More P.C. Madness: Brandeis Professor Reprimanded Simply For Stating Historical Fact

September 30, 2008 | No comments

Nat Hentoff better watch it. The well known pro-life, but liberal, columnist (see here) now is after radical leftist campus enforcers of political correctness who are attempting to silence a 48-year distinguished history professor at Brandeis University — the college named after… Read more>

“Chaplain-Gate” Not Going Away

September 30, 2008 | No comments

State Police Superintendent W. Steven Flaherty’s decision, since endorsed by Governor Tim Kaine (contact here), to forbid Christian chaplains from praying “in Jesus name” during “public events” is causing quite a commotion in the capital city. Tomorrow, The Family Foundation… Read more>

Fun Facts For Today

September 30, 2008 | No comments

Whether Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s experience is a real factor or not remains to be seen as she enters into the vice presidential debate Thursday night. Right now, the voters don’t seem to mind. In fact, the last budget… Read more>

How Political Correctness May Cost Us $700 Billion

September 29, 2008 | 1 comment

Many years ago, when the first musings of something called “political correctness” starting popping up on campuses and the culture at large — an attempt, ostensibly, to use words not to offend people and to paper over the truth about anything in an attempt… Read more>

A Burning Question That Just Never Gets Answered . . . Because It Never Gets Asked

September 29, 2008 | 1 comment

Everyone has a fantasy job — a job for a day. This time of year, when certain politicians are talking tax increases — with too many, it’s year-round talk of tax increases — I want to ask them a simple question.… Read more>

Chaplain Gate

September 26, 2008 | 3 comments

The birthplace for religious freedom in America is quickly becoming its graveyard. 

News stories broke across Virginia yesterday concerning a case The Family Foundation became involved with last week (read Norfolk Virginian-Pilot article, here). The superintendent of the Virginia State Police,… Read more>

Has The Culture War’s Decisive Battle Begun?

September 26, 2008 | No comments

It has, according Herbert E. Meyer, who recently wrote a column entitled, “The Culture War’s Decisive Battle has Begun,” for The American Thinker (read it here). Meyer, who served President Ronald Reagan as Special Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence and… Read more>

About Credibility (Or Lack Thereof)

September 26, 2008 | 7 comments

I love scouring the newspaper. I never know when something completely off the wall will be reported to make my day or at least provide some fun topic of conversation. Other times I’ll find an article that on the surface seems… Read more>

Clintons Creep Into Virginia

September 25, 2008 | 4 comments

The Clintons are looking to expand their political empire into Virginia. While most thought the 2009 Democrat nomination for governor would be between two established Virginia pols, Delegate Brian Moran (D-46, Alexandria) and Senator Creigh Deeds (D-25, Bath),… Read more>

Unintended Consequences

September 25, 2008 | No comments

No, not that one. Not at all. Actually, something interesting, realistic and possibly good. Norman Leahy yesterday wrote at Tertium Quids (click here) that an unintended consequence of Governor Tim Kaine’s $3 billion budget deficit is that real cuts in state… Read more>