A good argument can be made — and I tend to agree with it — that the Sixth Amendment, not the Second, is our last line of defense against tyranny. This is the amendment that guarantees that a criminal defendant be accorded a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his peers. The government can … Read more Tom DeLay and the criminalization of politics
“They hate us for our freedoms,” said former President George W. Bush by way of explaining the 9-11 attacks. Well, thanks to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), we no longer have one of our freedoms, namely freedom from unreasonable search and seizure. This month, the TSA escalated its screening procedures to require airline travelers to … Read more Maybe they won’t hate us anymore
You’ve got to hand it to Warren Buffett: his sense of timing is perfect — no, better than perfect. On Wednesday he writes a thank-you note to Uncle Sam, and the very next day the White House announces that he’s to be awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Actually, it wasn’t the medal for which … Read more Warren Buffett’s crony capitalism
Let’s see if I understand this correctly. On November 2 Republicans won their biggest Congressional victory in 72 years, picking up at least 64 seats in the House of Representatives and winning 65 percent of their races for the Senate, where they will add six seats. In 2011 the GOP will hold more seats in … Read more The ‘conservative’ elite’s war on Sarah Palin
Happy Veterans Day! We didn’t start the wars or choose the enemies we were asked to fight, but we did what we had to do. I’m pleased to see that Lt. Col. Allen West won his race for Congress. I probably would disagree with him about the wisdom of going to war against Iraq, but … Read more To my fellow veterans…