Richard Nixon, the Silent Majority, and Today

In 1968, Republican Presidential candidate Richard Nixon tapped into the growing unrest silently building up in the American people. From the race riots that terrorized working-class neighborhoods to the counterculture sit-ins that demonstrated nothing but disrespect...

Bullies, and How to Deal with Them

The new rage in social justice on school campuses is all about bullying.Yet rather than dealing with specific offenders in a precise manner, schools given over to hyper-equality want to treat everybody the same and act as if the problem of student intimidation is an...

Respect is Not Something You Earn . . .

I used to think that respect was a two-way street. As long as I respected other people, I should expect to be respected in turn.Once again, there's that nasty word, "should."It should work out that way, I respect you, you respect me, we all respect each...

Occupy LA Harms the 99%

The Downtown Los Angeles Farmers' Market hit a major roadblock earlier this week. In their normal merchandising location, they found themselves edged out by the tented squatters of Occupy Los Angeles.While demonstrating on behalf of the 99% who are not big bankers...

"Do Something!"

"This should work," is the mantra of the Left."Do something!" is their exhortation, usually with bated breath or beating hearts.When things are not going according to plan for a Progressive, which is pretty much all the time, they must do...