I was digging through some boxes of old stuff, and I noticed something fascinating… Something that provoked a question about life that I’ve never asked before.
I stumbled upon my old report cards. After each subject was a space for a short comment. Every report card from 2nd thru 12th grade had two words describing my performance - WASTES TIME.
So [...]

As many of you know, I used to be active in the Republican Party but when they talked about small government and liberty, their actions told a different story. Today, Republican leaders have grown the American government to an unprecedented size and are stripping us of our civil liberties at a frightening pace. While they still talk about [...]

As many of you know, I am not a fan of the public school system, so my children are attending a small private Montessori school. I wasn’t sure about it at first, but now that my oldest son has been in Montessori school for 3 years, I may become a Montessori evangelist. I have seen [...]

When I hear people my age (35+) rip the younger generation I usually keep my mouth shut. But I have something I need to say, so this is my public response to the people who think there is something wrong with young people today.
Let me tell you what I think about young people:
The kids [...]

I’ve been listening to a downloaded copy of Thoreau’s Walden during my commute and this story stuck. If you can see past the 1840s cultural insensitivity, the story asks a powerful question.
Not long since, a strolling Indian went to sell baskets at the house of a well-known lawyer in my neighborhood. “Do you wish to [...]

Tomorrow is Independence Day here in the U.S. It is a tradition to light fireworks, but in many states fireworks are now illegal. They are going the way of cigarettes in a bowling alley. An American staple now considered too dangerous for civil society.
I love fireworks. I love big ones, small ones, legal ones, illegal [...]

When we debate taxation, there are questions I never hear asked… and today I will ask them.
Warren Buffet points out an injustice in our tax law that allows him to pay as much as 22% less in federal income taxes than the middle class. He pays 17.7% while some of his employees pay 39.7%.
Obviously unfair, [...]

As the mainstream media fuels class envy and schadenfreude in the proletariat over Miss Hilton’s hysterics, I have yet to hear anyone point out what a foolish waste jail sentences are for petty crime. They do little to ‘correct’ people, do little to protect the public safety, are expensive, inefficient, and unnecessary due to technological [...]

A recent reader comment provided an opportunity to share a few thoughts that have been bouncing around my head:
If you hate America and everything it stands for, shown by half your blogs, why don’t you just move to another country? It’s that freaking simple. I despise nothing more than people who complain about everything in [...]

The post about frightened Americans, generated over 500 emails, 160 comments, and 35,000 visits.
Many of you asked for the context of the post and I will give it to you, but first I want to share what I learned from your response.
Except for a small minority, most respondents agreed that we are indeed losing our [...]