Round two, for the Benghazi hearings: whistleblowers, this time — including one Greg Hicks, former Deputy Chief of Missions in Libya. Testimony: the Administration — the State Department in particular — has strained from the very beginning to downplay the attacks on our embassy, even covering up from the beginning that they knew it was a full-blown act of terrorism, potentially even Al-Qaeda itself. Ambassador Susan Rice’s office knew it was not a “spontaneous protest” in response to a stupid video — yet she went out the Sunday after anyway, giving the “video” spin.
Ambassador Hicks gave probably the most disturbing
Utopia According to Lightner Pt. 5
by Jason Lightner May 10th, 2013 
Independent Ideas
As Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun Times would say, "Good morning, afternoon, or evening. Please delete as appropriate."
I'd hoped to be able to put a ribbon on this series with part five, however, I made a slight miscalculation with regards to the span of topics. You see, I came to the sudden realization that I'd completely left out one of the more important parts of a free society — voting. We're going to discuss not only voting this week, but also term limits, and the necessary separation of Government, church, and company.
For your convenience:
Part One — Laying
I'd hoped to be able to put a ribbon on this series with part five, however, I made a slight miscalculation with regards to the span of topics. You see, I came to the sudden realization that I'd completely left out one of the more important parts of a free society — voting. We're going to discuss not only voting this week, but also term limits, and the necessary separation of Government, church, and company.
For your convenience:
Part One — Laying
The Separation of Church and State
by Jessica B. May 7th, 2013 Political Opinions
While many conservatives fight to keep the second amendment as strong as it has ever been, the separation of church and state, or the first amendment which states "that congress should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" is more open to discussion. Many politicians, including Mike Huckabee, who recently ran for president, call for incorporating the religious mores into government life. Cases against local governments that put up religious symbolism never fail to get a great deal of attention.
These days many see this separation of church and state as something that
These days many see this separation of church and state as something that
Utopia According to Lightner Pt. 4
by Jason Lightner May 3rd, 2013 Independent Ideas
Hello once again, friends! We're almost ready to wrap up this weekly essay on what I feel would make for a great society, and I feel like I have a good point to make in next week's article, which should tie everything together. This week, however, we'll look at Government's role in art, science, and invention.
For your convenience:
Part One — Laying the Foundation
Part Two — Public Service
Part Three — Personal Responsibility
Let's get right down to it.
It has always struck me as strange that Government didn't take a more active role
For your convenience:
Part One — Laying the Foundation
Part Two — Public Service
Part Three — Personal Responsibility
Let's get right down to it.
Part Four — Making Progress
It has always struck me as strange that Government didn't take a more active role
Politicians are Losers
by James Maynard May 2nd, 2013 Winners & Losers
This was the second week in a row when it was not good to be a politician, as nearly everyone was down, or headed there quickly.
Hillary Clinton – Loser – A U.S. House panel has recently released a report detailing the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi. Within its pages are requests for security details from the U.S. Ambassador to the north African nation, Gene Cretz, which were rebuked personally by Ms. Clinton. If these turn out to be authentic, it would undermine her congressional testimony given after the attack. Democrats in the House, including Elijah Cummings of Maryland,
Hillary Clinton – Loser – A U.S. House panel has recently released a report detailing the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi. Within its pages are requests for security details from the U.S. Ambassador to the north African nation, Gene Cretz, which were rebuked personally by Ms. Clinton. If these turn out to be authentic, it would undermine her congressional testimony given after the attack. Democrats in the House, including Elijah Cummings of Maryland,