I read the recent biography of George Washington by Joseph Ellis and I came away from it rather astounded and impressed with Washington’s courage, ability and demeanor. It’s as if I had no idea whatsoever prior to then why...
Opinion Archive
RFRA PROVES LIBERAL INTOLERANCE
As a responsible columnist and journalist (yes, there is a distinct difference between the two), before penning this column I took the time to actually read the text of Indiana Senate Bill 101 – the Religious Freedom Restoration Act...
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
I just found myself saying the following with regards to gun control and abortion. “The only way we are going to be more civil with each other is when we stop using the coercion of the law and the...
THE DYING GOD
“The Dying God” is a motif found in most mythologies, at least those in the western world. The Greeks had Prometheus, who gave fire to mortals and was punished by having his liver ripped out by an eagle every...
IS THE RFRA ABOUT LIBERTY OR GOVERNMENT?
Our friend Dr. Tom Krannawitter shares his thoughts on the RFRA recently made law in Indiana. Do Americans today even know why the original Religious Freedom Restoration Act was passed in 1993? Democrat Chuck Schumer introduced RFRA, which...
MARCH MADNESS AT UC IRVINE
For the first time in school history, UC Irvine went dancing. On Friday, March 20 the Anteaters took on the favored Louisville Cardinals in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. UC Irvine earned their dancing shoes on the heels...
BIBI BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE
In a powerful and passionate speech before a joint session of Congress Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday clearly outlined why the Islamic Nation of Iran must never possess nuclear capabilities or weaponry at the risk of not...
MY BLACK LIFE DOESN’T MATTER
My life matters. That should be obvious. How could it not? But I’m not representing myself as having a #BlackLife that matters. I’m not that kind of commodity. I own my own blackness and it’s not up for symbolic...
OSCAR NIGHT
Recently, Hollywood went through its annual Bacchanalia of back-patting, formal-wear, and good feeling; I refer, of course, to the Academy Awards—the Oscars. Traditionally, one of the most popular activities among conservatives on Oscar night is declaring, loudly and publicly,...
RIGHT TO FILM POLICE RESTRICTED
Texas state representative Jason Villalba has introduced a bill in the Texas assembly that would make filming the police within 25 feet of them, a class B misdemeanor. As defined in the bill, only a radio or television that...
CONSTITUTIONAL CONFUSION
Our friend Tom Krannawitter shares a few thoughts on Conservative’s constitutional confusion. Hey, Republicans and “conservatives” suing Colorado for daring to exercise and experiment with the police powers that are constitutionally reserved to STATES, and NOWHERE granted to...
MAKING PIZZA
Thinking about: Making PizzaPrior to graduation from Le Cordon Bleu, College of Culinary Arts, I am required to pass two 180 hour Externships; both of which I am currently conducting at 5000 Pies in Long Beach, Ca. I’m a...
CHRISTIAN OR DEMOCRAT ?
Ok ….going to church does not necessarily mean that you are going to heaven. But according to multiple studies, it may mean that you are more likely to vote Republican. In 2006 Gallop conducted a two year study into the correlation...
THE LIMITS OF MORAL PROXIES
Is it ever proper for the law to support capital punishment? The short answer is yes, but I’ve got a nuance I’ve been thinking about. It is found in the recourse for suicide. The death penalty is an...