Tea Partiers Embrace Liberty, Not Big Government – Michael Barone, Townhall.com Michael correctly fingers progressives Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, along with New Republic founder Herbert Croly, as those behind the guiding hand of big-government theology. Such radical progressives as today’s Obama-fronted Radical Progressive Movement (RPM) believe, quite wrongly, that the Founders were out of […]
Victory!
Victory! The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rules against Net Neutrality. This is a huge set back for the Obama backed FCC broadband plan.
The Sons of Liberty
What War with Iran Means – Patrick J. Buchanan, Human Events Read Pat’s in-depth analysis with care. I agree with Pat’s conclusion that “Before the War Party stampedes us into yet another war, the Senate should find out if Teheran is really on the ‘verge’ of getting a bomb, and why deterrence, which never failed […]
Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James & The Shondells
“The songwriter shows how bare-knuckled mafia operators made money from rock-and-roll’s turbulent adolescence.”–The Washington Post Author: Tommy James Contributor: Martin Fitzpatrick Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Scribner (February 16, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1439128650 ISBN-13: 978-1439128657 Buy the book here.
Around the City
April 2010 Week 1 Pianist Eliane Elias goes from bop and Bach to bossa nova just as easily as she sings in English and Portuguese. This CD is the sequel to her 2004 recording, Dreamer, and it features bassist Marc Johnson, guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves, flutist Dave Valentin, and trumpeter Randy Brecker. The 13 selections are iPod-ready, […]
Government Goes All In
In a recent op-ed article in The New York Times titled Start-Ups, Not Bailouts, Thomas Friedman displays once again how the country’s intellectuals are outsmarting themselves. Mr. Friedman argues that the country needs to attract and create more high-IQ risk-takers to help shore up America’s pool of intelligence and entrepreneurial spirit. So far, so good. […]
April 15th Tax Day Protests Only 14 Days Away!
April 15th Tax Day Protests Only 14 Days Away! – Brendan Steinhauser, FreedomWorks.org The day will start with a liberty summit at the Ronald Reagan building in D.C., then head over to the Hill for some grassroots lobbying. – Dick Young Just Djou It – Jim Geraghty, National Review President Obama carried Hawaii’s first congressional […]
What Could Have Been and What You Can Do Now
Gary Becker, Nobel Prize winner and founder, along with Milton Friedman, of the Chicago school of economics, notes in a recent WSJ interview that ObamaCare does not address the weaknesses in our health-care system. Instead it taxes, regulates and mandates. A good bill would have included: 1. Expansion of Health Saving Accounts. 2. Permission to […]
New Marxist Threat to Business
The president of the United States should be gracious in victory and reunite a country divided. President Obama, in response to challenges to overturn his bill, chose to stand over his health-care dissenters with a foot on their chests, repeatedly pointing and shouting, “Go for it!” These are not the words of a steady leader. […]
Next Battle: Immigration
Heritage Foundation Hits Obama Claim – Matt Hadro, Human Events Heritage Foundation President Dr. Ed Feulner writes, “We oppose this new (healthcare) law because it is a radical new intrusion into the daily lives of all Americans and a massive takeover of one-sixth of the U.S. economy.” Dr. Feulner touches on the ghastly potential hiring […]