Category: Reflections

I read a short news report in The Wall Street Journal (May 21) that simply amazed me. It announced that Obama has officially endorsed a …

Have you ever argued with any people on the public payroll? I vaguely recall something that Mencken wrote, appropriate to the situation. I cannot find …

During the campaign Barack Obama at least implied that he wouldn’t indulge in the age-old practice of giving cushy ambassadorial posts to big campaign donors. …

Congressman Eric Cantor, one of the rising stars in the Republican Party, seems to think that the way to reinvigorate the Republican Party is to …

There’s not much question that North Korea, as headed by Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, is a reckless and irresponsible regime whose abuse of its own …

It never fails. Whenever I attend a political gathering – such as the ever-delightful FreedomFest – I am approached by someone pitching a third political …

Which of the following headlines is true? ” Chrysler To Begin Selling Car Company Assets To Fiat” “Obama To Begin Selling Car Company Assets By …

Before the mid-1800s, the inability to pay one’s debts could land one in prison. For the next century, bankruptcy laws progressively tended to favor the …

I am ceaselessly amazed at the reverence people in this country have for the Constitution. Most haven’t read it. Most who have read it don’t …

George Will recently accused Obama’s token Republican, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, of being the “Secretary of Behavior Modification.” Rather than making our transportation systems …