Thomas Sowell Nov 14, 2012 (Reprinted from Town Hall.com) Some media pundits see in the growing proportion of non-white groups in the population a growing opposition to the Republican Party that will sooner or later make it virtually impossible for Republicans to win presidential elections or even to control either house of Congress. But is […]Read More
By Grandpa David Fritsche General Editor OK, that is not what the cliché says, but it may be more factual, at least when talking about our government. You see, I am basically a cynic of government, and I have lived long enough to think I have earned the right to be so. I remember when […]Read More
By David Fritsche General Editor “Nonsense” – An interesting word! Meaning: language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense. Application: Let’s start with…. The American Energy Debacle! On August 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed into law The Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Pub.L. 95-91, 91 […]Read More
This is a Test. It is only a test. ONLY? In a few days we will be concluding a long and emotional trek to the election of a new, or the affirmation of the setting, president. But the test is not between two candidates but between two clearly exposed and reasonably well articulated philosophies. Seldom […]Read More
The question is really not about taxes directly, it is about the budget. How much money does the government need to operate? The answer all depends on what you think the government should be doing. If you like the government taking care of everything and everybody, then the government needs a lot of money, so […]Read More
My buddy and former colleague in police work, Gene Brecht, just forwarded to me an article that appeared this morning on The American Thinker, a sister blog site. The article is a blow by blow debriefing of the attack on our embassy in Libya and the death of our Ambassador. Please click on this link […]Read More
On October 5th, Dr. Mark Pingle posted about the book, “The Law,”by Frédéric Bastiat [1850]. That post has released a lot of interest in the book by our readers, and I thought it would be good to get it into the hands of our subscribers. Central to the concepts of The American Philosopher, are the […]Read More
By David Fritsche, General Editor Let me explain! I have been told that my head does not contain brains but cabinets and files to organize thoughts, rather than to just think like real people. I suppose this is the basis of my confusion. You see, I tend to categorize what our government does in terms […]Read More
By David Fritsche Although trained in the science of logic, I do not pretend that I always think or argue in a straight line. Like most people, there are times that I catch myself slightly off course, or, well, possible more than slightly. But, we are in the season of political campaigns, arguments and the […]Read More
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the […]Read More