The handover of power to Iraq by the victorious American forces has stimulated public discussion about a word that seems to have fallen in disfavor in the last few years: sovereignty. That means the ability of a government to act without being … [Read more...] about To Celebrate Independence, We Must Have Sovereignty
Grassroots Win Shootout In The West
Nevada just witnessed the political equivalent of Shootout at the OK Corral. On one side was the full power of the Nevada government, and on the other side was a grandmother armed with a pen, a petition and a clipboard. Janine Hansen is one of the … [Read more...] about Grassroots Win Shootout In The West
Pots of Gold Behind Crosses and Ten Commandments
The supervisors of the great Los Angeles County decided to turn tail and run rather than fight a lawsuit threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Why such weak-kneed response? Lawyers for the county ominously warned that the county … [Read more...] about Pots of Gold Behind Crosses and Ten Commandments
Remembering Ronald Reagan
When Ronald Reagan became President in 1980, conventional wisdom assumed that the Soviet Union's position as a fearsome superpower was permanent. Henry Kissinger had the pessimistic belief that the Soviets had attained such nuclear power that his … [Read more...] about Remembering Ronald Reagan
The Day After Tomorrow
Unable to develop a coherent political ideology to oppose George W. Bush, the anti-Bush cabal has turned to humor and Hollywood. The CBS Evening News borrows jokes from the late-night comedy shows to jab at Bush every Friday evening, and we've … [Read more...] about The Day After Tomorrow
The Problems With Dropouts
Poor Bill Cosby. He doesn't deserve the negative fallout that followed his remarks about the dropout rate of some poor students. Even Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, said that most of the uproar in the press and on the internet is not about … [Read more...] about The Problems With Dropouts
Why The UN Isn’t A Solution
The media pundits can't understand why all the negative news coming out of Iraq doesn't produce poll results that show John Kerry defeating George W. Bush. That's probably because Kerry's solution to the Iraq problem is to turn the … [Read more...] about Why The UN Isn’t A Solution
Equality For Women In Our Military
The picture of the female U.S. soldier, Pfc. Lynndie England, holding a leash around the neck of a prone naked Iraqi male prisoner, like a dog, is a public relations disaster for America abroad. Just as distressing is the humiliation of America in … [Read more...] about Equality For Women In Our Military
Don’t Let Judges Jimmy Elections
How the votes in this year's November election will be counted broke into the news last week when California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley banned the use of 14,000 touch-screen voting machines because of security and reliability concerns. He … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Judges Jimmy Elections
Don’t Give Criminals A Sanctuary
A favorite argument of those who support amnesty for illegal aliens is: current laws can't be enforced (like Prohibition and the 55-mile-an-hour speed limit) so we might as well adjust to reality. That's about like telling a woman, you … [Read more...] about Don’t Give Criminals A Sanctuary
