America has always had an “illegal immigration” problem. Just ask any Native American. During a conversation with a Cherokee chief several years ago I asked him, “What did the native tribes call America before the white settlers came here?” He looked me straight in the eyes and solemnly replied, “Ours.” This immigration debate is a […]
North Carolina has a primary election next month and on the ballot is a referendum stating that marriage between one man and one woman will be the only marriage recognized by North Carolina. If passed, there will be an Amendment to our State Constitution stating just that. I think, at this time, there are 30 […]
Few Americans are old enough to remember the last time a sitting U.S. President – Franklin D. Roosevelt – publicly intimidated the Supreme Court over the outcome of a specific case under deliberation. Since FDR, Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush Dance Remix somehow all managed to make […]
The classic image of the Hollywood movie set features a gruff director — wearing a beret and chomping a cigar — bellowing, “Lights, camera, action!” The actors then perform their roles. In Sanford, Florida the director might shout, “Lights, camera, Sharpton!” Although Al Sharpton is a devout blowhard, let’s give the devil his due. Whenever […]
Washington is awash with brains. Here are Think Tanks galore. Here are entire departments of federal agencies given over to nothing but research and analysis of how to solve our national (and local, and world) problems. PhD’s from every college in the land, perhaps world, are more than happy to drop everything to advise Washington […]
The scene that unfolded was nothing short of dumbfounding when Charlotte city staff recommended giving $9 million to the Charlotte Knights to help pay for the team’s proposed uptown stadium: Council member LaWana Mayfield asked how board members should respond if residents ask whether their taxes are going up to pay for baseball. No, Deputy […]
“The Supreme Court can not strike down laws as unconstitutional!” So said President Obama this past Monday when asked about whether he thought the Supreme Court will overturn the Obama Health Care individual mandate. “Ultimately, I’m confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law […]
A 9th Congressional District candidate forum was held Monday night in Charlotte hosted by CAUTION (Common Americans United to Inspire Our Nation) featuring six of the 10 remaining Republican candidates running for the U.S. House seat soon to be vacated by retiring Rep. Sue Myrick. CAUTION President Dennis Peterson voiced his excitement for the event, […]
Fifty years’ worth of war on poverty has produced little benefit, save for a few valuable lessons. For instance, we’ve learned about the valiant struggle the disadvantaged wage against capitalist oppression. The homeless, the hungry, and the downtrodden are victims of free market greed. But there’s one participant in Washington’s war on poverty who’s routinely […]
The fine people of Sanford, Florida, have recently had to welcome the circus to town. The visit of one of the not-so-greatest shows on earth follows the killing of a 17-year-old man named Trayvon Martin, who was shot dead by George Zimmerman a little over a month ago. The fact that Zimmerman killed Martin is […]
