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Tied up in knots at Berkeley

There is big trouble at Berkeley. Sure, there is plenty of anti-free speech thuggery going on there, perpetrated by fascists – also known as the students and faculty. But that’s not necessarily what I’m referring to. Researchers at the University …

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May 15, 2017   No Comments

Hillary takes personal responsibility – for blaming everyone else

Hillary Clinton recently spoke at a “Women for Women” event in New York City. (I’m not sure if there is a competing “Women against Women” event, but never mind.) During the event, Clinton included a laundry list of those who …

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May 7, 2017   5 Comments

A Nation of Law(yer)s

Some time ago, Sophia Vergara, star of the ABC sitcom Modern Family, was sued by her eggs. No, I’m not kidding. I will leave any jokes about whether they were poached, scrambled or over easy to others. But it certainly …

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April 15, 2017   No Comments

ISIS is not just for the religious anymore

According to CNSNews, Secretary of State John Kerry said recently that religion does not necessarily play a role in turning some Muslims into radical Islamic terrorists. This makes sense since President Obama claims that ISIS is not Islamic. This despite …

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May 2, 2016   No Comments

Black songs matter!

If one is white one cannot sing Rihanna’s song “Umbrella” because one is, um, white. To do so would cause a microagression, or something.

According to Fox News’s Todd Starnes, a female student of the Caucasian persuasion was told in …

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April 18, 2016   1 Comment

Do the wave or the terrorist win

President Barack Obama is nothing if not predictable. Following the recent terror attacks in Brussels, he did what almost any president would do – he took in a baseball game with his new BFF, Cuban dictator Raul Castro, at Havana’s …

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March 30, 2016   2 Comments

Can’t anybody here play this game?

While watching his futile 1962 Mets team, losers of 120 games, give another dismal performance, manager Casey Stengel reportedly quipped, “Can’t anybody here play this game?” The Mets didn’t try to lose, yet they did it with remarkable regularity. The 2016 presidential campaign is shaping up much the same way. It’s hard to see that either party is really trying to win.   Read the rest of this entry »

January 28, 2016   4 Comments

You Won’t Get Wise With the Sleep Still in your Eyes | Reb on the Red Line

WWTFT blogger daughter posted this on WWTFT blogger son's blog, thus it had to be shared.   Read the rest of this entry »

December 22, 2015   No Comments

The Difference Between Common Law and Civil Law (And Why This Is Important)

Note: The inspiration for this essay come from an excellent article in the Fall 2014 issue of Modern Age, entitled James Monroe And The Sources of American Exceptionalism.

Civil Law

JustinianCivil law, sometimes know as Roman law, is law that …

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July 13, 2015   No Comments

John Roberts: Words mean what he says they mean

Just the other day I stopped off at an International House of Pancakes for breakfast. I don’t usually eat breakfast out. Most often, my breakfast consists of some type of cereal marketed to kids that Michelle Obama demands I not eat, yet on this occasion I had the opportunity to eat a hearty breakfast that someone else cooked. So, I took advantage and looked forward to a big meal. The delightful hostess walked me to a table where soon an equally delightful waitress greeted me.   Read the rest of this entry »

June 30, 2015   4 Comments