Policy and Culture

In a speech delivered tonight to the Republican National Convention, Governor Sarah Palin accepted her nomination for the Vice Presidency. She makes history by becoming the first woman to get on the GOP ticket. She didn’t just put on some make up and mosey on out there. She came out swinging! Here’s some excerpts below. […]

This Olympics began with tragedy for Americans abroad. Two weeks ago, Todd Bachman, the father-in-law of Hugh McCutcheon, the coach of the U.S. men’s volleyball team, was stabbed to death by a Chinese man. McCutcheon’s mother-in-law, Barabar Bachman, was also stabbed and hospitalized. She remains in critical condition. Throughout the games, team members marked their […]

Ok, the Ron Paul Revolutionaries are getting a little giddy this week that Michael Phelps might be a Ron Paul supporter. Why? Well, Check out this article in the Baltimore Sun. Apparently one of Phelps’ best friends, Olympic swimmer Erik Vendt (pictured with Phelps above at the U.S. Olympic trials in June), is a $200 […]

School choice? “That’s preposterous. You can’t expect parents to make these choices. I mean how on earth would parents know which schools are best?” This and more in this cut from a British sitcom which is “required viewing” on school choice. Get social with us!

I co-authored a book! It is titled: Who is the REAL Barack Obama? For the rising generation; by the rising generation. Two of my good friends, Steve Bierfeldt and Brendan Steinhauser, and myself, wrote this book, which just released this week. There is also a full website where you can learn all about the book […]

“The U.S. men’s 4x100m free relay team won gold Monday in the most exciting, most record-breaking, most amazing, thrilling, unbelievable relay anyone could ever imagine,” NBCOlympics.com reports. Did you see this? I watched it live last night. I wasn’t feeling terribly well this past weekend, and I really needed to get some sleep, but I […]

Did you really doubt it? Free-market ideas are flowing across this state like never before. And the GOP is the more free-market oriented party in the state these days. Organizations like The James Madison Institute and the Americans for Prosperity-Florida chapter are growing and getting stronger. Meanwhile, in the actual political world, great leaders such […]

If you watched the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics on NBC (whose coverage sucks by the way – I think there’s more commercial time than actual event time), you may have noticed NBC continue to pan over to President Bush as he and Laura sat in the stands. At times, he looked almost bored […]

The 2008 Olympics in Beijing have begun! And what a fantastic start with probably the most amazing opening ceremonies ever! While China displayed its pride as the host of the 2008 Olympic games, the United States women’s fencing team got off to an early start today, winning the gold, silver, and bronze medals. Mariel Zagunis […]

It’s pretty well known that in communist countries such as China, religious practices are banned. The almighty State does not want competition. But, no matter how far the State goes to ban religious practices and enforce other totalitarian policies, the one thing the State can’t take away is someone’s faith – that inner call to […]