The Problem With Liberal Mormons
Like most Christian denominations, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has its share of adherents who bend to the left politically. They are a minority in the Mormon Church, but they present a fascinating conundrum as embodied in high-profile political figures like Harry Reid and John Huntsman. This conundrum results in a clash [...]
The War on the Disabled
Visitations from Margaret Sanger’s ghost are making their way into the news. The Patron Saint of Dilatation and Evacuation, and heroine of the Left’s educated class, has been summoned through intonations of Eugenics and “reproductive rights,” and apparitions where the disabled, “feeble-minded” and “unfit” dwell are becoming increasingly frequent. She once wrote… “While [...]
Why Mitt Romney’s Message About Family Still Matters
“Eastwooded,” the president got Eastwooded during the final night of the RNC Convention. Priceless! #Clint was the biggest trend of the following day. As for the acceptance speech of the Republican nominee, all of the pundits excised quotes from Mitt Romney’s speech that were either controversial because they contained coded birther language… “Tonight that American flag [...]
The Left Is Afraid Of Real Men
The Left is terrified of the Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan team. The hysteria coming from the American Left tells us less about the “economic dynamic duo” vying for the presidency than it does about how far we have fallen as a culture. I tweet, and if you tweet you will recognize tweets [...]
The Man Who Quit Money: Of Parasites and Men
Book Review by Marjorie Haun The Man Who Quit Money By Mark Sundeen Published March, 2012 Mark Sundeen’s book, “The Man Who Quit Money,” has been called “a thought-provoking and respectful account of one man’s search for meaning in a world preoccupied with money and the things it buys.” (Deseret News 3/10/12). The A.V. [...]
Gun-Free Zones: The Most Dangerous Places in America
I pulled out of my driveway and the digital clock on the dashboard read 2:45 a.m. I flipped the radio to my favorite talk channel and a “breaking news” alert injected a sense of horror into the early morning airwaves: “Ten people have been killed in a mass shooting at a Colorado premiere of “The [...]
Persuading the Body Politic, One Heart at a Time
Clink! Clink! Cha Chink! I expected three one dollar bills to come out of the vending machine, but instead I got three shiny, gold-colored Thomas Jefferson dollar coins. I scooped them up, dropped them in my coin purse, and headed off to hear the afternoon speeches by Bill Bennett, Frank Gaffney, and Geert Wilders. Between [...]
Alcohol is Not a Rationale For Legalized Pot
Whenever I write about the pitfalls of legalized weed I can always expect the following response from Ron Paul followers, potheads, and Conservatives who purport to lean Libertarian: “Well, why is alcohol legal and pot isn’t? Alcohol gets you high and trillions of people die each year in drunk driving crashes!” The answer [...]