The West's Moral Superiority To Islam

The Muslim jihadists continue to make the claim that they are morally superior to the West. It is time that this claim be addressed, not as part of war between Christianity and Islam, and not as some relativistic doubletalk, but on the basis of values and institutions that...

Republican Class Wars

Over the last four years, Republicans have been accusing President Obama and Congressional Democrats of practicing class wars. I have not seen that; I do however know of a much uglier class war that has been fomented by Reagan Republicans for the last 30 years. That class...

Chief Justice John Roberts Loves the Law More Than Politics!

I was blown away watching Chief Justice John Robert's confirmation hearings.  I'd never observed a person articulate legal concepts and precedents, with such fluidity and skill.  It increased my respect for Bush, that his nominee was astoundingly qualified!  It...

Liberal "elites" and success in America

In today's political discourse we are hearing a lot about "liberal elites." And yet these are the same people who have claimed for decades that liberals are losers and that conservatives are winners. Which makes their claim the height of hypocrisy.What is an elite?...

Special interest groups = downfall of America

Dad, bless his soul, used to state the title of this article quite frequently. What he was saying by that was: lobby groups for special interest groups manipulate American politics effectively ripping the country apart 'at the seams'. He also questioned the effectiveness of...

Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most

Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most Mike WoodFeb 20 2012 Family Day was originally celebrated by Alberta in 1990, with the premier of Alberta at the time, Don Getty, having the third Monday of February proclaimed as Family Day. Getty is said to have...

Olympia Snowe Republicans and a Biophilic Alliance

The Olympia Snowe Republicans were the yuppies and entrepreneurs of 1980s and 1990s. These people were attracted to the Republican Party for its promise of economic opportunity. After seeing the economy thrive under Clinton and fail under Bush, and after seeing the Republican...

The liberal elite, crying over its “winder” lifestyle

As quoted in the Wall Street Journal:  "Even Americans most likely to be winners from trade -- upper-income, well-educated professionals, whose jobs are less likely to go overseas and whose industries are often buoyed by demand from international markets -- are...