Jun

8

A New Voice For Gun Rights In the EU?

June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Sean Gabb from the Brussels Journal had a great article Why Citizens Should be Allowed to Bear Arms.
The current debate on armed crime is depressingly predictable. Everyone agrees something must be done. Just about everyone agrees this something must include laws against the sale or carrying or simple possession of weapons. More controls on [...]

Jun

8

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - Terrorist Terminated

June 8, 2006 | 1 Comment

The long awaited news is finally here. One of the wicked terrorists is dead. While others rejoice it might be viewed with relief that many lives no longer have to worry about Zarqawi running around and plotting their death.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida leader in Iraq who waged a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and [...]

Jun

8

Strickland Wants To Raise Taxes for Schools

June 8, 2006 | 4 Comments

The preacher’s son has only one cure for Ohio’s woes. And he is preaching from the pulpit of higher taxes. So what else is new. Libs have always worshiped at the idol of “tax and spend”. Often such religious fervor requires sacrifices… the income of the working people.
Improving education from pre-kindergarten to college is [...]

Jun

8

Washington Post on Sam Brownback

June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Pro Ecclesia, a new member of the State of Ohio Blog Alliance (welcome to the team!) links to an interesting article on Kansas Senator Sam Brownback.

This Washington Post article intentionally juxtaposes Brownback’s humility with his conservative political beliefs–a combination that the reporter evidently thinks is an anomaly. Here’s a quote:

Sundays back in Topeka, the senator, [...]