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Congress is considering legislation that could be used to place hurdles in front of people’s First Amendment rights. While protecting intellectual property rights is a worthy goal, this legislation is not the way to do it. Continue Reading
If we are to survive this recession – and for many the recession is still very much alive – we must get a grip on our expectations and our national debt and get re-engaged in the running of our companies and in our political process. Continue Reading
Wind and solar companies, the favorites of fanatics, have always been huge net “takers” from taxpayers. And the supposedly satanic oil companies? They have been huge net “givers.” Continue Reading
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of state limits on financial contributions to be used in federal campaigns and for independent expenditures in state races. Continue Reading
The 21st Century Tower of Babel has been constructed and the intent clearly is to confound the narrative in order to dismantle the finest, most democratic and enabling institution this country has ever had, public education. Continue Reading
Regardless of whether he ends up technically winning the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum is the big winner of the night. Continue Reading
Judging by the great strides made in technology over the last 100 years, we can expect massive change during the next century. Here’s what I think things will look like in 2112. Continue Reading
Interested in knowing which articles published on this site in 2011 had the most reads? Here’s the list of the 10 most-read articles. Continue Reading
America started 2011 in severe financial crisis with far too much governmental spending. We end the year without any real effort by our government to deal with the crisis. Continue Reading
If I’ve done my due diligence to answer questions and find the truth, only to dismiss part of them when someone disagrees, haven’t I compromised my integrity to gain a settlement? Continue Reading
UPDATED: Ron Paul’s rise in Iowa matters exactly as much as Rick Perry’s rise, then Herman Cain’s rise, then Newt Gingrich’s rise… In other words, it doesn’t matter. Slow and steady wins this race. And it’s going to be a long one. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s announcement that he’s retiring tops the list, but 2011 will also be remembered for lots of scandal and corruption, some interesting dynamics in the Roundhouse, and the rise of the Occupy movement. Continue Reading
To those military men and women who have come home from Iraq to an indifferent population, I say thank you for your service. I am sorry your fellow Americans are at the mall and Congress is still out to lunch. Continue Reading
In response to a commentary Heath Haussamen wrote Tuesday about provisions in the defense funding bill some say would allow the detainment of Americans without due process rights, a spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., says the bill’s language “dovetails” with a prior U.S. Supreme Court ruling on indefinite detainment. Continue Reading
State Senator Steve Fischmann argues in his recent column for a constitutional amendment that “corrects the Citizens United fiasco.” If Congress and the states were to pass such an amendment, it would gut the First Amendment. Continue Reading