• May 14, 2024

Wake Up, America!

A popular post on Twitter quotes Frederick Douglass:  A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box.   To my mind, Douglass was on the right track but stopped just a bit short. We are all familiar with the ballot box.   Free and fair elections are […]Read More

25 Questions for the rational #QAnon skeptic

When two narratives go to war If you are going to tell a heinous lie, make sure it’s a really humungous one, accuse the other side of all that you are guilty, and ensure facts do not get in the way of Your Truth™. These psychological warfare tactics — be they in the manner of […]Read More

Detmer Healthcare Plan

Lower Costs, More Personal Choices, Better Access The main goal of this plan is to mitigate the damages of Obamacare and chart a new course for health care reform—one that is patient-centered and market-based. By replacing the Obamacare spending with a block grant to the states and restoring state authority over some critical regulatory matters, […]Read More

Four Ways to Win in 2020

The 2020 election is thirteen months off.  The nation has been focused on issues of corruption and impeachment.   And patriots across the country wonder exactly what they can do to help ensure a fair and honest election, besides posting memes and re-tweeting tweets.   The answer:  a lot.  And now is probably the time to begin […]Read More

The $15 Minimum Wage

To truly understand the negative impact of the $15 minimum wage, I will show how a 107% increase in the minimum wage will result in a negative outcome for businesses, their employees and the economy as a whole. I will use an imaginary fast food restaurant called Balil’s Burger Joint for the example. Let’s say […]Read More

Conservatives What does it mean to be called a Conservative

Conservatism:  Definition “commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation. The holding of political views that favor Free enterprise, Private ownership, and socially conservative ideas. 1 (Oxford dictionary)   Well my friends, that certainly is something to consider.  What that simplistic definition says cannot define those of us who call ourselves Conservatives. […]Read More