At his Feb. 2nd, 2012 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, President Obama used a quotation from the bible to support his push for higher taxes on the wealthy. Such a move by a sitting President at a National Prayer Breakfast is without precedent. The quote was taken from Luke 12:48 (KJV) and says, “For [...]

If by chance you read the last column I posted, you know how I got on an airplane and into a middle seat. Rather than tell you it was a miserable flight, let me describe it to you and you make the decision. The guy seated on my left was a youth pastor. He was [...]

As Mark Twain famously observed, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” And so it is with the promoters of human caused global warming. The global warming alarmists shot out of the starting gate several years ago to gain a strong footing in the public [...]

I know there are millions of folks in this world who live terrible lives and would give anything to experience the life most of us enjoy. That knowledge is not going to stop me from telling you about my miserable airplane ride last week. Let me start by telling you that I am not exactly [...]

Have you ever had a friend who you really liked – but truthfully – You were a little embarrassed by them at times? I knew a guy like that once when I was in my thirties. My wife and I loved to hang out with this guy and his wife; you couldn’t have been around [...]

The following is adapted from a speech delivered in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 28, 2011, at a conference on “Markets, Government, and the Common Good,” sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Center for the Study of Monetary Systems and Free Enterprise. THE CASE FOR the Department of Education could rest on one or more of three legs: [...]

It should be evident by now, after 3 years in office, that President Obama is giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “Leading from Behind.” His passivity and lack of leadership on both domestic and international affairs is unmatched by any of his predecessors going back to the days of Jimmy Carter’s failed presidency [...]

Ongoing political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, where the bulk of the world’s exportable oil resides, highlights the impact of uncertainty on world oil prices. Oil prices often spike out of control during threatened or actual supply interruptions that occur as a result of war or terrorism or other politically destabilizing events. [...]