Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Having been on this journey to independence for more than 50 years, it seems to me that the arguments have been kicked about like a bladder on a beach. But as the 18 September approaches and, one by one, the scare stories are burst, a new sense of opportunity and hope for the future is
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
By Patrick Buchanan No matter how the vote turns out on Thursday in Scotland, either for independence or continued union with Britain, the disintegration of the Old Continent appears almost inevitable. Already the British government has conceded...
Monday, September 15th, 2014
The EU stepped up its sanctions on Russia, aligning itself with the position of president Obama. Russia immediately threatened to escalate sanctions on western car and clothing imports. The fresh warning came as EU diplomats triggered measures...
Saturday, September 13th, 2014
The Scots are on the verge of voting themselves out of the United Kingdom, and becoming once again a sovereign nation. Despite a massive fearmongering campaign by both Labour and Tories in the UK, Scotland’s nationalists drew...
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
1. If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally, you live in a country run by idiots. 2. If you have to get your parents’...
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Some people have a knack for turning common sense into uncommon insight. Thomas Sowell has been doing it for decades, in columns, books, and debates. “It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way...
Monday, September 1st, 2014
The “narrative” of Ferguson, Missouri changed somewhat. But, amid the confusion, the blundering stupidity of the city’s police department remains consistent. The Police Chief, Thomas Jackson, first released security-camera shots of the late Michael Brown apparently stealing...
Thursday, August 28th, 2014
By Patrick J. Buchanan Sen. Rand Paul raises an interesting question: When has Hillary Clinton ever been right on foreign policy? The valkyrie of the Democratic Party says she urged President Obama to do more to aid...
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
86 years old, partly blind, and lacking legal counsel, Mr. Schiff has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to release him from prison. Mr. Schiff was convicted of tax evasion, despite the prosecuting attorney’s inability to answer one...
Sunday, July 27th, 2014
Both John McCainiac and Sillery Clinton have recently compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler. There seems to be a game in Western politics with everyone vying to be the next Churchill, by finding and defeating...
Monday, July 21st, 2014
The Road to Ruad I first heard the phrase in Phnom Penh during the siege: “The situation is hopeless, but not critical.” As Israel and the Moslem world claw at each other unendingly, I wonder whether the...
Monday, April 7th, 2014
One by one, they snuck into Vegas to dance for the godfather’s blessing. Republican hopefuls for the 2016 presidential nomination met with the 8th richest man on the planet to seek his approval. Jeb Bush, Chris Christie,...
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Some ideas are so silly you have to be a sucker – or a college professor – to believe them. Take the “War on Women.” Democratic Party leaders have recently adopted this slogan as a “proven, persuasive...
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
The Obama administration imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to the takeover of Crimea, and threatened more actions. Meanwhile FOX News asks, “Is it enough?” Both positions are idiotic. In the case of the sanctions, what...
Thursday, March 13th, 2014
Pop Quiz: If a school’s students are passing math exams at a 52% higher rate than average, the city will… A) Encourage other schools to do whatever the successful school is doing B) Cut that school’s funding...
