The Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Would You Be So Brave?
On July 4, 1776, after months of heated debate, representatives of the Continental Congress voted unanimously that “these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and...
About: Wallis W. Wood
Posts by Wallis W. Wood
Hysterics Over the Debt Ceiling, Medicare
The hysterics and hyperbole over what supposedly will happen if we do not raise the federal debt ceiling are becoming absolutely absurd. If you were to believe Secretary of...
Blacks Picket the NAACP
For a moment, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Thousands of residents of Harlem, a New York City neighborhood, had taken to the streets to protest the NAACP. And yes,...
Flag Day & What Old Glory Means to You
When’s the last time you heard (or better yet, sung) the lyrics to George M. Cohan’s marvelous tribute to the country he loved? ...
Obama’s Betrayal of Israel
When a woman showed up at the Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva, Israel, she had burns covering more than 45 percent of her body. A tragic accident at...
My Mother’s Escape From Communism
Mother’s Day seems like a perfect time to tell you about some of my mother’s extraordinary adventures. Bear with me for a bit and I’ll even tell you how...
What Training Monkeys Can Teach Us About Congress
Many thanks to the Alert Reader who sent me the following story about monkeys. I think you’ll agree, it has important lessons for us about how to make changes...
Our Lying Media and the Budget Battle
I don’t know when I have ever seen a bigger bunch of lies, distortions, and deliberate misstatements by our national media than in the so-called budget debate that’s been...
Obama’s Illegal Libya War
I’m so mad about Libya that, in my mother’s inimitable phrase, I could chew nails and spit bullets. And no, I’m not talking about our pusillanimous leader in the...
Six Senators Smear Rand Paul
If you live in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Rhode Island, there is something I hope you will do. Call or write your Senator (I'll tell you...
“Hey Bud, That’s My Money You’re Giving Away”
A casual conversation at a cocktail party a little while ago almost turned into fisticuffs—something I haven’t experienced firsthand since the second grade. Let me tell you about it....
On, Wisconsin!
You can run but you can’t hide. Wait, correct that. Turns out that if you’re a State senator in Wisconsin, you can do both. ...
Obama’s Budget-busting Whoppers
A friend of mine asked a question last month that stopped me cold in my tracks. I’ve been thinking about it and the implications of the choices he posed...
Presidents’ Day Trivia
You wouldn’t think Disney World would be a good source for presidential trivia. But during a recent visit, I came across a piece of history that stumped my good...
Abraham Lincoln, Political Tyrant
We’ve spent a lot of time recently bashing “the worst President who ever lived.” (That’s the description of the current occupant of the White House by many of my...