Category: Current Events

Ross and Christopher get radio show attention

I noted in a piece the other day that I had guest-hosted a friend's talk radio show this week. I am pleased to say that the left-leaning organization Colorado Media Matters was listening to our show and didn't enjoy it very much. What particularly… more »

IBD: Victims of Tolerance?

Along with Kristen's opinion just below, here's an interesint point of view from Investor's Business Daily: See "Victims Of Tolerance?" (IBD Editorial, 5/19/07) http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&amp… more »

My Aussie wife's view on school violence

While I consider myself a very strong gun-rights advocate, it's hard not to see some real point in what my wife, Kristen, who didn't grow up in the USA, concludes from the all-too-frequent incidents of school violence in our country. Here are her though… more »

Mayhem at Virginia Tech

I would like to make just a couple of short points, or rather predictions, about yesterday's horrific massacre at Virginia Tech University. I think there is more than enough information and discussion out there already, so I don't need or want to spend a… more »

The news of the (prior) day

As I was sitting down to write this piece, I saw several interesting news headlines so rather than a long piece on one subject, I'm going to make a few short comments about each of a few stories. 1) The Kite Runner During the vacation I just finished,… more »

A little Passover music

For all my friends who are members of my tribe, and even if you are neither, I wish you an enjoyable Passover. Thanks to my old (and I do mean old) friend Mike (aka NYC) for passing along this link. In the spirit of the season, I encourage you to e… more »

Libby found guilty; Prosecutor should be ashamed

Yesterday, a jury found Scooter Libby guilty of 4 of the 5 charges brought against him, including perjury, obstruction of justice, and lying to the FBI. While he might indeed be guilty of these things, this case is a travesty of justice. As I've s… more »

These $1 coins have a chance

re "New $1 Coin Goes Into Circulation" (Washington Post, 2/15/07) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/15/AR2007021500103.html At the risk of sounding like a knuckle-dragging reactionary, I admit that I am much more likely to… more »

The Dixie Chicks win big at the Grammys

This is a note I sent to a couple of local radio talk show guys (Dan Caplis and Craig Silverman on 630 KHOW) who were talking about the Dixie Chicks and the Grammys this afternoon... Dan and Craig, I didn’t have time to call in earlier but wanted t… more »

"Outrageous Injustice" indeed

Thanks to Christopher for sending along this link see "Outrageous Injustice" at ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=wilson Between Mike Nifong and the prosecutor in the case described in the link above, one has to wonder wha… more »
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