Every Election Day, politicians, intellectuals, and activists propagate a seemingly patriotic but utterly un-American idea: the notion that our most important right–and the source of America’s greatness–is the right to vote. According to former President Bill Clinton, the right to vote is “the most fundamental right of citizenship”; it is “the heart and soul of [...]

Lord who made the Lion and the Lamb, You decreed I should be what I am. Would it spoil some vast eternal plan, if I were a wealthy man? - Topol as Tevye - The Fiddler on the Roof (1971)It is this desperation from the people of this nation that the Presidential campaign [...]

The last three presidents clamored for the title but in 2008, the economy, terrorism, and “Saturday Night Live” skits have pushed education out of the media’s election circus.However, since Jimmy Carter’s election in 1976, American schooling has proven to be a decisive issue in voters’ decision making. So, for those still interested, which candidate will [...]

The Pentagon, methinks, is out of control. We no longer have a military in service to the state, but a state in service to the military. Few notice (I suspect) because of two ingrained habits of mind.First, we think of the President as just that, the President, the country’s civilian governor who, oh yeah, is [...]

A lot of folks are impressed with what Obama says.  That is because he is a very smooth orator.Obama is a wild card.  Nobody knows his history, what he has done, and what is positions really are because they have either been locked down or not released.Warning: there is a reason why people hide their [...]

I recall how in November 2004, we were told that most polls favored John Kerry over President Bush. On election day, the Rasmussens, Luntzes, Gallups, Zogbys and others were telling the American people that exit polls showed Kerry way ahead of Bush and liberals including Dan Rather were ready to pop open the champagne to [...]