Truth in Fables: Why Progressives Hate Aesop

The fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is more applicable than ever in describing the environment in which we live.  Each interest group, especially those interest groups on the left, is infected with the need to describe ever more frightening … Continue reading →

Can Anyone be Only a “Little Bit Pregnant”?

Originally published on American Thinker.   Can anyone be only a “little bit pregnant”?  Sounds kind of silly doesn’t it?  But just as you can’t be only a “little bit” pregnant, you can’t lose only a “little bit” of your … Continue reading →

We Can’t Wait Until 2016

The early tremors of the 2016 presidential campaigns are already being felt.  Rubio, Jindal, and others are positioning themselves to try once again to take the White House in four years.  Republicans are basing their hopes on the fantasy of … Continue reading →

Is Politics Important?

I was talking to my son the other day.  He’s been under a lot of stress lately, and after listening to him vent for about 20 minutes, I thought a change of topic would help.  So in passing I asked … Continue reading →

You Can Pick Only Two

There’s an old adage in business that goes “Price! Quality! Delivery! — Pick Two.”  It should seem self-evident that when you have those three options, there is a self-limiting factor among them.  Can you have top quality at a low … Continue reading →

Have We Reached the New Tipping Point?

This essay was originally published on American Thinker To paraphrase Larry the Cable Guy, I don’t care who you are — you have to admit that Thomas Jefferson certainly had a way with words.  In this one short section from … Continue reading →

Trying to Understand Progressives

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 I’ve been trying to understand the Progressive mind for about twenty years, ever since my daughter went to Berkeley.  She still looks a lot like my daughter, but I’m pretty sure that she’s been possessed by some demon. Anyway, I … Continue reading →

What will Obama’s Rationale for His “Green Economy” be in November?

President Obama might have a problem (well, naturally there are a lot more than just one problem, but let’s just look at one, OK?) in his bid for re-coronation, er, election.  Obama has bet the farm on his Green Jobs … Continue reading →

Can the President Lower Gas Prices?

This article was originally published at the American Thinker. President Obama has claimed that there is no “silver bullet” to reduce gasoline prices.  I beg to differ.  Any rational business, upon being told that a new competitor is planning to … Continue reading →

National Energy Policy? Got One Handy?

This article was originally published on AmercianThinker.com There has been a lot of talk (because it’s an election year, and that’s what politicians do) about a national energy policy.  I hate to report this, but there has never been a … Continue reading →