Pardon My Politics

When the right’s view of the Con­sti­tu­tion was as­cen­dant 75 years ago, ba­sic pro­tec­tions such as a re­stric­tion on child la­bor were de­clared un­con­sti­tu­tion­al; laws ban­ning dis­crim­i­na­tion were un­think­able; and So­cial Se­cu­ri­ty was wide­ly viewed as next in line for the Supreme Court’s chop­ping block.

Amer­i­ca’s right now wants noth­ing more than to re­vive this dis­cred­it­ed the­o­ry of the Con­sti­tu­tion.

The well-known slogan “Don’t Mess with Texas” has taken on a new meaning: A small Texas school district will let its teachers and staff bring their guns to school this fall with relatively few strings attached. Why? To actually defend the students and employees in the event an armed intruder starts shooting. Imagine police arresting [...]

In reaction to 9/11, our modern Pearl Harbor, the Federal Government has gone far beyond taking measures to prevent terrorism. They’ve taken measures to prevent the freedom of US citizens. In the hurricane of post 9/11 legislation sweeping through Congress, a suspicious little addendum to a military appropriations and tsunami relief bill (HR1268), the Real [...]

I recently picked up the essential book on the conservative movement Conscience of a Conservative, and am certainly glad I did. Frequently when a book is old as this one we shrug off reading it, this is one that demands your attention. If you previously read this years ago go read it again. The latest [...]