The Alinsky Playboy Interview
Playboy: Mobilizing middle-class America would seem quite a departure for you after years of working with poverty-stricken black and white slum dwellers. Do you expect suburbia to prove fertile ground for your organizational talents? Alinsky: Yes, and it’s shaping up as the most challenging fight of... Read the full story
The Repaving of America
How do you like the American Repaving and Redistribution Act so far? Pretty, isn’t it? These first two pictures are of the freshly laid blacktop sloppily poured along the off-ramp entering Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, where I grew up. Who is going to be walking here, nearly a mile out of town? The... Read the full story
SEIU in the Governor’s Mansion
Andy Stern’s replacement as president of SEIU is Mary Kay Henry. Henry said in her acceptance speech that the most important challenge for her organization is the race for governor in nine states this fall. California is one of those nine. The SEIU’s guy in the race is Jerry Brown. (He’s running... Read the full story
McChrystal’s Imminent Fury
Do you want to know why General Stanley McChrystal’s departure is so costly? He’s no longer around to fight the inept Congress, who just rejected a $22-million reprogramming request for Imminent Fury, a $100-million classified Navy-run light-attack airplane program he championed. An indisputable... Read the full story
Mr. President, Your Afghanistan Policy Is Wrong
Mr. President, what will victory in Afghanistan look like? You haven’t been clear on that point. Regardless of how I may feel about General Stanley McChrystal’s resignation, you and I know victory is years upon years away, and we may never know what it looks like if it does come. So, as you stand... Read the full story
China’s Threat to National Security
My son graduated from kindergarten last week, completing a year where some of his greatest lifelong friendships may have been formed. Two of those friends are from other countries, the Netherlands and Australia. Their parents serve in their respective countries’ militaries and have been studying for... Read the full story
Obscene and Catastrophic $3-Billion Waste by Congress
You would think that with an approval rating of 18%, Congress would be a bit more wary about wasting more of your tax dollars. Think again. In their report “Joint Strike Fighter Alternate Engine,” David Williams and Sean Kennedy of Citizens Against Government Waste shed light on members of the House... Read the full story
How to Ruin America, Part IV
As a parent you fear for your children’s safety and do as much as you can to give them a safe environment and a loving home. Their safety gives you peace of mind and gives them the confidence to grow into strong adults, knowing that no matter what happens in the outside world, they’ll be safe at... Read the full story
How to Ruin America, Part III: This Is Devastating
You can be sure I’ve been studying the history behind Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, digging deep into whatever scant evidence exists on how she’ll interpret the Constitution. As an originalist, I can assure you I don’t like what I see. She is potentially a 40-year life insurance policy for... Read the full story
How to Ruin America, Part II – You Won’t Believe It!
You got firsthand evidence this week of a new beginning in the government green grab. Leading the Obama green initiative, interior secretary Ken Salazar announced the approval for Cape Wind, a 130-wind-turbine farm off the southern coast of Cape Cod between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, not too... Read the full story
