Politics Versus Reality: Part II
No one is more of a master of political talking points than President Barack Obama. Remember "shovel-ready projects"? These were construction projects where...
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Politics Versus Reality
It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians leave reality to others. What matters in politics is...
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Gross Media Ignorance: Time Trashes the Constitution
There's little that's intelligent or informed about Time magazine editor Richard Stengel's article "One Document, Under Siege" (June 23, 2011). It contains many...
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Trashing the Constitution: The Living Document Con
Is constitutionalism akin to blind faith? Some statists certainly think so, as they have called the position “constitution-worship.” In light of this, what should...
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Procedural Justice and a Nation of Laws
Casey Anthony, the young woman arrested and tried for having murdered her three-year-old daughter, has just been acquitted of the most serious charges...
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At Homeschool Conventions Americans Enjoy Educational Freedom
If you are a conservative, a Christian, a libertarian or just a concerned parent and have children in the public schools, you need...
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America’s Ultimate Reality Show
The most potent “reality check,” especially among industrialized nations like ours, is the one discovered by accident. It’s the one that can’t be...
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FTC Probes Google in Fishing Expedition
Google announced on its blog on June 24th that the Federal Trade Commission had launched “a review of our business. We respect the...
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Computer Costs Going Down but Government Costs Keep Going Up — Why?
It’s a question I’ve been asking many people. And they have no real answer. But the reason why the cost of computers keeps...
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Flights of Fancy: Apologists for the TSA
Believe it or not, sexual assault has its defenders — and they’re not just behind bars for rape or pedophilia.Nor do they exclusively...
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Rand Paul Works to Protect State Gold Money From Taxation
Constitutionally minded members of Congress Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Representative Mike Lee of Utah have...
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TSA Debacle: Man Flies Across U.S. With Stolen, Invalid Boarding Passes
June wasn’t a good month for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). While Lena Reppert, the 95-year-old wheelchair-bound U.S.-born woman with terminal cancer, was...
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Time (Magazine) Flies off Course on Constitution
Asked about newspaper publishers who opposed his presidential candidacy in 1952, Adlai Stevenson was prepared with a characteristically witty rejoinder: "Their job is...
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review
In the third installment of the Transformers series, Dark of the Moon (also known as Transformers 3) focuses on the Autobots’ mission to search for...
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The Meaning of Educational Freedom
Is America still a free country? Many of us like to think so. Yes, we can get into a car and drive wherever...
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