Video: What Do Conservatives Have in Common with the Black Panthers?
Truth is often stranger than fiction. In 1967 the Black Panthers were the known as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. This early version of the Black Panthers had some…
Ronald Reagan
Happy Thanksgiving Day 2021
"The Statue of Liberty and this wonderful holiday called Thanksgiving go together naturally because although as Americans we have many things for which to be thankful, none is more important…
The Black Panthers Promoted the Second Amendment and Private Schools
The Black Panthers were nobody’s idea of responsible gun ownership in 1977. But it didn’t start out that way. In 1967 they were the known as the Black Panther Party…
Hollywood vs. the truth
[Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy.] The new movie Truth tells the story of the Dan Rather “Bush National Guard documents” scandal from the viewpoint of…
A Reaganite Entrepreneur’s Flawed Philanthropy
This co-founder of a pioneering high-tech firm was a conservative Republican who spent years supporting politicians and public intellectuals on the Right. But the eminent engineer wasn’t careful when designing…
Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine
An oldie but a goodie… Here is a 1961 video narrated by Ronald Reagan spelling out what’s wrong with socialist medicine.
Michael Gerson, Annoying Faux Conservative
I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back…