In the history of the United States, five words have made all the difference: 鈥淎ll men are created equal.鈥漈hese words, contained in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, whose 239th anniversary we celebrate Friday, defined not only our war for independence against the ...
<em>鈥淚t鈥檚 time to move the flag from the Capitol grounds.鈥�</em><em>South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, on her state鈥檚 Confederate flag</em>I鈥檝e heard that a century and a half ago, a group of enterprising southerners started a ...
It鈥檚 summer, and the infield is overgrowing with weeds. I鈥檓 speaking of the big infield at Bailey Park, a sad commentary on the state of baseball in Uniontown.The valiant effort to reclaim Bailey Park from the dustbin of history has only been partially successful, so far: the park鈥檚 ...
Bruce Bartlett has worked for two Republican presidents 鈥� Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.He鈥檚 now a historian.He鈥檚 published an extensive report on the state of conservative media titled, 鈥淗ow Fox News Changed American Media and Political Dynamics.鈥滻t鈥檚 jaw-dropping.Bartlett ...
So, Rick Santorum is running for president, again. Does he expect to win?Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, is an experienced campaigner, and he wouldn鈥檛 be doing this with any other thought in mind. I suspect he鈥檚 thinking he鈥檒l raise his right hand to God and pledge to uphold the ...
Ben Carson, Really?I鈥檇 never heard of something called the 鈥淪outhern Republican Leadership Conference鈥� until last week.So I was decidedly less than impressed when 958 of the Conference鈥檚 1,400 attendees chose Dr. Ben Carson as their straw vote favorite.Ben Carson鈥檚 25 percent exceeded ...