When I read an article a couple of weeks ago in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “How Do you Spell Hipster? It Could Be B-I-N-G-O,” I laughed out loud. Why? Because even though I was a closet bingo player in my youth, I believed the perception people had of bingo enthusiasts back then was that…
Almost two years ago, I wrote an article, “Drug Free for Free Money,” in which I applauded Florida Governor Rick Scott for requiring adults applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screening. I thought it was a great idea and still do. But, then, I don’t wear a black muu muu. Immediately after the law…
This morning I saw a story on CNSNews.com. In part, it reads: A local news outlet is reporting that the home-goods retailer, Williams-Sonoma has pulled pressure cookers from their shelves in the aftermath of the Boston attack. According to the Dedham Patch, Williams-Sonoma has pulled pressure cookers off the shelves out of respect for the…
On Monday night I went before a live television audience and tried to put the Boston terror attack into some perspective. I told the viewers that as an American, I was angry. I said the attack was vile and cowardly; designed to injure innocent people – including children. I put forth that the Nazis did…
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Boston this week, there are plenty of things that Americans are worrying about. They’re worrying about the surviving victims who are suffering terribly from life-changing injuries, and those who are clinging to life. They’re worrying about the families of the victims, and the pain they’re going through…
Ariel Knights, 22-year old unwed mother of a pre-schooler, found herself pregnant again, even though she learned during her first pregnancy she had uterine didelphys. The genetic condition results in a double uterus with individual cervices. After being told the second pregnancy could put her life at risk, she went to a clinic to have…
I’m not going to waste any time critiquing the lyrics of “Accidental Racist”, the controversial new song performed by singers Brad Paisley and LL Cool J. The mainstream media clearly has a fascination with the duo’s awkward attempt to begin another national dialogue on racism, but I honestly find stuff like this to be sophomoric…
In a recent column by Bill McClellan in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he suggested, as a way to cut government spending, that we eliminate military funerals for all veterans except for those who died in combat. He states that buglers who play “Taps” make $24.50 per service and, although, not excessive, the government is just “tapped out”…