February 21, 2022

Capital punishment drops, murder rates jump. Coincidence?

The spike in killings nationwide over the past two-plus years reverses nearly two decades of decline.

February 20, 2021

When liberals can corrupt language, they can control conservatives

The invasion of ready-made progressive phrases has anesthetized many American minds.

June 10, 2019

Forward into the Past: The Regression of Progressive Democrats

"Progressive" has become a god-word for Democrats.

February 16, 2019

'Health Care' for All — Affordability for None

Ask not what the ever-expanding welfare state will do to you; ask only what you must do for it.  

September 28, 2018

Medicaid Expansion and Fiscal Irresponsibility

Now that Virginia and other governments have expanded Medicaid, to be fiscally responsible, what are they going to cut?

January 20, 2017

A Thorn by Any Other Name: Jews, Democrats, and Israel

The tie between American, especially Jewish, liberalism and pro-Zionism once was axiomatic.  No longer.

September 8, 2013

The News Media Are Murdering Execution

Is the habitual misuse of "execute" as a synonym for "murder" yet another skirmish in news media's relentless struggle against traditional culture?

March 12, 2012

Bad Math, False Comparisons and Stupid Journalists' Tricks

If David Letterman introduces a "Stupid Journalists' Tricks" shtick to alternate with "Stupid Pet Tricks" on his late night television show, he won't lack material.

July 4, 2011

Arabs and Israelis: What Comes Next, I Said

Arab Spring, foretold

November 7, 2009

Saint Cronkite: Journalism's Twice-Blemished Icon

A myth congeals around memories of Walter Cronkite.