Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

I’m honored to have been considered influential by no less than two of what I consider the best conservative bloggers out there. Bob Mack and Steve over at Motor City Times. Thanks guys.

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Red Sparrow is a new spy novel by Jason Matthews. It’s new and fresh in every sense. This is no cold-war spy story. It’s a “ripped from the headlines” spy story with Russia cast as the heavy, reset buttons be damned. Russia’s President Putin even figures in Matthews’ tale as a nasty, narcissistic throwback to his Soviet predecessors.

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Scared that young people will not enroll because of the cost and because their large premiums are expected to fund everyone else, Mr. Obama and his minions have cooked up a scheme to "educate" poor, and English-illiterates how to get onto the government gravy train.

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Detroit owes money to more than 100,000 creditors. For starters, perhaps they should require all creditors move to the city – an instant population boost! Of course, there are more than just financial problems. Reports indicate that 47% of the city’s residents are functionally illiterate – that’s almost the same percentage as the United States Senate.

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This is a continuation of a multi-part review of Richard Weaver's Ideas of Consequences. This book is too densely filled with ideas for a quick reading or review.

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Thomas Crocker has written an important book. Braddock’s March is the story of how the defeat of a powerful army sowed the seeds of the American Revolution. It recounts the logistical nightmare of mounting a campaign across an ocean and deep into a dense and nearly impenetrable frontier.

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The executive branch deliberately breaches constitutional prohibitions of concentrated power. It has assumed legislative authority and politicized the Justice Department, turning the lady with the scales into a harlot.

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Honor is something that has to be earned. Trayvon Martin was not a role model.

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A Russian and Bangladeshi discuss gun control.

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In January of 2013, President Obama has ordered that the CDC and “other relevant federal agencies, immediately begin identifying the most pressing firearm-related research problems.” Consequently, Priorities For Research To Reduce The Threat of Firearm-Related Violence was produced by National Academy of Sciences. The following is the result of a careful analysis and reading of the document.

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