Don Imus was fired from CBS today, a day after MSNBC decided to drop their television simulcast ( Read more... )

Whether you're a sports fan or not, you probably are at least somewhat familiar with the controversy with American Indian/Native American/American Aboriginal/Native Population team names in sports. This, and similar concerns, has caused colleges in particular to change their team nicknames, like St. John's University going from the Red Men to the ( Read more... )

I had another letter printed this past Sunday, if you're the least bit interested.

As printed in the January 14, 2007 edition of the (Northwest Indiana) Post-Tribune, page E5.All too often, Americans -- including many in this area -- are willing to restrict the liberty of others in order to further their own personal preferences ( Read more... )

SMU faculty members oppose Bush libraryLet's start with my personal views of the two principals of this article ( Read more... )

Though I really can't speak for the rest of the country, this area had a pretty mild winter last year and, so far, this winter is even warmer. Surely, this is a sign of global warming, right ( Read more... )

I don't know what either of these stories say about anything, but I find it curious I ended up reading them within five minutes of each other.

French pork soup kitchen ruled not racist

Congressman to be sworn in using QuranI don't necessarily think that the French soup kitchen is bigoted against Jews and Muslims (it's not racist as a person ( Read more... )

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a free link to the article of reference below, but I hope I've provided enough information to find it if you're curious (despite leaving the family's name out).

I find the following to be a fairly good rule: Emotions are perfectly fine for running your life, questionable for running the lives of a few others, and ( Read more... )

EDIT (08/04/06): The letter was printed today. I'm not thrilled with how the first section was changed. My point wasn't to rail against the Democrats per se, but to show that both major parties suck at basic economic policy (and running the country).

To the Democrats: Every time you increase the minimum wage (or, in economic terms, raise the price ( Read more... )

EDIT (06/29/06): I've decided which piece I wanted to use, but I'd still like to hear which one you like better or would choose in my situation.

David Boaz of The Cato Institute is inviting me to interview as well as offering to take me to a couple of other libertarian organizations that are looking for writers. While there are no guarantees, it ( Read more... )

I have had upwards of forty columns, commentaries, and letters edited by various editors. Sometimes the changes were subtle, but I understood them and often preferred them. Sometimes there were pretty significant cuts, but those were usually for space, and hence were understandable as well. However, I can't ever remember writing something and ( Read more... )