(Originally posted at TheBlaze.com for The Chris Salcedo Show.) Recently I had the privilege of getting to know an immigrant from Eastern Europe. The man told me a story of survival and escape so incredible that it had me on the edge of my seat—literally—for the duration. He and his family fled the Soviet Union’s…
If you listened to very much of bandwagon’s reasoning during the 2008 elections, electing Barack Obama transcended politics. It was “historic.” It was “once-in-a-lifetime.” So much so, that many voted for the man on this basis alone. To be certain, there is no doubt that his presidency is indeed historic. Is, however, his election really…
What do Robert Redford and a couple of big name universities have in common with Domestic Terrorists? As it so happens, one is hiring them; the other is making movies about them. The movie, entitled “The Company You Keep,” film stars Robert Redford as a former Weather Underground militant hiding his identity from the FBI.…
While millions of oppressed Venezuelans are celebrating the death of an oppressor, somewhere Sean Penn is sniveling. And apparently, so is U.S. Representative Jose Serrano. Then again, this is the same guy who introduces legislation every few years to repeal the 22nd Amendment (That’s presidential term limits for you low-information voters out there), so his support of Chavez…
To my fellow Americans who chose to pull the lever for our current President: Will you be able to look your children in the eyes and know that your vote helped further saddle them with a debt they won’t likely pay off in their lifetimes, let alone allow them a shot at unbridled, unabashed success?…
Forward. The word can be taken to mean several things when used as a presidential campaign slogan. On one hand, it could mean that the president has experienced a few bumps, has learned from those bumps, and is pressing on. On the other, it could mean “go forward exactly as we’ve been going.” I’d tend…
“I’m confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress. I’d just remind conservative commentators that for years what we’ve heard is the biggest problem on the bench is judicial activism or a…
Recently, a relative of mine asked me to please explain these Occupy Wall Street protests. I will do my best. I believe that on the surface, these protests are simple to understand. In essence, it’s a battle between capitalism/individual freedom, and a collectivist state. On that level, we can understand that this is a manifestation of a…
Capitalism stinks, right? Until you need it….. I’m in an out-of-the-ordinary place today. I’m sitting in a hospital room as my father awaits surgery. Last night as the nurses and doctors were finally successful in relieving his pain and making him comfortable for the night, we all commented on how wonderful it is to live in the…
“To solve the serious problems facing our country, we need to minimize the harm from legislative inertia by relying more on automatic policies and depoliticized commissions for certain policy decisions. In other words, radical as it sounds, we need to counter the gridlock of our political institutions by making them a bit less democratic.” “I…
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