Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I’ve been introducing my children to the music of my youth, and Kenny Roger’s Coward of the Country came up on my mental playlist. I always liked that song, because it ends with the worm turning, which is a satisfying moment: Listening to the song with my children, though, I
Continue reading(I wrote this for Mr. Conservative, but it’s another one that could just as easily have been written here. Indeed, for the writing I do at Mr. Conservative, it’s unusually snarky . Michelle really rubs me the wrong way.) When the Clintons were in the White House, they loved to
Continue readingI blogged at Mr. Conservative about hypocritical gun-grabbing politicians. There, I noted that one of the mayors excited about the program is a former police officer who believes in concealed carry — for himself. What others have noticed is that a lot of the mayors, and other Progressive government types,
Continue readingMuch has been made of Obama’s statement that the gun rights crowd should stop worrying, because Obama contends that he is “constrained” by the system the Founders put in place. If you don’t read his actual words with great care, it sounds as if he’s saying he’s contractually constrained —
Continue readingFor copy right reasons, I can’t produce the image here, but I can describe the cartoon that Joel Pett drew. It shows two young, earth-mother types sitting at a coffee shop. One is reading a newspaper with a headline stating “Restrictive abortion laws.” She turns to her friend and says
Continue readingWonderful, wonderful video: Incidentally, apropos the fact that government agencies are stockpiling weapons and ammunition, Charles Cooke explains that the numbers aren’t that scary when one considers how many people serve in the various agencies, along with the fact that sometimes the agents have to confront people angered by agency
Continue readingFor decades, the Left has correctly asserted that rape is not a crime of passion, it’s a crime of power. Second Amendment supporters have in turn pointed out that the great power equalizer is a gun. A small woman who is trained and armed is effectively equal to (or even
Continue readingIt’s a pleasure when someone can encapsulate complex and important ideas in a short, accessible speech. Dan Bongino, whom Maryland voters rejected as a Senatorial candidate last fall, came back roaring in January to speak about our un-infringable right to bear arms: I especially appreciate his opening point: It’s not
Continue readingKids like to say “you’re not the boss of me.” Well, this fantastic video reminds us that, when it comes to America’s top-heavy government, every citizen has the right — and quite possibly the duty — to say those words: Hat tip: Power Line
Continue readingAs a matter of professional ethics, public school teachers should not use their classroom to advance a specific viewpoint. It’s not just that teachers receive their pay from taxpayers who don’t wish to see their money used to indoctrinate captive children in views antithetical to some or all of the
Continue reading[UPDATE: The magical Chukker left a comment with a link to this New York Times article, which is precisely the article I meant and that I incorrectly tied to The New Yorker.] I stopped taking The New Yorker seriously many years ago. Even before I crossed the political Rubicon, I
Continue readingA friend forwarded me this Facebook page: Perhaps, though, we should be grateful. You just know that Obama would have wanted to say something along the lines of Ron Paul’s execrable statement about living and dying by the sword. (And we know how stupid that is in this context.) Given
Continue readingDefending your home against a break-in is about as personal as it gets. The following email is a good example of taking that personal principle, then expanding to a narrative about a single third party, and finally discussing the broader policy implications that affect all citiziens (h/t Earl): A LESSON
Continue readingWhen my first was born, I had a lot of sleepless nights, not to mention a lot of sitting around during the day during feeding times. It was during these first few months that I discovered Lois & Clark – The New Adventures of Superman. Or more accurately, I discovered
Continue readingI posted my mildly amusing (very mildly amusing) Obama’s got a gun effort and invited readers to submit their own Obama’s Got a Gun meme posters. Here are five of them, and they’re great. From b.: From Dagwood: From Mike Devx: From Charles Martel: From Indigo Red: From Ritely:
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