Not all of the effects of leftist influence are bad. I know this is a stretch for some of you, particularly conservative or libertarian readers out there, but bear with me. One of the such effects I’m enjoying right now is the change taking place within the food industry.
The liberal thought process […]

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For some time now, we have been told that Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in order that he could execute his plan to invade Iraq.
A brilliant article from Robert Kagan appeared in today’s Washington Post. It concerns the role of reporter Judith Miller in a series of 2002-2003 articles in the […]

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‘Lord of War’ is an exposé of worldwide gunrunning. It stars Nicholas Cage. Frankly, I was expecting a strong agenda here - and I don’t think lefties were in short supply during the concept stage. But in fact, ‘Lord of War’ is a sharp, intriguing look at the life of the son […]

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I have had several exchanges recently with people who are sometimes confused by the oft-used political labels; labels like ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘liberal’, ‘conservative’, ‘libertarian’. It is easy to lament labels in general and simply redefine the terms to make them more logical. But language is a dynamic, fluid concept with two sides: the […]

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I live a few minutes from the Colorado River along the California/Arizona border. To the casual observer, the beautiful turquoise water is a haven of activity in the desert: speedboats, barbecues, deckchairs, bikinis and floating restaurants. I spent many days this summer playing and relaxing on boats, jetskis and other gas-guzzling water toys […]

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For the benefit of American readers and as a healthy, timely reminder to my fellow Brits who can quite easily become used to the idea: the TV licence fee is a communist mechanism which provides the BBC a unique, privileged source of income from television-owning households in the United Kingdom on an involuntary basis […]

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1) CIA Director Porter Goss has found that the report of Inspector General John Helgerson indicates the intelligence community are not to blame for the failure to sift through the data before 9/11; that the system itself needed some work. They find that, despite the efforts of hardworking members of the intelligence community, […]

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