RGIII (aka Robert Griffin III), the quarterback for the Redskins, was wearing a “Know Jesus, Know Peace” t-shirt before a press conference when an NFL rep said that was not allowed. So RGIII, to avoid a fine and a conflict, turned it inside out. When I first heard this story, I assumed some kind of […]
Continue reading →Kari Anne Roy did something unspeakably evil to her six-year-old boy. I can hardly contain my revulsion as I write about her abusive behavior. She actually let her child play outside. Without direct adult supervision! Call CPS immediately! A very thoughtful and kindly neighbor saw the negligent parent’s boy playing a few feet from his […]
Continue reading →One of the unforeseen problems with a broadly socialized state is that it makes the immigration problem particularly hairy. Consider that a non-socialized United States was able to have one of the most open immigration policies in the world for years. But socialism and an open immigration policy don’t mix. Just look at Sweden. In […]
Continue reading →A 93-year-old former Nazi guard from Auschwitz is on trial in Germany for 300,000 counts of murder. I’m not making this up. A recent change of law in Germany has allowed four former members of the Nazi regime to be tried for their part in World War II war crimes. And I guess they had […]
Continue reading →Number 32. That’s our global rank for business taxes. Yep. The largest economy in the world comes in at an unspectacular number 32 when it comes to how we tax our businesses. But it’s far worse than it sounds. There were only 34 countries (all the industrialized countries) in the study. Ouch: The index takes […]
Continue reading →Sometimes I wonder if reality television has ruined us all. Sarah Palin and her crew showed up at an Anchorage party in a stretch Hummer (yes, a stretch Hummer) and quickly began a brawl: The best details came from Alaska political blogger Amanda Coyne. She describes Track Palin stumbling from a stretch Hummer and spotting the ex-boyfriend […]
Continue reading →Citizens United vs. FEC has become the benchmark case for campaign finance. In it, the Supreme Court said that political ads were protected under free speech rights and should not be limited by campaign contribution laws. As a result, indirect campaign spending through Political Action Committees has been largely unchecked, and mega-donors have been the […]
Continue reading →One of the most widely-held ideas in the popular consciousness is that a person’s access to correct facts determines their espousal of correct beliefs. In other words, we think we base what we think on the facts that are available to us. This is not true. We determine what we accept as fact based on […]
Continue reading →At a recent dinner “In Defense of Christians” targeted at Middle Eastern Christians, Ted Cruz was literally booed off the stage when he started making comments in support of Israel. It seems that Middle Eastern Christians are less willing than Americans to endorse the Judeo-Christian alliance. There are many reasons for this, and almost none […]
Continue reading →Ben Carson loves nettling leftists. He’s particularly suited for it. He has all the qualities leftists want for members of their team—he’s black, philanthropic, well-educated, successful, well-spoken, and well-liked in his community. But he is decidedly not on the left’s side. In fact, he’s more in their side like a stubborn thorn. In his most recent […]
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