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...
Opinion
FTC Probes Google in Fishing Expedition
Google announced on its blog on June 24th that the Federal Trade Commission had...
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....
Rand Paul Works to Protect State Gold Money From Taxation
Constitutionally minded members of Congress Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Senator Rand Paul...
Flights of Fancy: Apologists for the TSA
Believe it or not, sexual assault has its defenders — and they’re not just...
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,...
Time (Magazine) Flies off Course on Constitution
Asked about newspaper publishers who opposed his presidential candidacy in 1952, Adlai Stevenson was...
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review
In the third installment of the Transformers series, Dark of the Moon (also known as...
The Meaning of Educational Freedom
Is America still a free country? Many of us like to think so. Yes,...
The Glory of the Alphabet
Most people take the alphabet for granted. It has been a part of our...
July 4th: Not Just a Holiday for Fireworks
The Fourth of July may be just a holiday for fireworks to some people....
Why You Should Teach Your Child History at Home
The other day I was having dinner at a friend's house and was chatting...
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...
“The People” and our Freedom
Central to the politics of states with democratically-constituted governments is the notion that all...
The King’s Speech
By now I assume that most of my readers have already seen the Oscar-winning...
Dr. Seuss and Dyslexia
For years I have been telling parents and educators that the kind of reading...
Have a “Politically Reliable” Fourth, 2011!
How time flies when you're under the boot! By now, most people are well-acquainted...
IMF Wants US Debt Ceiling Raised Immediately
The June 20th report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the United States...
Of Sausages, Opera, and the TSA
Somebody once said that making laws is a lot like making sausage, so we’re better...
The Constitution and Slavery
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., referring to his race and the Constitution on John Stossel's...
