Pollaganda—media polls as instruments of propaganda
“During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been leveled against us, charged with whatsoever its licentiousness could devise or dare.”—Thomas...
View ArticleDon’t give us government childcare for Mother’s Day
What’s the perfect Mother’s Day gift? A bouquet of tulips? Jewelry? Breakfast in bed? The National Organization for Women (NOW) has something a little more expensive in mind—universal childcare. NOW’s...
View Article“Fathers linked to healthy families”
Headlines such as the one above this essay should be relegated to the “Keen Sense of the Obvious” files. What cadre of nescient dolts does not already know that fathers are essential to healthy...
View ArticleMemo to the American Media
Memo to the American Media from Sheikh Muhammad al-Zawahiri Recently, I participated in a three-day national security forum with some knowledgeable military officers. The briefing focused on Fourth...
View ArticleGlobal Warming: Fact, Fiction, Politics
Global Warming: Fact, Fiction and Political Endgame “There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and...
View ArticleRight to carry v. right to know
Right to carry v. right to know: This month’s Non-Compos Mentis Award winner “Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.” —Thomas Jefferson In a St. Louis suburb this week,...
View ArticleAre gun-free nations or “zones” safer?
“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic…” —Justice Joseph Story Gun-free nations are safer—at least for folks like...
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