I decided to participate in Voxiversity III^*, which is a study of Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. In the comments after the first "class" (for lack of a better word), someone posted pieces of an essay written by Benito Mussolini containing his (Mussolini's) definition of fascism. » read more »

In case you haven't noticed, gas prices have been climbing again. Because the federal government forces us to use a special kind of gas (which we don't need to use), the prices are higher. That special gas costs more to make, so it costs more to buy. There isn't any real reason to use the "green" gas, and there isn't any reason at all for the government to make the taxes so high on it. This could truthfully be called theft.

In a pair of columns (here and here), Ashley Herzog describes a very interesting test that was presented to college students by the Young America's Foundation (yaf.org). They asked students what they thought of a policy that would distribute grades more evenly, taking points earned by strong students and giving them to other students that hadn't done as well. » read more »

The newspaper industry is in trouble. Circulation has dropped, followed by advertising revenue, and there just aren't enough fish or bird cages to replace the lost demand. Many newspapers have ceased daily publication, filed for bankruptcy, or shut their doors entirely. » read more »

Recently, a British gentleman named Daniel Hannan, a member of the European Parliament, took the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to task to his face over the worrisome state of the British economy. His speech can be viewed below. It is well worth the three and a half minutes required to view it.

The Chinese economy is headed down the same path as the U.S. economy. They are even using similar rhetoric, speaking of "new measures to stimulate the economy" and taking "measures to ensure government funding is used efficiently for stimulating economic growth." Specifically, » read more »

Never in my life did I think I'd live to see a single currency used the world over. I just didn't think it could happen so fast or that all the disparate peoples would acquiesce so easily. Many believers taking the Bible seriously as God's Word have predicted that a globally common currency may be a prelude to the mark of the beast. » read more »

... by forcing private insurance companies to pay for health care stemming from service-related injuries, rather than having the government foot the bill as it has always done.

A few quotes from the article:

Veterans organization leaders earlier had written to Obama to raise their concerns. » read more »

The only thing I don't like about this blog post is that I didn't write it (not that I could). Enjoy.

Citigroup took bailout money from the federal government. Now the feds are telling them how to spend it, specifically that they should not take delivery on a corporate jet that they had planned to purchase. The administration apparently told Citigroup that "such jets aren't 'the best use of money at this point,' and are 'an outrageous use of funds' for a company getting taxpayer dollars." » read more »