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

Today, May 18, is Endangered Species Day. For those who have not in the past observed this important day, please attend to this important national alert.

You may be tempted to roll your eyes and say to yourself, “OK …. let’s not get carried away here. Yes, we have issues, but it’s not helpful to have this kind of wild hyperbole or generic panic messaging. It doesn’t help to win hearts and minds to go over the top.”

Greg Weiner, author of Madison’s Metronome, was kind enough to spend some time answering my questions about his fascinating study of the Madisonian system of government.

President Obama has made taxes a campaign issue. Ronald Reagan once famously said, “If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” A truer statement has never been made. Governments tax everything. Most people have no idea how much they are taxed.

The title of this essay would be a more accurate slogan for the Obama re-election campaign than “Forward,” the one selected. Of course, this proposal is not to be taken literally.

This is an important book that should be read widely. Fulsom lays out the choices represented by the two political parties, assuming Republicans regain the courage of the convictions they espouse. It seems to this reviewer more than likely that the next election will be decisive: when we determine if the all consuming state will continue to take our money to buy our votes and our liberties, or the Founders’ vision will prevail.

Who is not for them is against them. It’s about choosing which master we will serve. The Left is not content to let us live quietly with our values and raise our children to believe in those values. Our existence to them is an existential threat.

If you’re a programmer or gamer type, Hello World is a book you’ll enjoy. One might be tempted to say that Hello World is a poor man’s Neal Stephenson novel, but that might connote some deficiency in the writing which does not exist. It’s only that this e-book is to be had for a pittance on Amazon.

Your Teacher Said What?! is a book worth reading despite its somewhat misleading title. Mr. Kernen disappointed by not establishing the bona fides for his title.

The South Korean Customs Service has announced that it is going to start cracking down on the smuggling of capsules containing the powered flesh of dead infants, from North China.

According to a documentary aired on the Seoul Broadcasting System, …