US & World
Our coverage of the country … and beyond.
American History Ugh
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INDEPENDENCE FROM WHOM? We wrote a Fourth of July column yesterday waxing optimistic about the future of America. Today? It’s back to hard realities …...
America: “The Powerful Play Goes On”
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WAXING OPTIMISTIC … In previous years this website has chosen to mark the occasion of America’s independence with a measure of mourning – the rhetorical equivalent...
No More Stadium Subsidies
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NO MORE NON-ESSENTIAL SPENDING A great article was posted earlier this month on The Daily Signal (the official mouthpiece of the Heritage Foundation) regarding efforts...
Minimum Wage Hike: A Debacle
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SHOCKER (NOT) Last April we opined (again) in opposition to government-imposed minimum wage hikes. “We believe in the free market – and the government stepping...
Georgia Special Election: Robert Cahaly Called It
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POLLSTER STRIKES AGAIN … We’ve written previously regarding the incredible back story of Atlanta-based political strategist Robert Cahaly – whose unconventional polling methods continue to confound the...
North Carolina Teacher Sex Scandal
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“CONSENTING” ADULTS? A student-teacher sex scandal at a North Carolina high school has prompted us to reiterate one of our more controversial editorial perspectives. First, the facts...
North Carolina “Republican” Is Making Sense
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COMEY-MANIA MISSES THE POINT … We don’t often credit “Republican” party officials with making much sense, but one GOP staffer in North Carolina is making...
Mark Sanford Weighs In On Offshore Drilling
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CONGRESSMAN TOUTS HOME RULE This website ran a story yesterday on the latest developments related to offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. In our report,...
Pot Revenue: Getting Higher
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SMOKE EM IF YA GOT EM … The sale of legalized marijuana eclipsed the $1 billion mark in Colorado in 2016 – netting more than $200...
Great Recession = Great Depression
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SCARY NUMBERS … Last month our friend Richard Manning of Americans for Limited Government (GetLiberty.org) published a guest post on Fox News praising U.S. president Donald Trump’s...