by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado
Americans are reading with evident amusement of the pirate attacks in the waters around the Horn of Africa. The crews and the owners of the ships seized by the modern day buccaneers are not, however, in the least amused. More than forty vessels have been seized thus far this [...]
by John Campbell | Irvine & D.C.
Well, you haven’t heard from me for a while. It’s not because I forgot about you or my Mac broke or something. There was that little matter of that election which required my attention earlier this month and that I had not been to Washington for almost 6 weeks. [...]
by Sharon Hughes | Petaluma
Thanksgiving marks the season when hearts begin turning towards home, and this year again finds many of our young men and women in two wars they did not choose, but ones they are bravely waging. Some have given their lives to protect not only you and me and our children [...]
Walter Moore | Los Angeles
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays not just for the hours of nonstop gluttony, but also because life’s better when you count your blessings. So let me subject you to one of those nauseatingly maudlin but mercifully short “thank you” recitations:
Thanks to the 890 or so of you who signed [...]
by Jon Coupal | Sacramento
In this season of thanksgiving, please don’t blame taxpayers if they are distracted by the injuries being perpetrated against them by our political class.
California ranks 6th nationally in tax burden, but taxpayers are being assaulted by brain dead state and local politicians, who won’t be happy until we are number one. [...]
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by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles
Some people are convinced that a compassionate conservative is an oxymoron. But, I know better. I’m not suggesting I am one, but I do know a few. They’re the people who occasionally take me to [...]
by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado
Asian countries are on the move, none more so than China. There is little doubt that China is on a fast track to catch—perhaps even surpass—the U.S. economy as the world’s largest. Its growth is phenomenal and although its export-driven economy is hurting because of the U.S. financial crisis, [...]
by John R. Graham | San Francisco
A major driver of health costs over the last couple of decades is chronic illness such as diabetes and heart disease. It’s time to add another chronic ailment to the list: “preventionitis.” Because much chronic disease is associated with bad lifestyle choices, many succumb to the utopian delusion [...]
by Rob Hightower | Riverside
With the selection of Barack Obama as president, a new generation of Americans has been introduced to the political scene in America. With this new movement comes a need to redefine, or rather reinforce, the ideals of the Republican Party.
Democrats have long been known to nominate party icons, those that can [...]
by Jon Coupal | Sacramento
Seems that Governor Schwarzenegger wants to help out his old Hollywood friends with millions of dollars in tax breaks. He makes a case that lower taxes on film and television companies will reverse the trend of runaway production. Currently, California is losing out to at least 40 other states and Canada [...]
