July 4, 2020

The Myth of 'White Guilt'

Purely out of curiosity, I attended a series of local library seminars dealing with racism, entitled "Conversations in a Brave Space," held in cooperation with the local League of Women Voters and a local university. The topical sessions de...

April 12, 2020

Do we really want WHO setting U.S. national health policy?

Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) have introduced a "Global Health Security Act" creating "a new directorate" ostensibly "empowered to press the preventative levers that can protect the nation."  M...

March 6, 2020

The FISA court can't be saved

Perish any expectation that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) can be fixed. Last year's report from Inspector General Michael Horowitz identified and documented not only blatant integrity failures within the FBI and the Depart...

January 31, 2020

Do Democrats really care about election integrity?

What does "election integrity" actually mean to Democrats?  A perspective is provided by the Democrat-sponsored "For the People Act" (H.R.1 in the current Congress), a dreadfully misnamed legislative mess that purports to imp...

December 27, 2019

Senator Warren's Pernicious Wealth Tax

I am rich. No, I do not have multiple residences, a yacht, a wine cave, or any of the storied trappings of wealth.  And I certainly don't feel "rich." I am simply retired, and over a lifetime of working have accumulated asset...

November 20, 2019

Could 'Move to Amend' Destroy Corporate Independence?

The New York Times is annoyed that FedEx paid no income taxes in 2018.  Leftists have always despised corporations:  Greedy, evil enterprises that exploit their workers, swindle their customers, pollute the environment, abuse their power, a...

July 10, 2019

Free 'Medicare for All'? I want my money back.

It's not enough that "Medicare for All" is an example of Progressive intellectual incoherence.  It is also another example of typical leftist deception in what its proponents conveniently omit. Recall that "Medicare fo...

February 7, 2019

What's Beto's Problem with the Constitution?

When "Beto" O'Rourke recently questioned whether the basic principles of the Constitution still apply in today's world, what exactly did he mean?  Which principles would he reject, and what new principles would he substitute fo...

March 20, 2018

'Check Your Privilege': Whom Are They Kidding?

The "Check Your Privilege" poster series from the University of San Francisco is a grotesque form of bigotry.  By design, it imputes or ascribes to an individual certain characteristics based solely on group membership, ...

June 23, 2016

Connecticut and gun control

As a longtime resident of Connecticut, I have been patient and respectful while my representatives in Congress have railed against “gun violence” and called for new and sweeping restrictions on gun ownership.  The Newtown, Connecticu...

May 25, 2016

The Entrepreneur as Politician

Like any entrepreneur or experienced businessman, Donald Trump does not think like a modern-day politician. Business people approach the world and their role in it in ways much different than do politicians. While this brings a refreshing change to t...

January 16, 2016

Out and proud: I am cis-male, hear me roar

It has been a long and difficult journey, but I have finally found the courage to embrace my cis-malehood. Encouraged by ever broadening attitudes of inclusion, I am coming out.  I am a red-blooded, full-fledged American cis-male who likes to...