December 25, 2020

The Bells of Christmas

If ever there was a year we needed Christmas, 2020 is that year.  COVID-19, thousands of deaths, racial strife, massive election fraud that has unmasked deep corruption at all levels of government, moral cowardice from politicians, Chinese infil...

February 16, 2015

Finding Newness in Being Old Fashioned

Valentine's Day 2015 saw the opening in theaters of one of the most anticipated movies in a decade.  The filthy Fifty Shades of Grey opening weekend is on pace to outsell The Passion of the Christ for a February opening weekend.  This s...

December 24, 2013

The Light of Christmas

One of my favorite Christmas movies is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.  My favorite line in the movie comes when Eddie surprises Clark after they arrived in time to see Clark finally successful in getting the lights on his house to w...

January 8, 2013

Gun Control and the Paradox of Liberty

The hatred of people leads to gun control.  I am talking about not the shooter's hatred, but the gun controller's hatred. Liberals have a reputation for caring about people -- an undeserved reputation.  They don't believe that people ough...

May 18, 2012

Schumer's Berlin Wall

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship came just prior to that company's announcement of its initial public offering.  With that move he can escape the minimum 15% capital gains tax in the United States....

May 15, 2011

Oh, Che Can You See?

Recently I finished a book, Son of Hamas, written by Mosab Yousef.  Yousef was a Muslim who became a revolutionary for the cause of Christ.  His hatred for Israelis, which was fostered by his religious culture in the Palestinian areas of th...

November 27, 2010

Strict Constructionist or Strict Constitutionalist?

Liberals have made up a new insult for conservatives based on a shallow misunderstanding of constitutional principles.An Associated Press opinion piece by Ben Evans insinuated that GOP members are hypocrites when it comes to support for the Constitut...

March 25, 2009

Why be a conservative?

Setbacks in recent elections have left some self-proclaimed conservatives announcing the era of Reagan is over.  David Frum thinks conservatives need to be less aggressive and move to the center to win.  David Brooks suggests that Louisiana...

February 21, 2009

American Idle

President Obama is auditioning American Idle contestants.  These non-producers of our society stole the show at his town meeting in Ft. Meyers, Florida on February 10, 2009.  It was like watching a Saturday Night Live skit when a parade of ...