The problem is that the Times can’t recognize economic cause and effect. Today’s New York Times editorial page opines, in A Factory Farm Near You: Once upon a time, only a decade or so, it wasn’t hard to know where factory hog farms were because they were nearly all in North Carolina. But since...
Elise Passamani's article "Oedipus Child: When Children Are Born Motherless, Problems Await" (The American, 7/25/07), deals with the case of a man, Roberto d.B., who had biological twin daughters through a surrogate mother. She explains, "When the hospital put the surrogate’s name on the children’s birth certificates as the legal mother, Mr. d.B. sued to...
Any thoughts that the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton were sincerely seeking true justice with the prosecution and conviction of former U.S. Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean have been thoroughly exposed as blatantly disingenuous by the recent revelation of Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). Readers who are following this...
by Jim Kouri, CPP WASHINGTON, DC – A third individual was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering arising from a scheme involving bribery, conspiracy and money laundering related to Department of Defense contracts in Iraq and Kuwait, according to a report released by Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the...
Published as a letter to the editor in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Hmmm. So boxing (“The Most Absolute of Disciplines,” J. Edwin Smith) is a sport which requires “abstaining from the sins of the flesh, whether it be cigarettes and booze or more fulfilling desires.” So it is opposed to this “age of the morally...
If you’re not familiar with the ongoing O’Reilly/Daily Kos feud, well, consider yourself lucky. In any case, O’Reilly’s been accusing the Kos people of harboring hate at their liberal blog/message board, and Kos and others have been accusing O’Reilly of the same. I tend to agree with Stephen Colbert that website operators are about...
The Czech story Custody bill aims to protect kids: Kidnapping cases show a vague interpretation of international law (The Prague Post, 7/25/07) is pro-feminist mainstream journalism at its finest. The mother is wrong in practically every aspect of this case, yet the article portrays her as a heroic victim. Worse--but typical--the case has helped...
I must admit to having an initial gut response to CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) and their current attempts to root out nepotism in our nation's Capitol. According to Josephine Hearn at The Politico, "House members are complaining that their spouses could lose their jobs, their family incomes could drop and, perhaps,...
Is everyone motivated by some sort of self-interest when they engage in an altruistic act? Does that mean no charity or volunteerism is truly noble? PJM advice columnist Dr. Helen Smith offers her opinion. (Hmmm, why is she offering it?)...
Christopher Hitchins and Richard Dawkins, in their violent attacks on spiritual religion, sound very much like Adolph Hitler and Joseph Goebbels. Herr Hitler and his propaganda minister needed a scape goat to explain the collapse of German militarism in World War I and the German Empire’s wallowing into fecklessness under the socialist Weimar Republic....
On August 11th 2007, Rob Mackenzie (pictured with his daughter) and Robert Pedersen will start their 600+ mile bicycle trek from the Lansing Capitol to Washington, D.C. This will be an intense multi-day bike trek through numerous states ending in Washington, D.C. where they will be greeted by people attending the national rally in Washington,...
Having failed in their effort to persuade Americans to put the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the U.S. Constitution, despite spending tens of millions of dollars and enjoying the support of Big Media, three Presidents, and dozens of prominent politicians of both parties, the feminists are now trying to give us an even more...
This morning, as I was listening to the Presidential press conference, where British Prime Mister, Gordon Brown was appearing, I heard President Bush talk about the war on terror. Certainly, that is not a new subject, and from my perspective, neither is the President’s disregard for America’s male victims of violence. At one point,...
My new co-authored column, Choosing Foster Parents over Fathers (San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/11/07), discusses perhaps the worst verified child custody/family law injustice against a father and a daughter which I have ever seen--the outrageous Melinda Smith foster care case. The column appears below. Choosing Foster Parents over Fathers By Jeffery M. Leving and Glenn Sacks San Diego Union-Tribune,...
Liberty and license are not synonymous. Parents know better. Too many of them have had the unfortunate dilemma of dealing with the "I am free to do as I please" child who routinely, or upon occasion, exercises that egocentric proclamation to reckless extremes. These parents stand as witnesses that a widely accepted notion...
Anybody who has ever puked in an astronaut helmet will tell you that it’s not advisable to over-party immediately before going into orbit, as it creates a most unpleasant olfactory and visual experience for the duration of the trip. From Aviation Week: A panel reviewing astronaut health issues in the wake of the Lisa Nowak arrest...
Keeping Expenses Low While Building Your Portfolio (2007-07-30) by David John Marotta Q: I enjoyed reading about your “Rocks and Sand” technique to keep expense ratios low. I own iShares EAFE (EFA) for my foreign rock. What no-transaction fee foreign mutual fund that tracks the EAFE index do you recommend for monthly deposits until...
Author’s Note: This is a true story. I have changed “Lena’s†name and certain details to protect her privacy. I was just walking into the A&P when I spotted Lena at the express line having some kind of dispute with the clerk. We lived in the same apartment complex and I knew that Lena...
Former Seahawks defensive tackle Chad Eaton (pictured at the right trying to make a tackle) was recently arrested for alleged domestic violence. I don't know what happened between him and his wife Tina, but there a few things which bear mention: 1) Last year Tina was arrested at their home after bloodying her husband's nose. She...
For those with ears to hear, God gives intuitions of what we should do to help others. Captain Brian Thomas, leader of the Stamford Salvation Army unit, preached Sunday’s sermon at the Black Rock-Long Ridge Congregational Church in North Stamford, Connecticut. His subject was Signs and Assignments. In the Old Testament God frequently provided...
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