I really don’t like election season, because no politician seems to get it right all the time. But some things are easy to fact-check; you just have to want to do it. The two most important issues in the 2024 election are the open border and the economy. Attempts to find annual data on crossings […]
The Biden Border Crisis continues to top...
Last month, 251,487 illegal aliens were apprehended at the southern border. This is the highest monthly total on record. But that number is just the tip of the iceberg. According to data from Customs and Border Protection, the number of undocumented immigrant crossings at the southwest border for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 topped […]
Setting the Record Straight
I don’t normally do political posts, but there are times when the rhetoric becomes so outrageous that it cannot go unchallenged. We are currently experiencing historic increases in oil and gasoline prices, not only in the United States, but around the world. And fueled by these increases, inflation is also on a tear, reaching 40-year […]
Sir David Amess
An Alarming Lack of Civility Hatred and intolerance have struck again with yesterday’s murder of conservative British Member of Parliament, Sir David Amess, who was fatally stabbed as he addressed his constituents in a local Methodist church. Although authorities believe the attack may be tied to Islamist extremism, many of Sir David’s colleagues warned of […]
Paddy Ashdown
I was saddened this holiday season to hear of the death of Paddy Ashdown. Although we could not have been less politically aligned, I always respected Lord Ashdown (Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon) for his service to his country. He was a true patriot, having served as a Royal Marine, Special Boat […]