December 1, 2020

The Hunter Biden emails are now available on the internet

  The media effectively buried the Hunter Biden computer story, hiding from most of the American public his corrupt business dealings (all under Joe Biden's aegis) and his utterly debauched private life.  However, the informatio...

March 29, 2012

'Relocating' children

Recently, there has been a disturbing nation-wide trend of parental rights being trampled upon by public school officials, from bag-lunch inspections to electronic bracelets being used to spy on overweight kids.  This week brings another example...

January 23, 2012

AT Contributor Jason McNew to seek seat in Pennsylvania House

America has become a de-facto Social Democracy, trying to operate with a Constitution designed for a Liberal Democracy. America is in the throes of an identity crisis.  While the term "Liberal Democracy" has long fallen out of use, Liberal Democ...

January 9, 2012

So you think Ron Paul is crazy? (YouTube link fixed)

Intellectually speaking, we live in fascinating, if dangerous, times.  Given a larger view of history, it should be understood that nations, political systems, and currencies come and go on a fairly regular basis.  Human freedom is an ex...

January 5, 2012

The U.S. Military has a code of honor. How about Congress?

The U.S. Military remains among the most respected institutions in America.  Conversely, the U.S. Congress has achieved abysmal approval ratings.  Numerous state legislatures do not fare much better. Perhaps, like the military, lawmakers co...

December 29, 2011

Newt and the Bill of Rights

Average Americans increasingly are realizing that our national difficulties are the direct results of not following our own laws -- specifically the Constitution.  In light of recent Congressional actions ostensibly undermining Habeas Corpus and...

December 10, 2011

The Case for Ron Paul

Ron Paul, a physician, has earned himself the name "Dr. No" by refusing to vote for any bill which assumes powers other than those given in Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution.  When one takes a sober look at our country today, it's easy...

September 12, 2011

'Active measures' and the truthers

For anyone who cares to look, there is an enormous body of "evidence" supporting varied accusations that 9-11 was a "false flag" attack, perpetrated by the CIA and/or the Israeli Mossad.  The quantity, quality, and pervasiveness of this disinfor...

August 13, 2011

A very basic question

When do human beings receive the unalienable right to life?  The question the pro-abortion crowd will not (or cannot) answer.Here in fly-over country South Central PA, we are fortunate to have an excellent local talk radio station (based out of ...

June 25, 2011

'Cars 2': Hollywood screws up again

This evening, along with my wife and our four children, I saw the much anticipated sequel to the wildly successful computer animated movie Cars.  The original  film, released by Pixar in 2006, was an inspiring story of self redemption --...

May 3, 2011

'The war people are trying to take money from our school'

A kindergartener explains.This is a video of a six year old boy explaining what was told to him by his teacher.  After being asked the same questions several times, his answers remain consistent. Following a school wide PA announcement of a ...

April 22, 2011

The roots of classical liberalism

If you are a daily reader of AT, you might just be a (Classical) Liberal.The left loves to play games with semantics. If ever there was an example of a word which has had its definition changed over time, "liberal" would definitely be one ...

April 16, 2011

On This We Stand

We must clearly articulate the precise philosophical doctrine of the Tea Party.Classical Liberalism, the political philosophy of The Founding Fathers, has yielded incredible planet-wide improvements in the human condition.  Few politicians (and ...

December 30, 2010

Glenn Beck vs. The Kremlin

While Glenn Beck has a penchant for theatrics and occasional hyperbole, I have found his fact finding (facts are stubborn things), when taken bare, to be quite useful.  Beck refuses to underestimate his audience, and often explores subject matte...

December 10, 2010

Senator Bernie Sanders and his oath

From the senate.gov website, this is the Oath of Office, as it is administered to US Senators.  I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; ...

October 29, 2010

VooDoo Histories

Author JR Nyquist was the first to postulate that the collapse of the Soviet bloc was a strategic maneuver, intended to actually further the cause of global communism.  This very same theory has been discussed at American Thinker here, here, and...

October 22, 2010

John Stewart's 'Sanity' Rally to include Code Pink, Anarchists

It is looking like John Stewart's "Restore Sanity" rally will define sanity rather peculiarly. Code Pink, Anarchists, and pro-abortion groups plan to attend at the Lincoln Memorial on October 30th. Code Pink posts this on its site:What is m...

October 5, 2010

They're All Socialists Now

I live in a ragged white and gray farmhouse that has stood two and a half centuries' vigil over the farming tracts of southern Pennsylvania. Located 75 miles from Washington, District of Columbia, my wife and I (along with our four you...

September 21, 2010

TOTUS: It wasn't me.

On September 18th, American Thinker reported* that President Obama had omitted the word "Creator" while giving a speech, when citing The Declaration of Independence.Having reviewed the video, I speculated thusly here at AT:After President O...

September 19, 2010

A Natural Law Lesson for Obama

President Obama's editing out of the words "...by their Creator..." from the Declaration of Independence on the 15th (video and transcript here) is a remarkable act for sitting president. It suggests that the purported constitutional law ex...

September 18, 2010

President Obama removes 'Creator' from the Declaration of Independence.

On September 15, President Obama addressed the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. At around 22:30, he incorporated part of the The Declaration of Independence, but  removed any reference to the "Creator."Update: Here is a short v...

September 3, 2010

Your Dog's Papers (and your money), Please.

Under Pennsylvania Law, animal control officers can carry firearms and have powers of arrest. Here in Adams County, PA (seat of Gettysburg and the battle fields), The Evening Sun reports that local dog law enforcement "will be knocking on door...

August 22, 2010

Dreams From My Father: Conservative Truths to Live By

I grew up in coal country Pennsylvania during the 1980s. Life wasn't perfect, but my family was solidly middle class, and I was blessed with morally sound and hardworking parents whose primary focus was the proper rearing of their four children. My m...

May 26, 2010

A 'Show' of Force at the border

From Andrew Brietbarts website Breitbart.com: PHOENIX (AP) - The Obama administration plans to announce Tuesday that it will send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to improve border security, an Arizona congresswoman sa...

January 16, 2010

Did Communism Fake Its Own Death in 1991?

In a bizarre 1984 book, ex-KGB Major Anatoliy Golitsyn predicted the liberalization of the Soviet Bloc and claimed that it would be a strategic deception. Let's examine the facts.In his spy book Wedge, Mark Riebling claims that "of Golitsyn's fa...