What Is Freedom, Anyway?
Let me tell you a story. My father grew up in a small coal-mining town in Appalachia. When he was around 10 years old, he knew a man who was a sign-painter. I'll call him Earl. One day Earl decided to...
View ArticleWhy Sanctions Are Right in the Case of Venezuela
I beg to differ with liberals who say the recent U.S. sanctions against individual members of the Venezuelan government are counterproductive. By the same token, I disagree with conservatives who...
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Russian-American Duet: How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
dis·so·nance [dis-uh-nuhns] noun 1. inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony. 2. Music: a. a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing...
View ArticleSix Steps the World Must Take Now to Stop the Horror of ISIS
The international community's response to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq driven by ISIS jihadists against minorities has been grossly inadequate and slow. The founding words of the United Nations --...
View ArticleWhy President Obama Is Right on Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton surprised both Republicans and Democrats with her sharp criticism of President Obama over his foreign policy, calling it a "Don't do stupid stuff" strategy that did not conform to the...
View ArticleSuing the President: Another Un-American Step for Today's GOP
This piece has just appeared in newspapers in my conservative District in Virginia. This is part of my practicing what I preach when I say that liberal America should be bolder in calling out the...
View ArticleThe Tyranny of the Nanny State, Where the Government Knows What's Best for You
Surveillance cameras, government agents listening in on your phone calls, reading your emails and text messages and monitoring your spending, mandatory health care, sugary soda bans, anti-bullying...
View ArticleLiberals Can Wear Robes: What A Recent Confirmation Tells Us
One of the prevailing narratives in American politics for some time has been that liberal judges are politically toxic. The landmark decisions issued by a Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl...
View ArticleCrime Is Up in Colorado: What That Tells Us About Pot Legalization and,...
How goes Colorado's experience with legal marijuana? Spend some time on social media or on numerous blogs and you'll read headlines like "Revenue Up, Crime Down!" or "Youth Use Declining After...
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Same-Sex Marriage - 10 Years Later
Ten years ago in May, 2004, Massachusetts had its first legal same-sex marriage. The ceremony was also the first of its kind to be held in the United States. My partner -- soon to be called my spouse...
View ArticleThe Immigration Crisis: Just Another Byproduct of the Drug War
The thousands of Central American children being apprehended along our southern border are the refugees from our own War on Drugs, fleeing grotesque violence that is the direct product of our failed...
View ArticleThe Entitlement of the Very Rich
The very rich don't think very highly of the rest of us. This fact is driven home to us through fluke events, like the taping of Mitt Romney's famous 47 percent comment, in which he trashed the people...
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The Obama Tactic
American aircraft are once again waging war over the skies of Iraq. President Obama, as many have pointed out, is now the fourth United States president in a row to order some form of military...
View ArticleThe SCOTUS Should Stop Oveprotecting the Rich and the Powerful: They Don't...
The biggest winner in the Supreme Court over the last few years has been the United States Chamber of Commerce. According to one source, the Chamber has an amazing 80 percent win rate over the last...
View ArticlePutin, Erdogan and Orban: Band of Brothers?
Are President Vladimir Putin of Russia, newly elected President Recep Erdogan of Turkey and their little brother, Prime Minister (soon to be president?!) Viktor Orban of Hungary the new Band of...
View ArticleIs There a Nonviolent Response to ISIS?
Alarm and outrage has been growing over the mounting humanitarian crisis in Iraq at the hands of the Islamic State (IS) also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Syria and the Levant) or ISIS (Islamic State...
View ArticleEbola Is Not Spread By Air -- But Ebola Panic Is: Just Listen to Rush...
OK, it's not really surprising to learn that Rush Limbaugh believes that the return of two U.S. health care volunteer medical personnel from Africa who contracted Ebola is just another Obama plot so...
View ArticleCongress, Conflict and Consequences
The 112th Congress, which ended its term on January 3, 2013, was labeled the "worst" and "least productive" Congress ever by a variety of sources. The 113th Congress, which will have only four months...
View ArticleAugust 11
"Tell the truth!" -- Town Hall Panelist. The air was thick and slowly the heat caused sweat beads to form on my brow. I scanned the space as I fought back childhood memories of sitting in various...
View ArticleProtect and Serve? I Have Some Questions
I have some questions. Are we at war? I need to ask this question because it sure seems like we are. Although, the real question is what kind of war is it? Are we talking about the war on guns? Are we...
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