The title of this blog is a quote taken from a speech President Ford gave to Congress in 1974. The government was too big, even then. It was nowhere near…
The title of this blog is one of the most recognized lines in movie history. It was uttered by newsman Howard Beale in the 1976 movie "Network". Beale was speaking…
I've never pretended that I could predict the future. But sometimes the sequence of events make doing so very easy. Our government's continued manipulation of the auto and energy industries…
We are constantly told that climate change is the greatest existential threat to America. It is not even close to our greatest threat. Is the Democratic Party's hard shift to…
In the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, freedom of speech is listed second, immediately after the right to freedom of religion. I don't think that is a coincidence. In…
Who can say for sure when we began to forfeit our freedoms? Please don't complain that "they" are taking away our freedoms. Our government is designed so that We The…
None of what I have written below is inevitable. The dye is being cast, but it is not mandatory that it be followed. Patriotic Americans must take some time to…
I would bet that very few of the people reading this know their U.S. House or Senate members. Significantly more of us know our members of the Michigan Legislature. Still…
In a typical election year, incumbents pound the lectern bragging about the successful policies they believe will earn them reelection. It is one of the advantages of incumbency. They can…
In a few days Americans will go to the polls. This year's midterm elections are as important as any in memory. Both parties seemed to sense the importance as early…