A recent Gallup survey shows that Republicans report much better mental health than others. If the opposition knows their mental health is inferior, why should we vote for them?
The Trouble With Morality
Time magzine is wading into deep waters with its article What Makes Us Moral. Christians automatically assume that morality is their objective, as opposed to those who would "abolish" it. But the truth is more complicated than that. Back in seventeenth century France, there were two very prominent preachers, the Jesuit Louis Bordaloue and the …
The Internal Passport is One Step Closer
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants passengers to give the additional personal information — as well as their full names — so it can do more precise background checks that it says will result in fewer travelers being mistaken for terrorists. Travelers currently must provide only a last name and a first initial. Read It …
Is This Stupidity, or Is This Treason?
When I was in my family business, we had quite an interesting customer base: As its main theatre of operations was the Gulf of Mexico, Vulcan had two principal customers: McDermott and Brown and Root [a Halliburton division at the time] (whose construction operation was first divested to OPI, then Horizon Offshore.) It also serviced …
Making a Better Case
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece entitled Hanukkah: Opening Shot in the Culture Wars, which attempted to show that the whole war between Judaeo-Christian morality and the alternative isn't just a creation of the 1960's, but has been going on for a long time. Some visitors to this site like to think …
Making Marriage Private?
Stephanie Coontz' New York Times piece on "Taking Marriage Private" presents an idea that's been brewing on this site for some time. Let's start with my piece "Gay Marriage? What Marriage?" back in 2004: ...in their quest for a change in the legal status of their relationships, homosexuals have at least three options to pursue: …
Maybe Fox Wants Its Viewers to Stay Awake for the Commercials
Fred Thompson charges Fox News is biased against his campaign. But anyone who watches Fox News knows that a) it is fair with the Republicans, but b) it likes a fast pace, which is something it definitely doesn't get with the Thompson campaign. Thompson's campaign is a sore disappointment.
The Worst Imperialist?
Although I find much about our government's MO to be objectionable, I also find Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' characterisation of the US as the ‘worst’ imperialist amusing and not a little disingenuous. His idea that the US "wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday" shows a …
If They Can’t Speak English, It’s the Employer’s Call
John Fund's piece on the efforts by some House Democrats to force organisations like the Salvation Army to hire people who can't speak English (or won't do so all the time on the job) is a good reason why I have lost faith in the whole "anti-discrimination" portion of our laws. Having run a business, …
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America’s disappearing middle class
The declining share of low and moderate income workers in the American pie is undeniable; the relative share of such workers peaked as long ago as 1973. For those with only high school qualifications or less, their absolute earnings peaked in 1973 and have declined substantially since then. From 1973 to 1995, this appeared to …
Positive Infinity 