Chicago Mayor Rahman Emanuel recently slank into the Chick-fil-A gay marriage fray by declaring the fast food chain chickena non grata in the city due to the restaurant president’s outspoken support of traditional marriage. “Chick-fil-A’s values are not Chicago values. They’re not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members. And if you’re gonna be part of the Chicago community, you should reflect | Read More »
By Oh Goh-Ahn Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea – Gloriously enchanting DPRK First Woman Ri Sol-ji strongly recommends peasants do more to improve their health by eating and gaining weight in order to work harder during the next bountiful harvest. “Only strong, vibrant workers can graciously toil in the bustling fields of wheat,” said Comrade Ri, who addressed adoring masses from high atop the palace | Read More »
By now we all know that the NCAA came down hard on the Penn State football program and top university brass: a $60 million penalty that could be a tax if John Roberts gets his say, a four-year ban on bowl and championship games, a loss of scholarships, five years probation, and nullifying all the wins – 111 of them – the team compiled from | Read More »
What follows is the text of a July 9, 2012, ABC News report that should have been aired but wasn’t due to a power failure at network headquarters (I cannot believe this has only come to light now): GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Special Investigative Reporter Brian Ross is checking in with us with what could very well be the defining political moment in 2012. BRIAN ROSS: George, we have some | Read More »
Please note: The following post is meant to be taken in a light-hearted manner. I’m not advocating we run Chinese sweat shops to be competitive. I’m just having a little fun. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died late last year. Prior to his passing, the iconic genius not only founded Apple Computer with the help of Steve Wozniak in a California garage back in the 1970s, but | Read More »
Food stamps are bad. That’s what I learned growing up in the 1980s. My parents explained that food stamps helped poor people afford to buy food. And as noble and humane as it is to offer financial assistance to people who need nourishment, it’s not something of which to be proud. Face it, nobody wants to be poor, and indeed there was a stigma attached | Read More »
The Most Interesting Man in the World! His Social Security Number can unlock most vaults. Dead people actively campaign for him. The New York Times seeks his endorsement. His fundraisers have brought small nations out of debt. Jesus has asked him what he would do. He leaves Barack Obama speechless. He is (ka-boom!) The Most Interesting Man in the World. “I don’t always vote Republican, | Read More »
The newspaper industry continuously crumbles due to the onslaught of divergent, free news sources and dwindling advertising revenues. As a result, many companies, including my former one, Gannett, look for ways to cut costs. These methods include cutting down on the physical sizes of the actual newspapers (less paper, less ink, more savings); furloughing employees (which happened to me a few times); or through layoffs | Read More »
Now that Chief Justice John Roberts has set a limiting principle on what products, services and behaviors government can tax — absolutely everything — it’s appropriate to reflect on our freedoms and consider what future taxes can be levied on the great unwashed to improve a horridly unfair and unjust society. Children. The United States faces an overpopulation crisis. For each productive, erudite college professor living | Read More »
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