Published on January 23rd, 2012 | by Steven Christopher
The newly-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finally has a leader, and the nation’s progressives — who have never seen a new federal agency they didn’t like — are cheering like they haven’t since “affordable housing” disappeared …... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2012 | by Steven Christopher
The budget of the federal government has grown exponentially over the past 3 decades to a point where Congress is spending more than $3.5 trillion annually and borrowing over 40 cents of each dollar it spends. …... Read More →
Published on January 17th, 2012 | by Steven Christopher
I am always struck by the absurdity that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is widely considered to be a “black holiday.” I reject that notion. In King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, he bravely declared …... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
It has become a recurring theme in Obama’s ongoing re-election campaign that if, heaven forbid, the federal government were to shrink over the next decade, you and I would suddenly find ourselves completely on our own. …... Read More →
Published on December 1st, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
The great irony surrounding today’s anti-capitalists, evident in many of the Occupy protests, is that the system they rail against is one of their own ideological making. Even though we have edged closer to their socialistic …... Read More →
Published on November 29th, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
In last week’s republican presidential debate that focused exclusively on national security, Mexican drug cartels became a hot topic of discussion. Phil Truluck, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the conservative Heritage Foundation made …... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
With news of the “Occupy” movements bubbling up everywhere, from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy Houston, I decided to take a trip through cyberspace to see what it was all about. I initially had hopes that …... Read More →
Published on October 6th, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
With the announcement last week that the federal government assassinated suspected al-Qaida member Anwar Al-Awlaki by way of a US predator drone, politicians on both sides of the aisle furiously nodded their approval. President Barack Obama …... Read More →
Published on September 28th, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
With the debate over whether or not Social Security is a Ponzi scheme surfacing in yet another Republican debate, it’s very confusing that Gov. Rick Perry has not clearly defended the words he used regarding the …... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2011 | by Steven Christopher
A New York man made headlines last week when he filed a lawsuit against White Castle Hamburgers claiming that his civil rights had been violated and that he deserved “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities …... Read More →