The straw man argument is a time-tested argumentative tool where one characterizes (or mischaracterizes) their opponent's argument and then knocks it down -- as easily as one would a straw man. The Associated Press' Jennifer Loven (whose husband is a Democrat/environmentalist operative) wrote an article published over the weekend that attempts to make the case […]
Sometimes I can't keep the liberal position on the use of the military straight. Are we supposed to be the world's policeman? Are we supposed to have an exit strategy before we send troops in? Are we stretched too thin? Is the Army falling apart? Just about every single one of these positions have been […]
Despite the removal of the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, it's clear that the country once ruled by the worst sort of intolerant, Muslim fascists still has a long ways to go. KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of […]
Jim Oberweis is this week's dumb politician. Well, he's not really a politician, he's an aspiring politician. And, just like other politicians try to rig the system to ensure their election whether it be by gerrymandering or campaign-finance "reform" restrictions that favor incumbents, Oberweis offered an innovative solution to his opponents in the Illinois GOP […]
I've never liked Arianna Huffington for a couple or reason. First, her voice just makes me climb the walls. I don't know what it is about it, but i just cringe when I hear it. Second, her only claim to fame is that her ex-husband spent a lot of money in a failed bid for […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court. That is not the job that she wants if this speech is any indication. Ginsburg desperately wants to be Queen of the United States. You say the United States has no queen? Well, that just won't do. You can read some criticisms […]
While I'm generally not a big fan of lawsuits, I'd like you to imagine this scenario. You buy tickets for a concert. You have assigned seating and you show up well before the concert is scheduled to start. The arena where the concert is being held, however, doesn't open the gates until just a few […]
A couple of days ago the New York Times editorial board came out with a nutty idea for effectively doing an end run around the constitution and the electoral college. Basically, state legislatures would pass laws binding their electors to voting for the national popular vote winner. Besides being blatantly unconstitutional, the idea of a […]
Judging by how few American newspapers had the intestinal fortitude and respect for their readers to actually publish the rather tame cartoons of Muhammed that sparked riots around the world that left more than 150 people dead, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the cowards at the University of Illinois have fired the editor […]
Wednesday's Wall Street Journal has an alarming article [subscription required] on the incompetence of the College Board -- the people who run the SAT. In the wake of grading errors that wrongly lowered the SAT scores of thousands of students, a number of guidance counselors and college test-prep services say they are urging test takers […]