The public university in America and most private universities and colleges are “dead.” By dead I mean that by and large they no longer stand for free inquiry and reasoned discussion and debate. They are being co-opted by various interest groups claiming offenses against them, sometimes by merely being a minority among a white majority. […]
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My Reaction to the Campus Free Speech Issue
10 Nov 2015
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What is a Conservative?
09 Nov 2015
Is Donald Trump conservative? What about Paul Ryan? What is the “conservative” position on drug legalization? Immigration? Military intervention? Social Security? Do you have to be religious to be conservative? There is, upon reflection, only one argument winding its way through the right side of the political spectrum this year: what does it mean to […]
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Another Modest Proposal: Part 2
03 Nov 2015
In my last post I put forth a proposal for what a new president might do to reduce regulations in the bloated “administrative state.” I will now add more fuel to the fire by suggesting what actions the new president might take to eliminate whole agencies. Yes, I did say entire Federal agencies. I won’t […]
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Another Modest Proposal
02 Nov 2015
As we watched the Democratic and Republican Party presidential debates, I have heard some, but not nearly enough, discussion of the problems of the “regulatory state,” that is, that “Fourth Branch” of government affectionately called bureaucracy. Since this is a national election, I will confine my comments to the Federal agencies such as EPA, FCC, […]
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Reefer Madness in Ohio – Issue 3
28 Oct 2015
As goes Ohio, so goes the nation. On Tuesday November 3, Ohioans will go (hopefully flock in droves) to the polls to vote either for or against ballot initiative Issue 3. Issue 3 is a proposed constitutional amendment calling for the legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. There are many reasons why you might want […]
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Fellow Berean Mark Caleb Smith continues to write eloquently about the need for improving civil discourse, as in our current featured post, yet I fear he will continue to be a voice in the wilderness. While he and I have some disagreements in this area, certainly he is right that a major problem in our […]
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Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade was once a staple of male youth. The poem is both an anthem to the glory of military sacrifice and an ode to the brutality of battle. It is […]
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As the Obama administration has completed its negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders were quick to pounce: Trump tweeted The incompetence of our current administration is beyond comprehension. TPP is a terrible deal. Of course, agreeing with Mr. Trump on the first statement in no way […]
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Boehner Resigns: Expect Nothing to Change
25 Sep 2015
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) will resign from both his Speakership and the U.S. House effective at the end of October. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced the resignation at the Values Voter Summit in D.C. and was greeted with a standing ovation as he did so. Expect similar reactions along the right side […]
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Secret Service Codenames?
17 Sep 2015
For some silly reason, CNN’s Jake Tapper decided to ask the candidates what their Secret Service codename would be if they won the presidency. Rarely funny, and generally painful, their answers didn’t exactly jump off the page. Here are my offerings: Carson–Scissorhands or Scalpel Trump–Bombast Christie–StayPuft Paul–EyePatch Fiorina–Stiletto Rubio–Hobbs Jeb–Eggo Huckabee–Gantry Kasich–Marbles Cruz–Pyro Walker–Cheesehead
Bert Wheeler
Jeff Haymond
Marc Clauson
Mark Caleb Smith
Tom Mach