Saturday, July 31, 2010

A.R. Essentials

The AR Response to the 2010 State of the Union Address 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 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 The Mike Pence Interview

Every day, it seems, America awakens to another assault on liberty, prosperity and... 


Conservatives, the GOP, and Fire Conservatives, the GOP, and Fire

For most of human history, fire has been the greatest source of energy. That energy... 


Incorporating the 2nd Amendment 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 Meet Cathy McMorris-Rodgers

BlogHer: Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers: A Republican Woman Who Believes in... 


Closures Based on Race Closures Based on Race

American Thinker: Race Played Role in Obama Car Dealer Closures -”[D]ealerships... 


First, Fifth, Sixth, Fourteenth… First, Fifth, Sixth, Fourteenth…

Fox News: University of Illinois Instructor Fired Over Catholic Beliefs The University... 


Criminality at the White House? Criminality at the White House?

TheHill.com: Watchdog wants investigation of White House e-mails I know, I know.... 


Ernie Pyle Home in Danger 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: 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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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