By Les Dunaway
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past weeks, you’re aware of events across the world involving massive crowds of people – one of whom has toppled the 30+ year dictatorship of Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak in Egypt.
What you may not know is as Paul Harvey said “The rest of the story”. These people in the streets are, largely, young and represent a global problem … Read more...
Much has been written over time about the personal faith of our Founding Fathers, their belief that the hand of Divine Providence was guiding the creation of this nation for a higher purpose.
What is less discussed is the faith they had in the people of this great and emerging nation, people who were looked upon as “common” and “rustic” by their European counterparts, but through hard work, sacrifice and … Read more...
We’ve heard a lot, the past weeks, about budget “cuts”. Those of us who can do basic arithmetic have noticed that mostly the “cuts” are, at best, decreases in increase and, at worst, a bald-faced lie. The good news is that a number of credible sources have done the analysis to show that real cuts can be made and will improve government as well.
… Read more...All governments are very efficient at producing and then distributing poverty.
All governments are highly inefficient when they try to redistribute the prosperity that is produced by the efforts of those who work in the nation’s private sector economy.
… Read more...Observations© – By Donald S. Conkey
This tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the 202nd anniversary of his birth was inspired by a recent TV movie on the events leading up to the actual delivery of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 – an address to honor the dead and wounded who had given their all in the Civil War’s deadliest battle fought July 1-3, 1863 near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. That … Read more...
BY J. Randolph Evans – Column No. 1055 (2/11/11)
All things must come to an end, and sometimes they should sooner than later. There is no place where that is more true than in a government position. This is true regardless of whether the position is elected or appointed. It is true regardless of whether the job is federal, state, or local. In the battle between the people and the … Read more...
What are the legal issues involving birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment? What was the drafters’ original intent when they drafted the 14th Amendment?
The Federalist Society does a great job presenting experts on both sides of the debate.
Click here to listen or download the mp3: Birthright Citizenship
… Read more...By J. Randolph Evans – Column No. 1054 ( 2/4/11)
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Unfortunately, that appears inevitably true as the world watches the unraveling of order in Egypt. So far, President Barack Obama has done little better than President Jimmy Carter did over thirty years ago. If the pattern repeats, the security of the United States will be irreparably harmed in … Read more...
Observations© – By Donald S. Conkey
February used to be known as the birthday month for two of the nation’s greatest presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both Lincoln and Washington had their own national holiday: Lincoln’s was on February 12; Washington’s on February 22. Washington was honored as the first president of the United States and Lincoln was honored for holding the nation together and for signing the Emancipation … Read more...
by Les Dunaway
Since 1995, the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation have published the annual “Index of Economic Freedom”. If you aren’t familiar with it, a short explanation is here.
In the 2011 Index, America fell to ninth place – right below Denmark, Ireland and Canada. … Read more...
By J. Randolph Evans – Column No. 1053 (1/28/11)
Well, it is that time. The announcements by potential 2012 Presidential candidates have started and will continue at a much faster and more furious pace. There will be three kinds of announcements.
First, there will be the “I am not running” announcements. The best example of this category is Congressman Mike Pence from Indiana. In recent years, Congressman Pence has often … Read more...