The Racists at the ABA
By Steven M. Warshawsky

In the February 2006 edition of the ABA Journal , the official organ of the American Bar Association, ABA President Michael Greco laments the “under-representation” of women, minorities, and the disabled in the legal profession, and encourages ABA members to volunteer for “pipeline projects” aimed at increasing the number of ... Full Article
Posted On February 27, 2006

Sex, Booze and Country Music - Yee Haw!
By Brantley Smith

The soul of country and western music has been corrupted, my friends. From the glorification of gratuitous sex to the obsession the current crop of country stars have with drinking and hell-raising, this uniquely American genre of music has slipped into the sewer, or the septic tank for you rural ... Full Article
Posted On February 23, 2006

America's Greatest Presidents
By Steven M. Warshawsky

Today is “President’s Day.” A holiday originally intended to honor George Washington (and in some states Abraham Lincoln), President’s Day has degenerated into just another day off for government employees and an excuse for large retailers to hold sales. More destructive to our national consciousness, it has become a day ... Full Article
Posted On February 20, 2006

Multicultural or Diverse? Or Just Perverse?
By Gene Lalor

"Let’s be honest: Multiculturalism can kill a nation." That’s a pretty bodacious statement in our very politically correct era and I wish it were an original line culled from my limited cerebrum, but it isn’t. That was the title of an article written by James P. Pinkerton that recently appeared ... Full Article
Posted On February 16, 2006

In Defense of Ann Coulter
By Steven M. Warshawsky

During her standing-room-only speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last Friday, Ann Coulter made some rather blunt remarks about Muslims that have offended listeners on the left and right alike. Yesterday on The American Spectator 's website, in an article by David Hogberg entitled “Not Funny,” Ms. Coulter ... Full Article
Posted On February 14, 2006

Essay: The Great American Sweatshop
By Brennon Jones

From the disturbing dregs of early twentieth century industry emerged a revolutionary idea that reshaped American business. The unalienable rights of equality, fairness, life and independence declared by Jefferson as possessions given by the Creator to all men for the first time included child workers, enslaved laborers and the entire ... Full Article
Posted On February 07, 2006

On the Rolling Stones Super Bowl Halftime Show
By James G. Poulos

Having mutually manhandled U2 and Macca, the Super Bowl now turns to the Rolling Stones. In so doing, the trifecta of lumbering Americanized British mega-acts is complete; no one is more American than these titled zillionaires. One reaction this cultural synergy is that the Jackson family has annihilated the trust ... Full Article
Posted On February 04, 2006

Flightplan DVD: Crash-landing into a sea of political correctness
By Bill Lalor

This weekend, I experienced the self-inflicted misfortune of renting the Flightplan DVD. I won’t venture a review as such, aside from this: By the film’s end you may find yourself wishing the plane will simply crash into a mountain, or for our missing kid (see below) to emerge from the ... Full Article
Posted On February 01, 2006

A Crack in the Obama Foundation
By Andy Hobin

Following yesterday’s peak of the rise and rise of newly-minted Justice Alito, the national dialogue shifts to what can best be described as a sort of Senatorial fall out. That is, who in the Senate chambers is poised to feel the wrath of his or her constituents in regards to ... Full Article
Posted On February 01, 2006