Private Enterprise built the Transcontinental Railroad without the benefit of a “Federal Railroad Administration.” When was the last time you saw a Federal work crew performing any work on a US or Interstate highway? The answer is most … Continue reading →
“If No Child is Left Behind, How can Any Child Get Ahead?” When was the last time someone from the Fed was directly involved your child’s education? When was the last time you saw a Fed at a … Continue reading →
The Agricultural Revolution ArrivedPeople and Business AdaptedSchools Were Born The Industrial Revolution CamePeople and Business AdaptedThe Schools Remained The Same The Technology Revolution ArrivedPeople and Business AdaptedThe Schools Remained The Same The Communications Revolution ArrivedPeople and Business AdaptedThe … Continue reading →
For some reason, a greater than average number of my friends, acquaintances, comrades and cohorts in the creative fields have a problem with money.
Continue reading →“Am I proud of something I have accomplished, or am I falsely proud of something over which I had absolutely no input or control?”
When a person overcomes physical handicaps, language barriers, race, gender bias and bigotry, and succeeds in spite of all [apparent] odds, they have every right and to feel and proclaim their pride in themselves and their accomplishments.
With all respect to victims and families (also victims) of violence everywhere … During the furor over recent events and the resulting demands for serious action, arming teachers, police in schools and gun confiscation, there is one simple … Continue reading →
New York has shown great success in contracting management of Central Park to a private company. The park is now safer, cleaner and less costly than when run by the government. What if the many companies expert in … Continue reading →
Take a quick look at a few of the statistics, and even the teacher’s unions can’t spin or deny it.There is just no polite way to say it. Comparatively speaking, what we call education in America sucks. U.S. … Continue reading →
Everyone should spend an hour in a room with Pete Seeger. — The world would be a better place if they did. And I’m a Republican!
Continue reading →One may have a lot of bad things to say about Radical Islam, but at least Islamics aren’t bigots. White, Black, Gay, Christian, Jew, Hispanic, Oriental or any other distinctions between cultures and races are all treated equally … Continue reading →
Does a Person Need God In Order to Live a Moral Life? Judeo-Christian Principles vs Religion Whenever anyone mentions the obvious fact that the United States of America was founded upon Christian or Judeo-Christian principles, some Bozo (no … Continue reading →
In this writer’s opinion, some form of flat tax (percentage of income) or fair tax (national sales/consumption tax) system is not only common sense, but efficient, workable and fair. Under a Flat Tax, If you make Ten times … Continue reading →
I’m really tired of hearing gun-grabbers preach about the idyllic, peaceful, civilized and Gun Free, Great Britain. Please don’t tell me to just stop listening, because they seem to be everywhere and they won’t shut up! Yes – … Continue reading →
ATTENTION MAINSTREAM MEDIA The following Public Service Announcement is from your fellow Americans and the Second Amendment. STOP – LOOK – LISTEN America is at a Crossing Don’t Get Hit by the Train STOP: Stop the war … Continue reading →
Scenario: No More Drug Problem. For the sake of this hypothetical commentary, let’s assume that somehow, the problem with illegal drugs mostly goes away. Whether this is through enforcement, social change, legalization or some yet to be discovered … Continue reading →
One morning near Washington DC, Route 123, one of the busier rush-hour routes in the Northern Virginia area, was shut down due to an “explosive device” spotted in the parking lot of a Vienna Va.store. I’ll grant you … Continue reading →
You Can’t Have It Both Ways Personally, I am pro-choice. (To a Point) Though I don’t believe that the abortion route is one that I would choose, no one knows until they live it. What others do is … Continue reading →
Does your local shopping center, department store or other merchant require law abiding patrons to become potential victims before being allowed to shop? Do they not know that criminals don’t obey the law, much less their ineffective rules … Continue reading →
To co-opt another person’s vote, merely get to the polls before they do, and give that person’s name and address rather than yours to the nice, helpful person at the table. If you need help finding a voter’s … Continue reading →
Back in the day, (1976) when campaign finances could never approach One Billion dollars, Senator Fred Harris (and a few other candidates) endeavored to run their campaigns on the figurative shoestring. Like Sen. Harris, however, these innovative cheapskate’s … Continue reading →
