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Fraud and AbuseColumns Editorial Political
Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, about 500 billion taxpayer dollars get stolen. It's how the system is designed, says the United Council on Welfare Fraud's Andrew...
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Thoughts About CalebColumns Editorial Political
Last week a son died too soon and unexpectedly. Friends and family continue to mourn the loss. The deepest and most sorrowful pain anyone can ever know comes through losing what can never be recovered in this life. Hope...
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Girls vs BoysColumns Editorial Political
Am I sexist? I think there are differences between men and women -- traits beyond obvious physical ones. But when I was young, feminist leaders said there were no differences. The only reason men ran most things was...
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Law and Order Are Fighting WordsColumns Editorial Political
Unrestrained mass migration of undocumented immigrants into the United States of America during President Biden's administration was neither a mistake, nor was it incompetence that pervaded his administration. It...
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Politicians Make Things WorseColumns Editorial Political
Home prices keep rising. One reason is that today's houses are bigger. Buyers now want more rooms, washers and dryers and air-conditioning. But even if you adjust for the improvements, houses cost more today. Why?...
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Immigration WarsColumns Editorial Political
Progressives really are trying to fundamentally transform America from our foundation in the Constitution. They want us to be just like every other socialist nation on earth ruled by a totalitarian government. So far,...
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Police TheftColumns Editorial Political
Did you know that in most of America, police can take your property, even if you did nothing wrong? They don't have to charge you with a crime. They don't have to take you to court. They can just say they...
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Pronoun WarsColumns Editorial Political
It's us against them. Another pronoun war. At least, that's the way "us" always describes a conflict. "Them" is always everybody else. And, if you're never "us" nor...
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The Warmth of CollectivismColumns Editorial Political
"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the rich warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor. Sounds so nice... No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share. It's the...
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My Dad's TearsColumns Editorial Political
I only saw my Dad cry once. Seeing tears running down his face bothered and confused me. We were watching television. I was just an elementary school kid and hadn't understood all that had gone on the week before....
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Hollywood vs. IndividualismColumns Editorial Political
Many popular movies make a constructive point: If you work hard enough and push through tough times, you can achieve your dreams. In "The Pursuit of Happyness," a struggling father tells his son,...
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Unfortunate Radical ReactionsColumns Editorial Political
As Americans shift into prolific identity groups, the rest of us find ourselves rolling our eyes and shaking our heads a lot. "Why did he say that? Didn't he know?" Social constructs excuse reactions that...
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Doomed?Columns Editorial Political
While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, 'We're a nation in decline.' Now that he's president, the left agrees. 'We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire,'...
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What a Mess. Stay TunedColumns Editorial Political
What a mess! Now we have to pick sides again. Now we have to blame the other side again for what they started. It is their fault, you know. If they hadn't done that in the first place, we wouldn't have had to...
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Socialism vs. CapitalismColumns Editorial Political
People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, 'College students prefer socialism to capitalism.' Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union...
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The More Things Change WhateverColumns Editorial Political
As I write this 'end of the year/beginning of the year' column, please remember President Biden still had one month left in his term at this time last year. Frankly, it's too daunting to think about...
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Celebrate The 4th of July & Stay Cool In The ProcessColumns Editorial
4TH OF JULY CHEESECAKE--- Berry Patriotic Cheesecake Fluff Salad is the easiest possible dessert to make for a Fourth of July gathering, but you wouldn’t know that from the creamy, delicious taste. The Fourth of July...
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Hinds CC Culinary Student Selected for National CompetitionEditorial
Chef Kerwin Pleasant reaches the second round of “Carla P. Hall Presents: Favorite Chef Cooking Competition.” Kerwin Pleasant is a non-traditional, and apparently exceptional, culinary arts student at Hinds...
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Winning A Debate Isn’t Exactly Tantamount To Winning An ElectionEditorial Political
In the eyes of many political observers and voters, serious questions over President Biden’s mental sharpness and physical limitations going forward are of epic consequence to America in this election year. But...
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Will Low Voter Turnout Rates Continue in November 5th Presidential ElectionEditorial
On the 60th year anniversary of this nation’s most important, courageous and successful drive to enlist more voters, the turnout rate in certain 2024 elections across America has been depressingly disappointing. In...
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Armchair Ponderings What did students do before backpacks?Columns Editorial
We lived a half a block from South Pike High School for 26 years. Many days I would see the evolution of heavy-laden backpacks hanging from students of various sizes; wondering what would happen to the backs of those...
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Armchair Ponderings Try eating at La Mariposa on Mother’s DayColumns Editorial
My wife and I celebrated Mother’s Day for sixty-five out of sixty-six years together. Sadly. last September she passed away. I spent several days planning on what to do, without forgetting her contribution to our...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Quickly” (Galatians 1:6)Columns Editorial
“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you.” (Galatians 1:6) Elizabeth Clephane captures the truth of this passage - “two wonders I confess, the wonders of redeeming love and my...
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Armchair Ponderings The invisible manColumns Editorial
A few months ago, when she was still alive, my wife and I were sitting in the local hospital waiting room. I was scheduled for follow-up tests after an earlier heart attack, but as usual there was going to be quite a...
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