In January, Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, but with one small modification: State-level organizations that distribute federal domestic violence intervention funds may not deny funding to organizations solely because of the sex of the clientele served. The Equal Justice Foundation and Domestic Violence Against Men in Colorado, organizations that help both men and...
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By Jim Kouri Border security experts — men and women who have actually fought against illegal immigration — have repeatedly asserted that there are two major components to real “comprehensive” immigration program: First, upgrade security at our borders using manpower, barriers, physical security measures (i.e., CCTV, drones), and no-nonsense penalties for violation of immigration...
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THE TRANS FAT BEATUP The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sued fast food purveyor KFC this week claiming the food chain’s use of cooking oil containing trans fats is unhealthy. Although KFC said the lawsuit was frivolous and plans to fight it in court, it’s not clear that KFC understands how...
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Bob Parks Podcast: Lt. Watada
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My child arrived just the other day, He came to the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay. He learned to walk while I was away. And he was talking ‘fore I knew it, and as he grew, He’d say, “I’m gonna be like you, Dad....
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Last week, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking told a packed audience at Hong Kong’s University of Science and Technology that the late Pope John Paul II once discouraged him from asking too many questions about the origins of the universe. It’s a pity we can’t hear the Pope’s side of the story – but maybe...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP San Diego police and federal law enforcement are in the midst of a major crackdown on the Mexican Mafia in several neighborhoods in that city. Most of the members of the deadly gang are illegal aliens, police say.     As part of what they characterize as an intense operation, US...
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To all the dads out there, Happy Father’s Day! So far I’ve worked in the yard, gone swimming with the kids, played tennis with the kids, played baseball with the kids, and to top off my special day, I may just have a heart attack. Now the kids want to play basketball and then, if the acceleration of activities continues,...
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The ’90s were a bad time to be a father in California. The O.J. Simpson case helped usher in draconian domestic violence policies that have victimized many innocent men. State-mandated mandatory/presumptory arrest policies exhort police to make arrests on domestic violence calls, and “primary aggressor” policies pressure officers to view men as the instigators...
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I don’t know what I was thinking. Nonetheless, in 1974, I flushed an apple core down the toilet, an action I would come to regret.  As it went, my father the Big Guy had remodeled our basement into a family room. He installed the inexpensive pine paneling common to the times. He also...
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It once was taken for granted that a man’s word was his bond and carried great weight. Today, however, a man’s word carries but little weight and it is a woman’s word that not only is beyond reproach but is also her meal-ticket. Even more critically, the bearing of false witness by a woman...
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. Today is Fathers’ Day, 2006. Like most people I’m reminded of my own father, my childhood, and the impact my father’s influence had on me. . It turns out I’m one of the lucky ones. I grew up with both of my biological parents, who are still married. My father worked for the...
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NYC’s BLOOMBERG PROBLEM Then there’s the gun control legislation that Mr. Bloomberg is hawking, delighting advocates who ignore statistics that discredit such laws. No matter how many laws are passed to control the sales, ownership, or distribution of guns, criminals will bypass them. Law-abiding citizens in New York cannot obtain legal arms to defend...
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THE LATEST UP ON ICJS Summary report on Human Rights Watch The seductive beat of the militant, Islamic drum Summary of IDF investigation of incident on the Gaza beach About the ABC’s “expert” on Israeli munitions Uncertainty shrouds Gaza beach tragedy As Islamists Grow Confident, It’s Time for the West To Stand Come to...
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