Patrick Ryan is a a junior at HCHS; he is a frequent reader of the Professor and has written posts here before. Feel free to leave a comment addressing his thoughts on the Bush epoch.
There is no doubt on my mind that almost every citizen of America today has their own views about the way [...]
I came across this story from my favorite college teacher; I find this piece published in the Abilene Reporter disturbing for attacking the student paper at ACU (Abilene Christian University) In essence, this guy is saying God and rich people hate ACU for supporting Obama; does that mean He hates me too? I doubt it. [...]
You have got to be kidding me; I fell asleep due to being bored. Same old spill — nothing new. Good luck McCain. I am not even motivated to write about this.
I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them. I will open…
I will open new markets to [...]
…supports abortion
supports gay marriage
favors a tax increase
believes in government social programs
After hinting that he might run for president, today New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was leaving the Republican Party to become an independent. If he does this and still runs for the White House, there is a chance that he could [...]
Cole Thomas addresses the man I believe could be the next Ronald Reagan. Fred Thompson, in my opinion, is not only a wonderful actor (Die Hard, Law & Order, etc), he is the only conservative candidate that has a chance at defeating Hillary R. Clinton. This is a really good piece. ~EC~
I have no [...]
The following piece was written by Joe Moore, a sophomore in my World History course. Joe does a nice job following current trends and political developments. Feel free to leave Joe a comment regarding this political piece. Note: The views below do not represent those of Edward Carson. ~EC~
Let’s start out with the basics so [...]
The following piece was written by Alejandro Penafiel, a friend and former HCHS student of mine. Alejandro is a first year student at American University in Washington D.C. Moreover, he spent his first semester of college interning for the Republican Party at its national head office. This term and into the Summer, he [...]
In some prior entries, I have mentioned the rainbow nature of some of the Democratic party candidates – Obama, Richardson, and Clinton. We should not leave out the Republicans. For the last several years, we have heard of a draft Condoleeza Rice for president movement. I have visited one of the sites, Americans for Dr. [...]
Warning: The following numbers, although accurate, reflect the point of view of this blogger.
ON INCOMES:
–Median household income in 2000: $47,599
–Median household income in 2005: $46,326
(US Census Bureau, Table H-8. Median Household Income by State: 1984 to 2005)
–Salary of a full-time minimum wage employee without vacation: $10,712
–Average time for top CEOs to earn that sum: [...]
John Brummett wrote this great piece called All Hail Christian Nation Party. Some of you might recall an earlier post addressing the hypocrisy of the Republican Party. Republicans use gays to do their hard work while exploiting fear into the minds of Americans about them. And, to an extent, the Democrats have not been much better. [...]
Conservative Republican J.C. Watts
Blacks are traditionally concerned with issues such as justice, equality, progress, and community rather than getting stuck debating gay marriage and abortion. With that in mind, I point you to the words of Martin Kilson, as noted in his Anatomy of Black Conservatism:
It is, indeed, one of the basic moral blindspots [...]
There has been a lot of talk regarding how religious conservatives easily give in to Republican exploitation: liberals taking God out of things; gays gaining the right to marry, and the war on terror. I have long thought that both the Republicans and Democrats use religion and “family values” to gain votes. Recently, an ad [...]
I was listening to a radio address/ biography about George W. Bush today. In the address, the narrator spent a great deal of time discussing Bush’s elite education. I could not help but notice how the narrator emphasized the elite schools in which Bush attended. A great deal of time was spent addressing his years [...]
Just in time for Sunday afternoon readers, NY Bill comes through with a free link to another great Frank Rich column, this one on the two faces of the Republican Party when it comes to gay people. They tolerate them — rely on many, even — as staffers and advisers, even as they cynically exploit [...]
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