Language is the glue that holds a country together. What was so strange about that delicatessen? Eventually it dawned on me. The place was busy, bustling; lots of customers asking questions; lots of waiters answering them. What was strange, it turns out, was that even though I was in that deli a good while, I hadn’t heard one single word of ... MORE
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Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Barry Farber: Unify America - Speak English
Language is the glue that holds a country together. What was so strange about that delicatessen? Eventually it dawned on me. The place was busy, bustling; lots of customers asking questions; lots of waiters answering them. What was strange, it turns out, was that even though I was in that deli a good while, I hadn’t heard one single word of ... MOREThe Worst U.S. Government: Here And Now
by Barry Farber. “Your computer gypped me out of $80 this week,” the worker complained to
the boss. “I’ll look into it,” the boss promised. A day later the
boss said to the worker, “You’re right. Our computer did cheat you out
of $80 this week. But that same computer gave you $80 too much the week
before last. Isn’t that true?” “Yes,” admitted ... MOREThomas Sowell: Giuliani Versus Obama
We all attempt to transform that which we love, right? The firestorm of denunciation of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, for having said that he did not think Barack Obama loved America, is in one sense out of all proportion to that remark — especially at a time when there are much bigger issues, including wars raging, terrorist ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: A Worthless Piece Of Paper
No document can defend itself. President George W. Bush was fond of saying that "9/11 changed everything." He used that one-liner often as a purported moral basis to justify the radical restructuring of federal law and the federal assault on personal liberties over which he presided. He cast aside his oath to preserve, protect and defend the ... MOREThomas Sowell: Obama Versus America
Irresponsible and immature. In his recent trip to India, President Obama repeated a long-standing
pattern of his — denigrating the United States to foreign audiences. He
said that he had been discriminated against because of his skin color
in America, a country in which there is, even now, "terrible poverty." Make no mistake about it, there is ... MOREKatie Pavlich: National Debt Hits $18,000,000,000,000
Taxpayers on the hook. As lawmakers on Capitol Hill prepare for a budget battle near the end
of the lame-duck session, the United States has officially crossed the
$18 trillion national debt threshold and there are no plans in the works
to stop it from reaching $19 trillion next year. Under President Obama's tenure, the national debt has increased by 70 percent. Walter E Williams: Teacher Indoctrination
Repeat the lie enough and they will believe. Students at several Jefferson County, Colorado, high schools walked out to protest the school board's recently proposed curriculum review committee that seeks to promote patriotism, respect for authority, free enterprise, plus the positive aspects of U.S. history. The teachers union, ... MOREBarry Farber: Obama's U.N. Insult To Every American
Our president seems ashamed to be American. A hen lays one egg and cackles an hour. A sturgeon lays 10,000 eggs and never lets out a peep. We call it “caviar.” President Obama laid at least 10,000 eggs in his U.N. speech last week, but caviar it was not. They were all rotten. At one point Obama reached probably the worst 60 seconds of his a ... MOREJohn Stossel: Immigration Is America
Guess who built this country? Conservatives rightly point out that America is a nation of laws. No one should be exempt. That's why many oppose amnesty and other paths to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are here now. "If they want to be in America," the argument goes, "they ought to return to their own countries and apply for a visa ... MOREU.S. Hikes Fee To Renounce Citizenship By 422%
by Robert W. Wood. Government looks to cash in on bonanza. Over the last two years, the U.S. has had a spike in expatriations.
It isn’t exactly Ellis Island in reverse, but it’s more than a dribble.
With global tax reporting and FATCA, the list of the individuals who renounced is up. For 2013, there was a 221% increase, with record numbers of ... MOREWendy McElroy: Why the Lights of America are Dimming
You cannot create passion and talent. But you can destroy them. When people are punished for their virtues, such as the drive to excel and to work hard, then passion and talent become liabilities. Sometimes people persist for the sheer joy of creation, for the fulfillment of doing work they love. Because that's when the magic happens, ... MORE
Editing Out An Enlightened History Of America
by David Keene. Indoctrinating a view of dark motives. In the early days of the American Republic, Thomas Jefferson was perhaps the staunchest advocate of public education. Jefferson
authored a plan for public primary and secondary schools and is father
of the University of Virginia. He would be appalled at the state of
public education ... MORE
Remembering Our Ultimate Defenders Of Freedom
by Rob Woodall. It was President James A. Garfield who said, “For love of country they accepted death,” and in that brief sentence we find a simple, solemn truth. It’s a truth for which we set aside a special day each year to pay tribute to the sacrifice of so many. Their sacrifice is a gift for which we are grateful, and on Memorial Day we pause to ... MOREThe 2016 Presidential Candidate We Need
by George F. Will. All modern presidents of both parties
have been too much with us. Talking incessantly, they have put politics
unhealthily at the center of America’s consciousness. Promising
promiscuously, they have exaggerated government’s proper scope and
actual competence, making the public perpetually disappointed and surly. Inflating ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Hope For The Dead
Freedom means hope for the living. What is the connection between freedom and rising from the dead? When America was in its infancy and struggling to find a culture and frustrated at governance from Great Britain, the word most frequently uttered in speeches and pamphlets and editorials was not safety or taxes or peace; ... MORE Deroy Murdock: The United States Of Decline
America unravels at an increasingly dizzying pace. America is unraveling at a stunning speed and to a staggering degree. This decline is breathtaking, and the prognosis is dim. For starters, Obama now rules by decree. Reportedly for the 27th time, he has changed the rules of Obamacare singlehandedly, with neither congressional approval ... MOREPaul Bedard: Excedrin Headache No. 2013
67% call it a 'bad year,' 40% a disaster. Overshadowed by the bungled debut of Obamacare
and congressional gridlock, most Americans in a new poll dubbed 2013 a
bad year that will be quickly forgotten. For more than four-in-10, the
perils of 2013 hit home hard. “Put simply, most Americans are happy to see 2013 go,” said the latest ... MORE
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