Month: July 2015

On January 21, 2012, Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois had a rather large stroke, and for that I am deeply sympathetic. Ever since, I’ve refrained from being overly critical of the man out of respect for his illness and...

In an article that suffers from too much pussyfooting around the issue of racism, the Washington Post’s Peyton Craighill and Scott Clement do at least provide us with one moment of moral and analytical clarity: [Donald]...

Yeah, I know, the president is a little late in making a push for prison reform. You know, he had that Great Recession to deal with and a major auto industry bailout. There was a national health care reform to enact. And he had...

A good point: Frankly, if there were any justice, we would be seeing an outbreak of “Support Our Diplomats” bumper stickers. Americans rightly honor those who defend our security with military strength, and it’s time to accord...

Isn’t it ironic that the federal government distributes food stamps to 46 million people while at the same time discourages national park visitors from feeding the animals? No? Well, don’t tell that to the Oklahoma...