Politics

Let me connect two distant events. A sandwich shop in Philadelphia hired armed guards, and Joe Biden announced the White House “Office of Gun Violence Prevention.” The connection is both …

We all know that the conservative caucus within the Republican party is a vast minority. No longer does the Republican party actually represent true conservative principles. Maybe it never really …

The month of September means the return of Congress, and some hefty chores. By the end of this month, by the Constitution, both chambers of Congress must have passed a …

How state/local Maryland government  let a family suffer through a stifling heat wave The purpose of government, despite all of the political discussions and party rhetoric, is simple.  To ensure …

We can stop mass-murderers from killing students if we’re willing to face a few truths. An ordinary volunteer in the classroom is a better defender than a certified professional who …

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. It sounds unlikely, but it happened exactly this way. A female school teacher who barely came up to my shoulder and was half …

Modern politicians don’t ask to kill their opponents right away. There is a ladder of dehumanization to climb as they justify increasing levels of violence. We’ve heard Democrat politicians say …

I wonder if  anyone remembers the character Howard Beale from the academy award winning 1976 film Network, written by  Paddy Chayefsky . He said the following: “I am Mad as …

While the mainstream media may still be called the “mainstream media”, Americans are realizing the classic cable channel TV news is becoming more irrelevant by the day. Many cable network …

Lies come in many shapes and sizes. Some are simple exaggerations. Some are absurd falsehoods. Unfortunately, we tend to believe a bald lie if it is expressed with enough emotion. …