Here’s a quick history lesson: the pilgrims came to America nearly a century and a half before the Declaration of Independence was signed. They intruded on a country that had no central government or laws. The states did not exist. America was a wilderness. The indigenous people didn’t need them and in retrospect would have been better off had they never come. American … [Read more...] about Generosity is an American Affliction: Get Over It
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Being American Means Giving Thanks for What You Are Not
Maybe the international situation and resulting turmoil here at home are getting too hot for Obama to handle. Yesterday the mantle of the Weekly Address was pushed to Joe Biden, who banged the drum of international togetherness before getting down to the business at hand: creating another political crisis. Last year it was refugee children from Central America we couldn't … [Read more...] about Being American Means Giving Thanks for What You Are Not
Our Outrageous Response to New Attack on Humanity
Humanity should not have been shocked by the attacks in Paris. There was nothing outrageous about what happened, even though the one-time leader of the free world chose to cast it that way.1 When America’s leadership decided long ago to publicly deny the direction Islam was so obviously taking, what did that portend for the civilized world? We just saw a terrible example. … [Read more...] about Our Outrageous Response to New Attack on Humanity
Refugees and Terrorists: is U.S. Priority Lives or Lies?
The Mariel boatlift has faded to a bad memory. Jimmy Carter was president when Cuba gifted us with boatloads of refugees. Now Barack Obama is about to repeat the same mistake with two big exceptions: this time we are inviting trouble in and we have good reason to fear the results. We can’t keep track of visa overstays. Our immigration problem is so out of control we can’t … [Read more...] about Refugees and Terrorists: is U.S. Priority Lives or Lies?
Theocracy Means Death to America, Deal or No Deal
Too many on Capitol Hill are still afraid to admit what is so horribly wrong with John Kerry’s Iran deal. The forced urgency is suspicious enough, considering that we have worried about Iran’s nuclear ambitions for decades, a lot longer than the 10-year compliance window being offered. The same sanctions are already in place that Obama plans to use if Iran violates the … [Read more...] about Theocracy Means Death to America, Deal or No Deal