One of the more common theories as to why Social Security is facing a huge long-term cash shortfall is that lawmakers in Congress have pilfered cash from the program and never returned it. This idea goes all the way back to 1968, when then-President Lyndon B. Johnson made a change to how the federal budget […]
Politics – Where Does The Word Come From?
I received an email this morning asking me about politics. Since politics in the general sense seems to be a sensitive word now days, I thought I would shed some light on the word. The message I received stated that they had seen on Facebook a post stating that the word politics was derived from […]
But What About North Korea?
I’ve been getting a lot of emails in the last couple of days asking “What do I think is going to happen to North Korea if Kim Jong Un passes?” To answer that question is as complex as North Korea is itself and requires a history refresher dating back to 1945. The history of North […]
The Politically Incorrect Guide To Climate Change
University dumps professor who found polar bears thriving despite climate change. Nobody has done more to sink the claim that climate change is endangering polar bears than zoologist Susan Crockford – and she may have paid for it with her job. After 15 years as an adjunct assistant professor, Ms. Crockford said the University of […]
Americans Should Remember The Ninth Amendment
Two hundred and thirty years ago today, on November 20, 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the proposed amendments to the Constitution that we now know as the Bill of Rights. Over the next two years, other states followed suit, culminating in the adoption of the amendments in December of 1791. It […]