Tear Down the Cross
Why is President Bush supporting a group trying to convince African-American churches to literally throw their crosses in the trash?
This wintry season, as the faithful continue to receive alarming reports from the news that Republicans are all that stand between them and the outlawing of Christmas itself...
Demand in trades occupations is expected to grow significantly by 2020
A skilled manual worker in a certain field or art can variably be called a tradesperson. Their jobs demands high levels of both theoretical and practical knowledge. For about three years now, the education...
What does Obamacare change for pharmacy technicians?
If you are a pharmacy technician you might be wondering how ObamaCare is going to change your life. For sure, it will change your life for better.
The Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare aims to enhance...
Red and Blue Scare
Partisan America is more “purple” than pundits tell you
Shortly after election day 2000, USA Today published its now infamous map of the results, with counties voting for George W. Bush...
Shock and Awe
What Russia tells us about Iraq
Horrific attacks on major population centers. Urgent demands to aggressively root out terrorists. Disregard for political processes. A provoked cycle of violence. This...
Red State Harbingers
Are the Herseth and Chandler wins a harbinger of Democratic House gains in 2004?
It may have escaped the notice of all but the hardest-core political junkies and professionals, but last week a photogenic...
Let’s Get Serious About Getting Serious
Asking hard questions
Recently, Wall Street Journal deputy editorial page editor Dan Henninger argued that it was time to “get serious” and put the war on terror at the forefront of the 2004...
Partial-Truth Abortion
Phony issues, disingenuous arguments
In honor of Tuesday’s ruling by a federal court judge that struck down the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, I thought perhaps we should review all the ways in which...
Showdown in the Cafeteria
Catholic Democrats are mad as heck
At least it’s all out in the open now. For the past two decades, pro-choice politicians (primarily, but not exclusively, Democrats) have been threatened by their...
The Wrong Man
How Paul Bremer bungled the occupation of Iraq
“You’re doing God’s work.” That is the more than charitable accolade I received several times from Retired Lt. Colonel Bill Cowan,...
How to Lose Friends and Not Influence People
Why does the Bush Administration view rising anti-Americanism in Europe as validation, rather than the danger that it is?
Having just returned from giving a series of State Department-sponsored presentations...