident that the Democrats are going after President Bush with every attack dog in their canine arsenal. It's not enough that they have Ted Kennedy, the blustery bloviator from Boston, barking like a mutt with mange, a...

  • June 22, 2004

    Affluent arrogance

    Weir thinking about it Suppose there were a country that was a shining beacon of prosperity, a glittering diamond of opulence in an otherwise drab and poverty stricken hemisphere? Suppose further that this brilliant oasis of wealth was bordered by on...

  • June 17, 2004

    One nation under God

    Weir thinking about it With all the murder, kidnapping, rape and larceny occurring in this country every day; with all the corruption and greed being unearthed in our major corporations; with all the friction between the races and the genders, some m...

  • June 15, 2004

    Gangs of LA

    Weir thinking about it A recent ABC News special report had me wondering what country I'm living in. When I heard the opening remarks: 'Homicides have risen dramatically as street gangs continue to terrorize the public,' and 'People are refusing to l...

  • June 14, 2004

    America's Heroes

    I'm not old enough to remember the mood of the country during World War II, but America's sentiments can be readily understood by viewing any of the movies made during the war against the Axis powers in Europe. Even during the 50's, a decade after th...

  • June 12, 2004

    Children of America

    Their faces are smudged with dirt and mud, sandstorms have left them scarred and weary, they sleep sporadically and restlessly due to the constant peril, yet America's army of volunteers continue to advance against a deeply entrenched enemy and in do...

  • June 11, 2004

    Rape, a numbers game

    It happened sometime during the summer of 1975. I was working plainclothes duty out of the 105 Precinct in Queens, New York. My partner and I responded to a call of, 'Cries for help,' in an apartment building. When we pulled up on the scene, we saw a...

  • June 8, 2004

    Farewell to the chief

    He arrived late on the national political scene, but Ronald Reagan made up for it with 8 years as governor of the largest state and another 8 years as President of our country. Although he was never a superstar in the movies, his political career soa...

  • June 7, 2004

    Go for it, Ralph

    It's not often that one gets to meet a national treasure. I had that opportunity recently at a private dinner in a hotel just outside of Dallas, Texas. First let me say, I think the world of President Bush, and I'm praying that he gets reelected. The...

  • June 5, 2004

    Point: The Sopranos, a family affair

    Weir thinking about it The HBO series, The Sopranos has captured huge ratings on television by appealing to a segment of society that cannot get enough sex and violence from "traditional" TV fare. Since network television has not yet been able to add...

  • June 4, 2004

    Pardon my French

    Weir thinking about it The attitude most Americans have toward the French right now is certainly justified for reasons that don't need to be restated here. However, I'm not comfortable with the attitude many Americans display toward citizens of this ...

  • June 3, 2004

    Cosby: a credit to his race

    Weir thinking about it   Bill Cosby said it bluntly, albeit accurately: 'I am talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange jumpsuit. Where were you when he was 2? Where were you when he was 12? Where were you ...

  • June 1, 2004

    Incitement to abuse

    I've always believed in the existence of monsters. During my 20 years as a cop in NYC, I met quite of few of them, many of whom are undoubtedly still doing time in prisons around the country. However, they were the garden—variety type of monste...

  • May 27, 2004

    Stay of execution

    There's an air of contentment surrounding me. I feel warm, well fed, and comfortable in a sea of fluid. The light thumping inside my form is the only perceptible sound in my tiny universe. I don't know how I got here or what forces operated to create...

  • May 24, 2004

    Cold-blooded murder

    On a bitter cold December night in 2000, five people were brought to a deserted soccer field where they were forced to kneel down in the snow as their abductors shot them in the back of the head, execution style. Then, as the naked bodies lay bleedin...

  • May 21, 2004

    Why capital punishment doesn't work

    Whenever we hear about the futility of the death penalty from the liberal oracles of neo—modernism, they always conclude by saying that capital punishment has been around for a long time but has not stopped people from committing murder. A comm...

  • May 19, 2004

    America is a racist country

    Twenty—three years ago, a police officer was brutally murdered on the cold, dark streets of Philadelphia. Patrolman Daniel Faulkner, making a routine traffic stop at about three o'clock on the morning of December 9, 1981, was knocked to the gro...

  • May 18, 2004

    Don't call it marriage

    'Do you, George, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?' Does that sound right to you? How about: 'Do you, Alice, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?' Something about those questions appears to be out of sync with centuries of...

  • May 15, 2004

    Torture may save lives

    As American troops continue the battle against terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and neighboring countries, how do they protect themselves (and us) from homicidal fanatics who are willing to sacrifice their lives, in order to take large numbers of their...

  • May 13, 2004

    Don't just sit there -- do something

    Is there anyone out there who still thinks we should play nice with the terrorists? Does anyone feel that taking photos of naked prisoners is on the same level as cutting off a prisoner's head? I suppose if you're Ted Kennedy, you'll find a way to sp...

  • May 10, 2004

    War is hell

    While watching the House and Senate Armed Services Committee hearings regarding the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, I was filled with admiration for the greatness of our country. Here we are, fighting a war against terrorists who have no regard for hum...

  • May 5, 2004

    Here's Johnny

    I've been watching the late night talk shows since Johnny Carson began in the early sixties, after Jack Paar left the Tonight Show and was replaced by the man that would rule the night for thirty years. Carson was an original, and a first class stand...

  • April 29, 2004

    Hillary's America

    The recent 'Pro—choice' rally in the nation's capital gave America and the rest of the world a good view of what life would be like in this country if Hillary Clinton were president. There she was, the potential someday nominee for the nation's...

  • April 24, 2004

    Point: voting is everyone's duty

    How are my fellow Americans doing today? Are you enjoying the lifestyle the rest of the world wishes they had? Are you well fed, clothed, and sheltered? Do your children have the opportunity to go to school, get their education, and look forward to b...

  • April 20, 2004

    Bush-bashing, part two

    I'm reminded of what the great comic genius, Jimmy Durante used to say: 'Everybody wants ta get into da act.' The latest 'tell all' book to attempt a hatchet job on President Bush has just had its national premier on that televised anti—Bush ma...

  • April 17, 2004

    Bush in plain language

    In his press conference this week, President Bush once again made it clear that we are in a war for survival against a ruthless international terrorist organization that will use torture and mass murder to achieve its goals. He carefully outlined the...

  • April 13, 2004

    War and Politics

    Fallujah, Iraq — Marine corporal John Smith from Peoria, Illinois is hunkering down behind a bullet— riddled wall as he grips his weapon and listens to the spine—chilling sound of bombs exploding nearby. He peers through a crack in...

  • April 8, 2004

    Does Anyone Remember?

    Does anyone remember these historic words?   "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of...

  • March 26, 2004

    Bashing Bush for Fun and Profit

    Everyone expected this presidential campaign to be an acrimonious one, but few thought it would sink to the level of blaming the President for the September 11 attack on America. It seems apparent now that the Democrats believe they can only win in N...