Disavowing ‘Victory’ is Just the Beginning
The morning after Barack Obama's disappointing but certainly not wholly unexpected electoral win over John McCain, I got to thinking about what we needed to see out of Americans from that day forward. Despite the loss the night before, I felt we needed to remember that time and time again we have proven to be a center-right nation, and that in order to survive the Obama presidency and thrive in its aftermath, we needed to "return to the message that captivates those of us who work hard, who fear God, who believe in the fundamental, unequivocal, unconditional greatness of the ...
Thank You
On Wednesday afternoon, I walked out into the bright sunlight of Columbia, South Carolina after finishing the third and final day of the South Carolina Bar Exam. Of course, I cannot say with any shred of certainty that I will not be sitting for the exam again in February, but anything can happen. It's a finicky test that way. Besides, if I managed not to pass this time around, (a) I'll have something else in common with JFK Jr. other than an affinity for scotch and boating, and (b) I feel pretty confident that I will pass should I get ...
Beware the Lame Duck
At six-foot-three-inches tall and upwards of 250 pounds, I'm not a-skeered of much. Some snakes, for sure. Spiders? Absolutely. Ducks? Not on your life. Well, except for a lame duck. Especially when that lame duck is a power-hungry, hopelessly embittered Democrat. In that case, lame ducks frighten me to the core. Now, I have admittedly been in a bit of a news vacuum for the past few weeks (to say the least) but I'm not dead. I've known for a while what might be the worst-kept secret in American politics: barring unforeseen circumstances or absolute disaster, the Democratic Party is facing ...
The Student and the Teacher
As I've intermittently mentioned during my time at America's Right, in addition to my duties as an administrator for an all-boys' Catholic college preparatory high school, I'm also one of its baseball coaches. That is where this story begins. About fifteen years ago, a sophomore at our school, Travis Rowley, was one of the young men talented enough to make the cut for our varsity baseball team (no small feat, I might add, if you know our baseball program - Rocco Baldelli has passed through our halls, as has Evan Marzilli, who as a Freshman at South Carolina, recently played an ...
America’s Right Interviews: John Robitaille, Republican candidate for RI Governor, and John Loughlin, Republican candidate for House, RI-1
[caption id="attachment_5083" align="alignright" width="193" caption="John Loughlin"][/caption] John Robitaille The state of Rhode Island is emblematic of the social, cultural, financial, and political problems that have seized the heart of America. For decades the smallest state in the union has, for the most part, been held hostage to the unionist-controlled, political Left, the faction that is at this time in our history strongly exerting its seeming forced influence upon the entire nation. The people, however, are awake; they’re beginning to view the Democratic Party with a healthy dose of skepticism if not downright anger, as has been evidenced in the ...
A.R. Essentials
The AR Response to the 2010 State of the Union Address
“A populist nightmare.” That’s how Barack Obama’s first official...
Boston Tea Party 2.0
As the sun rises this morning and bathes in pinks and reds and yellows the frost-covered...
The Mike Pence Interview
Every day, it seems, America awakens to another assault on liberty, prosperity and...
Conservatives, the GOP, and Fire
For most of human history, fire has been the greatest source of energy. That energy...
Incorporating the 2nd Amendment
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to weigh issue of whether the Second Amendment should be...
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Assigned Reading
Meet Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
BlogHer: Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers: A Republican Woman Who Believes in...
Closures Based on Race
American Thinker: Race Played Role in Obama Car Dealer Closures -”[D]ealerships...
First, Fifth, Sixth, Fourteenth…
Fox News: University of Illinois Instructor Fired Over Catholic Beliefs The University...
Criminality at the White House?
TheHill.com: Watchdog wants investigation of White House e-mails I know, I know....
Ernie Pyle Home in Danger
Bayou Renaissance Man: Lest the nation forget: Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) This one came...
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News & Views
Notes: Show Trials in DC, Spankings in Arizona, and Bankruptcy Throughout
Notes From the Conservative Underground is an ongoing section here at America’s Right, featuring the written manifestation of Ron Glenn’s observations on the conservative movement, gleaned from sources found everywhere between short-wave radio to mainstream commentary, between random discourse with concerned everyday Americans to planned discussions... [Read more of this review]
Revisiting Fort Sumter, 150 Years Later
I’ve lived a long time and watched a dozen presidents come and go on the American scene, but President Barack Obama is the first to convince me that he really does not have the best interests of America – at least the America that we have known since our founding – at heart. I believe that, as a result of his upbringing, his academic and personal... [Read more of this review]
Two.
Two. That’s all … two. The nation, at this point in time, sits two people away from a dictatorship. Curious? With apologies for the length, read on. And stay with me — this is important. First, some background and fair warning. For those of you who’ve followed my sometimes [or, rather, consistently] rambling rants here at America’s... [Read more of this review]
Behind Independence
I should have been studying. In fact, I WAS studying. I had the books open at Atlanta Bread Company here in Summerville about two weeks ago when a young man and an older couple sat down at the next booth over. I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation because, well, that young man might have been talking quicker than I’ve ever heard... [Read more of this review]
Fins Up for the Gulf Coast; Thumbs Down for the Networks
I am a Parrothead. And a proud one at that. There’s something about the escapism in the mixture of rock, folk and reggae from a tropical-themed stage filled with members of the Coral Reefer Band. There’s something, too, about the carefree attitude and the free-flowing margaritas found so easily before any show. Yes, I know that Jimmy... [Read more of this review]
Time to Take the Offensive
“Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to move into a different place as a nation.” Michelle Obama, December 2009 Time is growing desperately short for the Progressives. I’ll... [Read more of this review]
USA v. Arizona: Let the Games Begin
Okay, America, here we go. Today, the Guy from Chicago, aided and abetted by his mouthpiece at the Justice Department and his aide at the Department of Homeland Security, publicly announced that the lawsuit they have been threatening to file for nearly two months would, in fact, be filed today. And, surely not wanting to disappoint, they followed through... [Read more of this review]
Intentions vs. Incentives
Anyone who’s done a lot of internet debating (and, sadly, we see enough of that in the comments here at AR) knows the temptation to demonize your opponent as being either an idiot or a villain. (Sometimes, if you’re felling creative, you can go for both). I Googled around and found a very good explanation of the phenomena on a blog I’d... [Read more of this review]
An Open Question to the President
It was back in Philadelphia on April 15 when I met Dr. Foy during the Tax Day Tea Party at Love Park. I spoke with him for a good while and, as impressed as I was with what he had to say from behind the podium, I was even more impressed with what he was saying one-on-one. Thumbing through his book, The Young Conservative’s Field Guide, it... [Read more of this review]
McDonald v. Chicago Roundup
Yesterday the SCOTUS ruled on McDonald v. Chicago. Chicago has a complete and total ban on handguns, and McDonald felt that violated his 2nd Amendment rights. This was essentially the same argument as the one in Heller v. DC. The difference is that DC is run by the federal government, and so the Constitution applies automatically. Chicago is a run... [Read more of this review]
2010 and the Second American Reconstruction
It was no accident that President Obama portrayed himself as Abraham Lincoln after the 2008 election. Both were said to write their own speeches. Both were certainly powerful orators. A piece in Newsweek recalled that both sprang from the political loins of Illinois to the presidency and characterized the unlikely pair as “[t]wo thin men from... [Read more of this review]
The Economic Crisis is Not Over
When Obama took office the world knew that we were facing an economic crisis, but Obama and his team of experts seemed up to the task. In fact, it was Obama’s cool and composed response to the crisis contrasted with McCain’s weird fumbling that cemented his 2008 victory. Team Obama lost no time in presenting a clear solution to the problem.... [Read more of this review]
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