Mike is a former Marine who served in the Middle East. He is disgusted with both the Republican and Democratic parties, seeing them as two heads of the same beast. He writes from the conservative perspective, with a focus on making complex subjects easy to understand.
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Benghazi is not the first foreign policy scandal for the Obama Administration.
The Obama Administration scandals just keep coming.
How ironic it eventually prove to be if President Obama is remembered for proving just how dangerous it can be to practice “regime change”?
Symbols alone, even historic ones, do not mark enduring success.
The “Silver Tsunami” created by aging Baby Boomers is hitting America. Let’s explore how we adjust to it, enjoy it and defy negative expectations about age.
A carefully guided tour through the confusing world of modern bookselling and publishing.
Reflections on raising families in a holistic way -- with a focus on nutrition and alternative health.
News and reviews of notable museums, and exhibits, and art events.
When you need to know who is making business, and what business is being made, you need the Business Browser.
Published 11:18 a.m. April 7, 2013
Think North Korea can’t reach the US from the other side of the globe? Think again.
Published 8:10 p.m. April 7, 2013
Tulane professor / MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry says we need to progress to state ownership of children. Mao Zedong would be proud.
Published 8:41 p.m. April 1, 2013
Six figure pensions and “free” healthcare for life for everybody!
Published 6:41 p.m. March 28, 2013
One of the worlds most renowned experts on sovereign debt sees more pain coming to Cyprus, and they may not be the only ones.
Published 4:02 p.m. March 23, 2013
Are there systemic risk elements of the Cypriot banking crisis? More than you may have imagined.
Published 9:47 p.m. March 20, 2013
Tragedy: n. 1. a shocking or sad event; disaster. Synonym: opportunity
Published 5:31 p.m. March 20, 2013
Thanks to the plunge protection team manning banks of super-computers, making money in the stock market is a snap!
Published 3:38 p.m. March 17, 2013
Cyprus is bailing out its banks, by robbing the bank deposits.
Published 8:00 p.m. March 13, 2013
The conservative base is fractured. Four-million registered Republicans did not vote in the 2012 presidential election. Why not?
Published 10:01 a.m. March 9, 2013
CIA director John Brennan took the oath of office with his hand on a draft of the constitution, which did not include the bill of rights.
Published 7:54 p.m. March 7, 2013
That leaders find admitting “nor deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" still has legal authority is amazing.
Published 8:07 p.m. February 28, 2013
Detroit is bankrupt and becoming more dangerous by the day.
Published 6:04 p.m. February 28, 2013
Now that the sequester is upon us, the White House is backpedaling as fast as they can, as the hyperbole yielded no new taxes.
Published 9:12 a.m. February 24, 2013
There is a March 2 deadline to apply for high-risk insurance coverage under Obamacare. They are broke and cannot accept more.
Published 5:34 p.m. February 22, 2013
With federal spending only increasing by $15 billion in 2013 if the sequester is not avoided, untold millions may die.