Congratulations! You May Already Be A Terrorist No “Zeks” please — we’re Americans: Inmates of Soviet Russia’s gulag. Seeking to catechize the public regarding the all-encompassing threat of terrorism, the State of Alabama’s Homeland Security Department created a “Terrorism Awareness and Prevention” curriculum. Those Alabama residents interested in carrying out their supposed civic duty to […]

When Trouble Comes Knocking You’re lounging around your suburban home in pajamas on a Friday afternoon, enjoying a break from your truck driving job, when your wife informs you that a policeman is at the door. Puzzled and a bit annoyed, you greet the officer, who informs you that he spotted an expired license plate […]

Uncomfortably Numb Stories like the following make me wonder why we don’t simply defer to the prevailing reality, change the name of our country to the United Soviet States of Amerika, and be done with it. Raymond Soeoth is a 38-year-old Chinese Christian pastor from Indonesia, the world’s largest Islamic state (in geographic terms). In […]

Stolen Sons (UPDATED) He was his father’s “glass” (see photo below): 1 Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. May he rest in God’s peace. “In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.” Herodotus Professor Andrew Bacevich of Boston University is a West Point graduate who served in Vietnam. He is a scholar […]

Down With the Draft! or How Ron Paul Could Win John Edwards may have performed an unintended service for the Ron Paul presidential campaign. First, he has decided to position himself as an anti-war candidate, a move that attests to the political potency of that issue. Second, Edwards has endorsed the proposal to re-institute slavery […]

The Perils of Parens Patriae, or When the State Becomes Daddy “Children belong to the general family, to the state, before belonging to private families.” French Revolutionary leader Bertrand Barere, whose memory was later invoked by French parents to scare disobedient children (I’m serious) “In our dreams, we have limitless resources, and the people yield […]

Dog and Man in Washington Ken Rogers of Washougal, Washington was enjoying a visit with family in Kennewick and looking forward to some fishing when his slumber was rudely disturbed on the night of July 13, 2003. Rogers, a 54-year-old regional sales manager for Georgia-Pacific, was sleeping under the stars when a large dog suddenly […]

Another Victim of the Homeland Security State Sgt. James Emerick “Jaime” Dean, US Army, (ret.), on his wedding day last August. May he rest in God’s peace.The bullet that ended the life of 29-year-old Army Ranger James Emerick “Jaime” Dean last December 26 was fired by a Maryland State Police sniper named Sergeant Danny Weaver. […]