The true target of all the unpopular legislation is the middle class. It’s the pesky middle class who are the loudest critics, the most patriotic and the most conservative voters. These views are considered declasse the elitists and we are an embarrassment to them. More importantly though, the middle class stands between the political hacks […]
Sometimes you have to wonder if people actually listen to their own rhetoric. Surely if they would just say out loud what they intend to write down, the very words would make them laugh so hysterically that putting pen to paper with such commentary would no longer be an option. An oft-used line that is […]
You know, sometimes the best answer is also the simplest answer. William of Ockham (Occam) was a 14th century English philosopher who came up with the ‘crazy’ notion that perhaps the simplest answer is the best one and it became known, oddly enough, as ‘Occam’s Razor’. Same with the idea that perhaps the United States […]
Since this is my first opportunity to add the traditional “Saturday Night House Party” video, I thought I’d mix it up a little bit genre-wise and share one of my favorite bands. This is Finland’s Sonata Arctica singing “Paid in Full”.
I don’t know what happened to RICO. Maybe there are just too many fraudulent organizations and culprits to charge. Besides, when the culprits are in charge of the Justice Department, it’s unlikely that they will charge themselves. Organized crime in government is rampant, yet we don’t hear of RICO charges against organized fraud with […]
Who will stop them? That is a question asked many times in history by defenders of religion, family, property, and tradition in the face of various fanatical revolutionaries. Despite the question, the guillotine kept snapping heads in 18th century France until the revolutionaries exhausted themselves, in part by killing each other off, leading to military […]
While it is “only” August of 2011 and elections for Charlotte Mayor and Charlotte City Council are 15 months away, it seems to me that NOW is the time we should be planning, fundraising, and doing the legwork that will be required if we are to change the makeup of City government in Charlotte. This […]
Photos by Glen Simmons of Event Images Carolina. More pictures are available on his website. Coaches and student athletes signed autographs and hosted exclusive skill stations this past Saturday at Davidson College’s “Meet the Wildcats” day on the Davidson Town Green. Children met all of their favorite Davidson athletes and enjoyed the “Kids Zone” which included […]
Photos by Glen Simmons of Event Images Carolina. More are available on his website. The most unique vehicles in motorsports returned to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 14 for the 11th Annual Circle K Back-to-School Monster Truck Bash. [nggallery id=64]
Our regular readers will have noticed that over the past week, Mark Pellin has not been posting the usual wit and wisdom that you have become accustomed to reading. He has been on a much-deserved family vacation. His return to Charlotte, however, was met with the news that after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, his […]
