I’m certainly not a great fan of NFL quarterback Michael Vick anymore than I was a fan of talk radio star Don Imus. In fact, Imus is well-known as an anti-semite, and Vick (like his younger brother) is basically a
Category: Politics
Fatah Threatens Israel with Terrorism
Duh… Who would have thought? According to a recent story about the “moderate” Palestinians in the WorldNetDaily: Militants from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ party have organized a terrorist cell in the northern West Bank over the past few days
The Left: It Doesn’t Matter That Journalists Misquote Everyone
I generally don’t spend too much effort reading the left wing blogs such as DailyKos or the Huffington Post. However, I was referred to an interesting piece written by Penelope Trunk at the Huffington Post. Her comments are very telling of
A Meek Heart
Last night, we went to see the movie “A Mighty Heart” about the kidnapping, search for, and death of Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl. The movie focused more on the search for Pearl, and the dramatic measures that the Pakistanis took in
Vatican Explanations
I happened to catch this snippet out of “In the News” section on Yahoo: “Vatican: Abuse not just Catholic problem“.. the first thought that came to my mind was my mother… You’re probably thinking, What??. Well, my mom would slap
Taxes and Prosperity
There are many among us that believe that taxes bring wealth. A quick review of the many ways that the State and Federal Treasury separates us from our money: Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL license Tax Cigarette Tax
The Expected Duration of a Democracy
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new Constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier: “A
Tyranny of the Weak
A very interesting interview with Ruthie Blum in the Jerusalem Post… a few excerpts: Generally, Westerners prefer to ignore the ideological dimension and focus on pragmatic problem-solving. They seek the “root causes” of terrorism, as if they were material… Indeed, the essential
Scarlet Letter in Iran… Nope
The infamous BBC reported that an Iranian adulterer has been stoned to death in public. With this Moslem custom of punishment by stoning, a male convict is buried up to his waist with his hands tied behind his back, and
Comparing Health Systems
This is an interesting angle I found on the NewsForum page… �