5 Things That Will Happen To You When America Goes Bankrupt

“Madness is rare in individuals – but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Does it seem too strong to call the way America deals with its debt “madness?” If not madness, then what? Denial? An addiction? However you phrase it, we’re a country that’s in deep trouble, but […]

 

10 Questions for 9/11 Truthers

You can’t reason someone out of something that he didn’t get into by using reason in the first place. That’s why it’s so difficult to refute conspiracy theories with logic. This is especially relevant given the way that conspiracies spread in the Internet age. It starts out with a cuckoo theory promoted by crazy people […]

 

7 Topics We Can’t Have Adult Conversations About in America

In a world where politics has become all-consuming and there’s an interest group looking for an opportunity to exploit every issue, it has become almost impossible to have adult conversations about certain subjects. The moment you try to do so, legions of grievance mongers, ideologues and bottom feeders start belting out scripted responses that have […]

 



5 Reasons Unions Are Bad For America

At one time in this country, there were few workplace safety laws, few restraints on employers, and incredibly exploitive working conditions that ranged from slavery, to share cropping, to putting children in dangerous working conditions. Unions, to their everlasting credit, helped play an important role in leveling the playing field for workers. However, as the […]

 




3 Reasons Why CPAC is a Must For Every Conservative Activist….[Major Picture Dump]

[A big thank you to Richard Hornsby for the photo] This past Wednesday through Saturday, The American Conservative Union sponsored the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. CPAC was open to all conservative activists who wanted to attend. This year, I had the honor of being a credentialed blogger for CPAC, and, thus, was […]

 








5 Reasons Liberals Aren’t As Happy as Conservatives

Did you know liberals aren’t as happy as conservatives? Of course, you did. How could you not know it after listening to them incessantly wail, gripe, whine, and complain about everything? But, let’s bring….drumroll, please — the science! First, here’s the Pew Research comparison between Republicans and Democrats: The survey, released this week, points out […]

 


The American People’s Attitude Towards Spending Is A Lot Like A Fat Guy’s Attitude About Dieting. Take It From Me, I Know.

In the last year, I’ve lost over 80 pounds. I still have some weight left to lose and should be finished up later this year, but believe it or not, looking at these poll numbers on spending from Gallup reminds me of the mentality I had before I started losing weight, So, the American people […]

 

7 Non-Political Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives

People who don’t follow politics tend to believe that conservatives and liberals are just flip sides of the same coin. In other words, conservatives are pro-life, pro-gun, and fiscally conservative while liberals are pro-choice, anti-gun, and want to tax and spend, but otherwise, there are no real differences. However, if you follow politics closely, you’ll […]

 


A Different Way To Answer The Question, “Do You Think People Are Inherently Good?”

The people who answer the question in the title affirmatively, tend to do so for a simple reason: If the answer is no and people aren’t inherently good, then that must mean that we’re inherently evil. That’s a difficult proposition for people to swallow, not only about themselves, but perhaps more significantly, about their children. […]

 

5 Pieces Of Common Liberal Rhetoric Designed To Incite Violence

Since Jared Lee Loughner went on his rampage in Tucson, we’ve been treated to perfectly ridiculous liberal howling about “violent rhetoric.” The reason it’s “perfectly ridiculous” is that “liberals being liberals,” they’ve tackled the whole debate in such a politically correct manner that it makes the debate laughable. According to liberals, what words supposedly incite […]