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Obama’s 3 questions — Answered

At the State of the Union Show Obama ask three domestic policy questions: First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology...

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Lands’ End Lays an Egg

The recent Lands’ End catalog featured a Gloria Steinem interview that has roiled its customer base. Lands’ End is a family clothing company selling mainly through its mass-circulated catalog. The...

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The coming catastrophe for low-skilled job seekers in California

California is set to raise its minimum wage from $10 and hour to $15 an hour. Economists are warning that this move will throw many of the least skilled who presently have jobs completely out of the...

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The airbag in your car is supposed to save your life — what if it kills you...

You probably have a frontal airbag in your car. The Federal government mandates it. You can’t turn it off without permission from the government and that permission will be granted only after a lengthy...

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Should cars of the future drive themselves?

No, next question. That’s the simple answer, but you’d probably like some explanation. Especially if you’re even halfway enthused over the prospect of being able to hop into your car of the future,...

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England gives up on wind power

RenewableUK admits wind farms cannot be built without government subsidies. England is not windy enough to justify building any more onshore wind turbines, the chief executive of wind industry trade...

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Liberal fail: Home ownership at 48-year low

The financial crisis of 2008 had several causes but a root cause that contributed to all the other causes was the government’s insistence that banks loan money to people who could never pay it back....

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Does Science Argue For or Against God?

One of the online courses offered by Prager University asks that question.  The answer is that science doesn’t argue one way or another on the existence of God. So why even talk about science and...

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The Republican party’s big mistake

The Tea Party movement was truly a grass-roots movement that attracted people of every ethnicity and political leaning to appeal to their rulers in Washington for a redress of grievances. By “every...

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The U.S. Navy has become a playground for Marxist social experiments

In 1994 Kara Hultgreen, the first female to ever be certified as a carrier-based fighter pilot, crashed an F-14 Tomcat on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). She was killed instantly. Elaine...

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