Although the midterm elections are still two weeks away, about two million Americans have already voted. The circus of early and mail-in voting undermines the federal law which provides: “The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in … [Read more...] about Republicans Need Tools for 2014 Victory
Stop Disease at the Border
Americans against amnesty are not only worried about unemployed Mexicans crossing our southern border illegally to take U.S. jobs. More than ever, we need the fence that Congress voted for and President George W. Bush made a television photo event … [Read more...] about Stop Disease at the Border
Obama Fails to Protect Us, Again
Of all the examples of incompetence and failure to protect Americans that the Obama Administration has displayed, its failure to keep Ebola out of our country may be the worst. Obama’s number-one job is to keep dangerous people from coming into … [Read more...] about Obama Fails to Protect Us, Again
Who Killed the American Family? — October 2014
Text: Who Killed the American Family? A great deal has been written about the decline in the percentage of Americans who are living in a traditional nuclear family. It was 21 years ago that the famous scholar Charles Murray pointed out that … [Read more...] about Who Killed the American Family? — October 2014
The Best Interest of the Dog
The supposed standard for child custody in family courts is the “best interest of the child.” The Vermont supreme court has now extended that to the best interest of the dog. Daniel and Laura were divorcing, and the issue before the … [Read more...] about The Best Interest of the Dog
Who Killed the American Family?
The British press just reported the result of a new study by academics from Oxford and the University of London that children raised in stable marital homes are better behaved than classmates brought up by unmarried parents. Children raised by … [Read more...] about Who Killed the American Family?
Immigration Chicanery
The strategists who base their political advice on public opinion polls have just had a surprise. A new poll reports that the American people are now more likely to trust Republicans to handle immigration and less likely to trust Democratic plans to … [Read more...] about Immigration Chicanery
Where’s the Payoff in Gambling?
For those who promote legalized gambling as a means of economic development or revitalization, or as a painless way to pay for public schools, the recent news from Atlantic City, NJ, is sobering. Dominated by its famous Boardwalk, the beach resort … [Read more...] about Where’s the Payoff in Gambling?
Putin Pushes the Envelope
While the world’s attention was distracted by his incursions into eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin quietly made another provocative move that could lead to a direct confrontation with the United States. The Russian Navy sent a … [Read more...] about Putin Pushes the Envelope
Faulty Ideas About Marriage, Pre-K, and Feminism — September 2014
Text: Faulty Ideas About Marriage, Pre-K, and Feminism Political junkies will remember how former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was being groomed to run for president in 2012 before he made his foolish statement that the next president should … [Read more...] about Faulty Ideas About Marriage, Pre-K, and Feminism — September 2014
