One of the most egregious paternity fraud cases in the history of the United States came to at least a partial close this week. For 13 years Bert Riddick (pictured) lost a huge chunk of his take-home pay to pay child support for a child everybody knew from the beginning was not his, and whom...
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Jerry Falwell, one of the most intolerant and divisive voices of the religious right died a few weeks ago, and his son, Jonathan Falwell, has taken over as pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. Jonathan was presented with a tremendous opportunity to change the course of his father’s ministry, to become a uniter and...
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I've debunked the "lazy husband" myth numerous times--for one example, see my co-authored column Are American Husbands Slackers? (Tallahassee Democrat, 3/22/06). Klondike pushes the lazy husband myth in its "What Would You Doooooo for a Klondike Bar?" TV ad series.
In this commercial, the man--gasp--actually puts a dirty glass in the dishwasher, and then enjoys...
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An interesting read on the causes of Islamic extremism and of the consequences of the west’s “War on Terrorism.”:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=61942
Maybe Ron Paul was right after all–”they are over here because we are over there.”
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See also www.GoodForTheCountry.com
According to Las Vegas News 3 and LasVegasNow.com, Nevada colleges are acknowledging not only how serious school shootings are, but are looking at arming faculty. This is entirely the wrong direction for several reasons.
1. Many Nevadans are already well trained, qualified and background-checked. Nevada is a right-to-carry state, and concealed carry...
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My new co-authored column, Servicemen victimized by child support system (World Net Daily, 6/27/07), discusses the recent Taron James ruling and the ways the child support enforcement system victimizes innocent citizens, particularly military personnel. Family law attorney Jeff Leving and I wrote:
"One of the reasons child support enforcement agencies are able to abuse citizens...
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After years of denial, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) finally admitted that its news coverage is biased toward the left. Now, in case you’re not familiar with how television is setup in the U.K., the BBC is still preeminent unless one has access to a paid service. It’s sort of like we in America...
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It’s all too rare that many of us get a chance to thank those who take up arms to protect us from all the crazies in the world. I’m referring, of course, to Rosie O’Donnell’s daughter.
Rosie’s jihad against sanity has been apparent for quite some time, and we all know she’s long overdue for...
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The lamestream media told you: “Fueled by rapid growth in coal-reliant China, rates of carbon dioxide emission from industrial sources increased from 2000 to 2004 at a rate that is over three times the rate during the 1990s,” according to a National Academy of Sciences report covered by USA Today last month. The Uninvited...
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Yes, yes, it’s been a while — I’m pouring my time into my next book, “Bomb Jokes at Airports” (about the limits of free speech), plus we’re expanding the line at Bloomfield Press, more news on that soon. Q: How long until we know if Washington, D.C. will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court...
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The Declaration of Independence, 2007 Many times I think of just how fortunate I am to have been born in the United States. What a blessing! There are so many places on this earth where mere existence is a daily struggle. Adversity and privation are the rule rather than the exception. Our destiny was...
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Author’s note: Inspired by Studs Terkel’s “Working†(although I’m not suggesting I have his talent) and fascinated by work as a disabled person excluded from most jobs by my impairments, I have decided to occasionally give this column space to people discussing their work. Martin Stein (not his real name), customer service advisor for...
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