Greg Scandlen
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon attack, many questions thought to have been answered, remain quite maddening mysteries. From the FBI, the BPD, the ATF, and a plethora of acronymous LEO types have come many conflicting and confusing reports….
Boy the way Glenn Miller played; Songs that made the hit parade. Guys like us we had it made; Those were the days. And you knew who you were then. Girls were girls and men were men. Mister we could…
With all the propaganda surrounding homosexual marriage blaring at us from every direction — most distressingly on ads during the nightly broadcast of Fox News’ Special Report — you’d think that its supporters were doubtful that most of America now favors…
With Spring just around the corner, it’s time to take a break from the dreaded deprivations of sequestration and concentrate, of course, on baseball. And so, the other day a few friends and I gathered to watch Eight Men Out…
When I first heard that Pope Benedict XVI had announced his plans to resign, I made a pledge to avoid all media for the duration. I knew all too well what to expect: juvenile headlines, inaccurate reporting and most dreadful…
A few weeks after the presidential election, I sat down with some folks to talk about the results and got the surprise of my life. Hoping to commiserate with them regarding the defeat of a decent and talented man like…
I’ve been re-reading the Federalist Papers and was struck by Madison’s caution about factions in Number 10. He writes: “Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens… that measures are too often decided not according to the…
HHS announced this week that 2,000 “groups” are eligible to receive money for “reinsuring” their retiree health programs. Only a third (32%) are private businesses, the rest are state and local governments (26%), unions (22%), “education” (I guess public universities)…
The appalling ignorance in Washington about insurance issues is underscored by President Obama’s sudden interest in having federal oversight of health insurance premiums. Once again, these people do not have the slightest idea of what they are doing. One company…
The Washington Post reports on a Republican push to take back state legislatures. That is fine, except the article quotes Ed Gillespie as saying the main purpose is to control redistricting and gain back Congressional seats. He says, “Targeting 35…
