There are a few things in life that sound as sweet to the modern liberal ear as the expression “Live and Let Live.” On the surface, it seems to be a reasonable admonition because it encourages people to leave things alone that don’t personally concern them. The problem is that it also discourages making the [...]
According to a recent study, the annual exam that men begin to dread starting around age 40 may be all for naught. See http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/120107/prostate-cancer-psa-testing-routine-screening Roughly speaking, the study concluded that with the thousands of men that were tested over a period of 13 years, those who had annual prostate screenings were no more likely to have [...]
I recently read an article by Fareed Zakaria. Ordinarily, his analysis is inciteful. Not this time. See http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077943,00.html Here are a few quick thoughts. Zakaria makes the argument for China without so much as a head nod to their standard of living. He assumes that America wants a bristling economy for its own sake. We do not. [...]
Government shutdown. Even the sound of it is daunting. What will happen? Will we plunge into anarchy? How does it “open” back up? What will it do to the economy? For many, especially those that work in government offices, the answers to those questions beg an answer. But for those that pay taxes, it is [...]
People can believe what they want – unless you believe that homosexuality is sinful. The recent controversy over the departure of Belmont University Women’s Soccer Coach, Lisa Howe, shows how effective the purveyors of political correctness have been at spreading their brand of Nazism: you can only say, think, and believe what we allow to [...]
The expected – and appropriate – tributes to the victims of 9/11 took place last month. But sometimes, it is better to reflect on important events away from the usual crowd. Of all the abstract ideas that 9/11 has come to represent like patriotism, strength in adversity, heroism, cowardice, and evil, the most unsung is: [...]
Does anyone really know whether President Obama is Christian or Muslim? There are those on both sides that claim the issue is settled. And nothing said by the other side will change their minds. If that is, indeed, the case, the most obvious course of action is to move beyond the issue. But, we can’t [...]
When David Koresh and his followers went up in smoke several years ago, the sentiment in the United States was something akin to dismay. Few people realized what was going on inside the compound and ever fewer realized that a fiery death awaited those inside when the Justice Department decided to pursue of a full [...]
In one of the opening scenes of the Disney blockbuster National Treasure, the main characters are puzzling over the meaning of a riddle extricated from a meerschaum pipe. As each of them proffer an explanation, the Riley character responds to one of his comrade’s guesses as to the meaning of the riddle with the snarky [...]
Sharron Angle is challenging incumbent Majority leader Harry Reid in one of the most highly watched Senate races this year. Reid, a liberal like no other, has a tough row to hoe because Angle is ostensibly backed by the Tea Party, a grass-roots group known for dislodging incumbents like Reid this political season. In what [...]