"Take a Chill Pill"

"You were really strict." That's what the counselor told me. That was the reason why I did not get the job. At the time, I was so jittery, just looking for any line of approval that I could find. So distraught and at a loss for the truth, I was willing...

"Sailing to Byzantium" by W. B. Yeats

THAT is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees – Those dying generations – at their song, The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas, Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long Whatever is begotten, born, and...

Another Failure from Obama's "DREAM Act" Lite

Obama's deferred action, or non-enforcement, will only benefit those illegal immigrants who are in school or who have a high school diploma or a GED. That will do nothing for those migrant workers who put on more ten or more hours a day on our nation's farms....

Teachers Refuse — Divided Loyalties

Unions are not worthy of the teachers whom they claim to represent. I anticipate that a number of teachers will disregard the politicized suggestions of the Manhattan Beach Teachers Union Leadership. Students should not suffer because the district leadership refuses...

Short "USA Today" Take on the RNC

The Republican National Convention is a sea-change in National Politics. The tide is turning against Big Government. For the first time ever, national political figures were not afraid to talk about entitlement reform for our entitlements, to talk about taking on...