Common Cents

I am sharing this a little late, but it is still worth reading (if you haven't already).  Kirsten Powers wrote an excellent piece on th...

My fellow citizens: As president of the Take Your Rifles, Ammunition, and Naughty Things (TYRANT) Foundation, I am writing to you with gra...

*Edit: I guess the title was inaccurate.  Any abortion involves a death.  But this one involved two.*   Natedawg has other things to do an...

In the past few days, Defense Secretary Panetta and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have lifted the ban on women serving in comba...

Because we hear so much "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas..." Merry Christmas!

I'm sure we've all been hearing about the fiscal cliff lately.  This is a confusing issue, and I thought Dr. Tracy Miller's blog...

Here it is, for the 3rd year in a row, but I think it's worth it.  Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends!   George...

I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all my readers over the past three years, and especially to those who have been willing to comment fr...

Well, the votes have been counted and the voters have made their decision -- another four years of Barack Obama.  Needless to say, my pred...

First, here is my prediction: Final popular vote prediction: Romney 50.5%, Obama 48.5% Final Electoral College prediction: Romney 291, Ob...

I have updated my Senate & Electoral College maps with my final election predictions.  You can click on the updated links on the left si...

Amit Ghate has an outstanding article at Forbes titled " We Must Stop Treating the President As Our Savior ."  Thanks to the Found...

Time to begin making predictions for the 2012 elections!  My prediction for the U.S. House is for the Republicans, surprisingly, to gain 4 s...

Just in case anyone is interested, here is how I'm filling out my Montgomery County, MD ballot on Tuesday: President : Mitt Romney (R)...

It's that time. We're counting down to election day and everybody and their brother is on Facebook and anywhere else encouraging pe...

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and at the risk of sounding insensitive, I want to link to this excellent piece the Mises Institute re-posted...

Lyrics: Imagine an America Where strip mines are fun and free Where gays can be fixed And sick people just die And oil fills the sea We...

Great column by Mark Steyn up on the National Review  website today.  Among other things it addresses the ongoing scandal surrounding the B...

After writing  my previous post  about how the vast majority of Democratic ads I have seen this election cycle have been about abortion, I c...

I just wanted to jot down some random thoughts about this upcoming election. Much media attention has been focused on Indiana Senate candi...