by altha-admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Articles
From coast to coast, the cost of gasoline is tumbling. For the first time in years, I can fill a tank of gas with a $20 instead of having to get by with half a tank, or none at all. Why the drop in price? First, an oil boom is bubbling up in the Gulf Coast. Second,...
by altha-admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Articles
The Los Angeles Times argues that the national protests against police brutality following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner did not cause the execution-style murders of two New York City cops. Protests by themselves did not kill anyone. The...
by altha-admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Articles
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence (John Trumbull, 1819) Modern statist (though they call themselves "progressive") critics have contended that the Declaration of Independence is a racist, sexist, elitist document which leaves out large...
by altha-admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Articles
Ed Garvey (The Cap Times Mr. Ed Garvey of the Cap Times shares his deep frustration with President Obama and the Democratic Party. No one can begrudge his disappointment. Obama has damaged his party’s brand because of his failed domestic programs (Stimulus,...
by altha-admin | Dec 22, 2014 | Articles
Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters complains about the steadily declining California voter turnout. Instead of discussing the means of increasing participation, Walters should have investigated the reasons for voter apathy, and its implications. State Senate...
