October 28, 2021

The Statement 'Everything Is Racist' Is Racist

There are some folks out there who don't believe that Critical Race Theory exists.  (This despite the fact that many organizations have unapologetically come forward admitting that it does.)  Others believe it's just ...

October 11, 2021

Bond: The Hero and the Myth

*SPOILER ALERT* I am an avid Bond fan and I saw the latest, No Time To Die, over the weekend. The Daniel Craig era radically redefined the franchise from one of popcorn entertainment to something that could better be described as film compared to ...

September 12, 2021

Noble Endeavors in Entertainment, from John Adams to James Bond

In a letter to his wife, Abigail, written in May of 1780 — a time when the outcome of the American Revolution was still very much unknown — John Adams lays out his reason for the study of politics.  It was so that his children c...

May 4, 2016

How to Fix DC's School Problem: Lose the Schools

Last week, the U.S. House of Representative passed the SOAR Reauthorization Act.  (Next week they will, no doubt, be debating other clever backronyms for other equally banal bills.)  SOAR, the Scholarships for Opportunity and...

April 14, 2016

Boycotts, Bathrooms, and the Boss

This past Sunday, Bruce Springsteen was scheduled to play a concert in Greensboro, N.C.  He canceled the concert, citing opposition to the recently passed H.B. 2, the "bathroom bill," which he labeled discriminatory against the transge...

March 14, 2016

Another Senseless Shooting; Another Senseless Response from the Anti-Gun Crowd

One of Ronald Reagan’s signature phrases was “there you go again.” Well, here we go again. Another senseless shooting and and a senseless response from the anti-gun crowd. To bring you all up to speed, a vehemently pro-...

February 25, 2016

A Response to the Millennial Who Thinks She's Entitled to Everything

By now, most people are probably aware of the latest stupidity trending on social media.  If not, to briefly recap, on Friday, a spoiled brat named Talia Jane flipped her boss the bird via an open letter on Medium.com and, surprise of surprises,...

February 20, 2016

Let's Raise a Glass to John J. Blaine

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the passage of the Blaine Act, which initiated the repeal of Prohibition in the United States.  It makes for a fitting time to recognize that our government is not the appropriate arbiter of morals, no matter ...

February 4, 2016

End lobbying? Might as well ban pencils to prevent misspelling words.

It seems that, of all things political, lobbying and campaign finance raise the most ire among "the American people."  They point out that "if we could just get money out of politics," problems of corruption and the new ...

January 24, 2016

We Learn from our Mistakes

The Washington State Legislature is back in session and that means one thing: time once again for government to ignore the things they should be doing, like making sure they’re not releasing rapists and murders before their prison terms have be...

January 15, 2016

Reagan was a RINO!

Various groups across our great nation have many traditions.  Latino families may celebrate their daughters' quinceañera.  Marathoners may travel to Boston or New York.  Hippies may attend a myriad of outdoor festivals, from...

December 31, 2015

Form a Committee!

Oilman T. Boone Pickens has jumped into the political fray once again. Like many of us, he’s fed up with the current political climate and the dearth of “qualified” candidates for president. So he’s got a revolutionary ne...

December 18, 2014

Bugs Bunny vs. Kim Jong Un

Sony has canceled the release of The Interview.  Par for the course in a nation that has lost its backbone. America has surrendered to a stupid little country with a dictator better cast for an Austin Powers film than reality, and nary a shot...