**Written by Doug Powers That’s not exactly the way he said it, but it’s easier to understand than this: “Obviously my most recent concern has been that my website’s not working,” he said “and we’re evaluating why it is exactly that I didn’t know soon enough that [it] wasn’t going to work the way it […]

Funny stuff

Symbolic solidarity

Big f-in mistake?

Hope you all have a Thanksgiving holiday full of peace, joy, faith, and freedom. Special thanks and prayers for all our troops at home and around the world. George Washington’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789: Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to […]

Always be closing

Thank you, Hobby Lobby by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2013 Religious liberty is front and center on the nation’s Thanksgiving table. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. The family-owned craft store company is intrepidly challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare’s abortion coverage mandate. Hobby Lobby’s faithful owners […]

Not serious

You decide

**Written by Doug Powers As evidenced by President Obama on Monday, gone are the days of “I won’t wait for Congress to act,” and he’s now entered “The Constitution Zone.” Case in point: The president was supposedly heckled by someone who wanted him to unilaterally halt deportations. Obama responded by saying he doesn’t have the […]

Obstructions

Smart diplomacy

Daylight

**Written by Doug Powers A journalism professor (what a, uh, surprise) at the University of Texas has found the roots of the Tea Party, and they go clear back to Dallas, Texas in 1963. This story is such a reach that it has stretch marks: If today’s extremist rhetoric sounds familiar, that’s because it is […]

“If you like your transparent administration, you can keep it”

Job well done

David, Goliath, and Colorado’s next gun-rights recall by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2013 COLORADO SPRINGS — Author Malcolm Gladwell has a new bestseller that turns conventional wisdom about the Biblical David vs. Goliath battle on its head: “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants.” In short, it’s Goliath who really […]

Against it before he was for it

Down but not out

“If you like your longer runway, you can keep it”

I’m not going to let Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s attack on moms and their kids who oppose Common Core just fade away. His fauxpology is meaningless. His defenders are clueless. No wonder Moms Against Duncan is swelling on Facebook. My syndicated column today reiterates and amplifies Monday’s blog post on Duncan’s bigotry and arrogance. Keep […]

Handoff

I’ve pointed out many times over the last year that the Common Core federal standards/testing/curriculum racket is a grave threat to school choice. Big Government Republicans such as Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee pay lip service to increasing school choice and supporting charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling. Yet, they have been among the loudest […]

Ohhhh yes, the red blood underneath my brown skin is boiling. This Obama educrat has stepped in it. Big time. Race card-wielding Education Secretary Arne Duncan is nothing but a corrupt and bankrupt bigot. We’ll get to his diatribe in a moment. But first, let’s step back for some perspective, reflection, and background on this […]

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