The wise thinkers of history have always understood that political systems are the products of our conception of truth and justice. Since 1776, we in America have believed that a just political system must be based upon a concept of…
The American consumer resists marketing aimed at selling them electric and hybrid vehicles. For the first quarter of 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Chevrolet sold 1,874 Volts—its electric car introduced in 2010 with “high expectations.” That roughly…
Sounding more like Barack Obama than a member of the Republican party—although it’s getting harder to tell the difference anymore—Mitt Romney went on a rant that would make even the messiah stand up and cheer. In an appearance on the…
Donald Trump has dismissed Jeb Bush’s claim that his brother “kept us safe” from terrorist attacks. After all, Trump said, “The Twin Towers fell on his watch.” That’s true. But could George W. Bush have done anything in the first…
Several years after the discovery that Obama used the Internal Revenue Service to target conservative groups who had applied to receive 501c tax-exempt status, Loretta Lynch’s Department of Justice—a clear oxymoron in this case—has determined that there is no basis…
John Boehner is retiring because of the pressure he was getting from the Conservatives in Congress. The presumed successor, Kevin McCarthy, decided not to pursue the job due to the same pressure. But the Republican 2012 vice presidential candidate, Paul…
In 1870, Sophia Smith, the wealthy heir of a Massachusetts farmer, donated $400,000 to start Smith College (four hundred grand in 1870’s dollars – the woman had some serious ching). It would become the first female college founded by a…
