Hang the jury By Mark Luedtke I was recently on call for jury duty and fortunately was not called, but having worked voir dire, as jury selection is called, on numerous cases, the experience prompted me to communicate some thoughts. Our euphemistically-named justice system begins jury selection by kidnapping prospective jurors. I don’t use the [...]
The CDC wants you to be very afraid of the flu By Mark Luedtke The CDC has a problem justifying its existence because infectious diseases were pretty much wiped out in the 20th century. There’s a saying that when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, so the CDC [...]
The Original Toughman Contest returns to Hara Arena By Mark Luedtke The Original Toughman Contest swings back into Dayton’s Hara Arena Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19. The Toughman Contest is exactly what it sounds like: two contestants get in a ring and slug it out until one wins a decision or knocks out his opponent. [...]
Merry Christmas to big corporations from you By Mark Luedtke Montgomery County has just presented ten big corporations with a gift of $1.8 million paid for by you. You’re so generous. It’s not enough that you buy their products, providing them with a profit. You also give them your tax dollars that you could have [...]
Government failure wreaks death and destruction on Connecticut families By Mark Luedtke Acolytes of the State claim we are bound by a social contract none of us ever signed, but which empowers the government to steal our money in return for which the state provides us security. Families in Connecticut tragically learned how farcical this [...]
It’s the end of the world as we know it by Mark Luedtke Civilization is not going to be destroyed by a meteor, comet, volcano, pole shift, plague or any other external force. Our civilization is committing suicide by government. Back in the 1970s, Japan was a manufacturing and export giant, but by the 1990s, [...]
Get ready for war in Syria by Mark Luedtke Seventeen U.S. warships, including the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower and the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima, are off the coast of Syria. The U.S. has sent troops to the Syrian borders with Turkey and Jordan. Iranian media reports that the U.S. has sent 3,000 troops into [...]
The fiscal cliff charade By Mark Luedtke It seems everywhere I turn, some talking head is scaring people about the fiscal cliff, but none of them are telling the truth. Rush Limbaugh says there’s no common ground between Republicans and Democrats on the issue. The mainstream media says the sides are far apart. That’s a [...]
Government loves gambling by Mark Luedtke Last week we saw government’s love of gambling in action as we watched the fervor over the Powerball jackpot. It started at $450 million, but as government propagandists advertised it, it jumped to $500 million and then topped $550 million. Politicians were salivating at getting their hands on their [...]
The great Great Miami Boulevard boondoggle by Mark Luedtke The I-75 ramp to Salem Boulevard will be shut down for five years, so the city built an alternate route for motorists traveling south toward downtown Dayton to access Salem Boulevard. They replaced the existing Great Miami Boulevard between Main and Grand, then extended it to [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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