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The Precautionary President

One of the more Orwellian concepts of the Twenty-First Century has to be the so-called "Precautionary Principle". The harmless-sounding concept is described by proponents as a simple extension of 'better safe than sorry', and is most commonly explained ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Military Justice

The question of how to deal with terrorists has always been controversial, but of late it has resolved itself in two ways. Some consider terrorists to be criminals, whose fate should be resolved in civilian court, while others consider terrorists to be ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Bill Clinton,  Barack Obama,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Central Intelligence Agency

The Future of Islam

Yesterday, I wrote an unpopular piece reminding readers that anger against Islam for the actions of a non-representative few is a dangerous thing, a vicious prejudice that is not only contrary to the American spirit, but also works against American ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Osama bin Laden,  Al-Qaeda

The Balance Between Judgment and Hysteria

Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood have naturally evoked strong emotions. And the media and some prominent political leaders have taken all-too-predictable postures, two of which I feel compelled to address. The falsehood that Islam is aligned with ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Starbucks Corp,  L. Ron Hubbard,  Osama bin Laden

Jobs and the Economy

The media has been crowing about how the recession is now over. But for many Americans the economic situation is not at all a good one, nor has it returned to what they would call normal. The difference between a technical definition of recovery and ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  Chrysler,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

Coffee with Mister Reality

I was sitting at my table this morning, looking over my schedule for the day, when Mister Reality came by, poured himself a coffee and took a seat. "I suppose you are feeling pleased with yourself this morning." he began. When I said nothing but raised ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. House of Representatives

Regional and Industry Recession Effects

Patrick Jankowski, the Vice-President of Research for the Greater Houston Partnership, spoke Tuesday about the recession and its effects, both nationally and in Houston. His lecture was informative and fascinating, as it reminded our group of an ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  28 Oct 2009

Conservative Values

Some years back, many political activists who at one time referred to their politics as 'liberal', discarded that word in favor of a new term, 'progressive'. This was no accident, 'liberal' having accumulated a lot of negative weight due to, well, the ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Ronald Reagan,  Barack Obama

Fruits of the Spirit

I used to spend time on a web site which discussed religion. Like politics, religion is one of those topics where civil discussion is difficult, and a lot of the posters will attack anyone whose views are seen as notably different from their own. ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Michael Moore,  Barack Obama

Limbaugh and the Left's Loser Litany

What's astonishing is the sheer hypocrisy of billionaires who regularly demonstrate a lack of sense of what regular people think, choosing to believe rumors and character attacks, simply because of political bias. I say this, because there are no ...

From DJ DRUMMOND, Wizbang,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Barack Obama,  ESPN,  Rush Limbaugh,  U.S. Republican Party

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