The Poor Need Opportunity, Not Redistribution Taxing the super rich will not solve deep socio-economic issues WASHINGTON – On the left, the conventional wisdom is that too many people are poor in America because a...
“In Flanders Fields” Millions lost their lives in the horrible war that was supposed to end all wars WASHINGTON – Remembering all those who were killed during World War I…Millions… In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae,...
France And Italy Do Not Want Austerity – But They lack A Credible Growth Strategy Lack of competitiveness, combined with costly welfare, at the root of zero growth WASHINGTON – France and Italy want less Brussels-imposed austerity, (spending cuts, higher taxes, fewer benefits for retirees), and more...
Public School Teachers Send Their Own Kids To Private Schools Those who run the system know how bad it is. And so they protect their own children children from it WASHINGTON – US public schools are so bad that many public schools teachers –that is those who have first hand...
Without Access To A Good Education America’s Poor Will Stay Poor Entitlement programs and subsidies do not provide a real path out of poverty WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama won re-election in 2012 largely on the promise that, with him as president, all the existing...
No Outcry About The US Public Education Crisis The rich send their children to private schools. The political system will not fight powerful teachers unions that resist reforms WASHINGTON – ISIL is now recognized as an existential threat to America. Millions have seen two fellow Americans beheaded by...
Perceptions and Misperceptions About Black Crime And White Police Brutality Too many young Blacks are engaged in crime. Hence tough law enforcement targeting them. But this leads Black communities to believe that all policemen are racist WASHINGTON – The killing by a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, of a Black young man, 18-year-old Michael Brown, ...
Ferguson Killing Interpretations Expose America’s Racial Divide Blacks believe that White policemen harass them. Many Whites believe that most Blacks are criminals WASHINGTON – Because of the killing of Michael Brown, a Black teenager, by a White policeman, in Ferguson, (Missouri),...
In America Only “White on Black” Violence Resonates One Black teenager was killed by a White policeman in Ferguson, Mo. In Chicago hundreds of Blacks are victims of "Black on Black" violence WASHINGTON – In Ferguson, Missouri, a White policeman, (part of a mostly White police force in a mostly Black town),...
America Needs A New Interpreter Of The Old Values Ted McAllister describes the uniqueness of the American "Sweet Populism". Ronald Reagan led as a good prophet. Now Middle America needs a new one WASHINGTON – Intentionally or by default, Barack Obama has become the champion of the dispossessed and of the downtrodden....