Yesterday was the first day of school. I teach American Government, a required course, at Grand Rapids Community College. I absolutely love teaching this class–and really like the first day. I had 3 classes yesterday. My challenge is to wake...
As much as I think the Ground Zero Mosque is terrible, unworthy, provocative thing that will hurt America, it’s really up to the people who live there. I sure don’t want the federal government telling anyone who can build what where. And...
There’s a wonderful group called Combat Veterans for Congress that, who would guess, promotes combat veterans who want to run for the US Congress–the candidates are vetted. They must have conservative values–as most do. To date 22...
This from the AP — A Saudi judge has asked several hospitals in the country whether they could damage a man’s spinal cord as punishment after he was convicted of attacking another man with a cleaver and paralyzing him, the brother of the...
Have you ever wondered if anyone in Europe remembers America’s sacrifice in World War II? There is an answer in a small town in the Czech Republic. The town called Pilsen (Plzen). Every five years Plzen conducts the Liberation Celebration of...
The news says that the last combat units are leaving Iraq. That’s supposed to be good—but not sure for whom. The friend of a friend whose son in stationed in an infantry brigade in northern Iraq says they are in daily contact with the bad guys, and...
I don’t watch TV, but I’m going to try to watch this. The Army’s Ranger School. Wednesday night on the Discovery Channel; check your local listings.
To no one’s surprise the US 9th Circuit Court (the most liberal court in the nation) ruled that the Stolen Valor Act, passed by congress, is unconstitutional. The act prohibits anyone to falsely claim military awards. The right to lie–to...
Lt Col Lakin is the army doctor who is being court-martaled for refusing to obey a deployment order because he believes that President Obama is not a US born citizen and is thus ineligible to be president—thus incapable of issuing a binding order...
Some people have no shame; others are just plain thieves. Take for example an individual name Juan Reed who owns a “company referred to as Phoenix Intelligence Group and/or the Phoenix Intelligence Institute. He says he works with many former...