Category Archives: Current Events

Here is a Facebook post from Trayvon Martin’s cousin directed at Martin before he was killed:  “‘Yu ain’t tell me yu swung on a bus driver” So it appears that his cousin is suggesting that Trayvon Martin beat up a … Continue reading →

The crucial electoral state of North Carolina voted overwhelmingly on May 8 to adopt a state constitutional amendment declaring marriage as a union between one man and one woman. On May 9 Barack Obama endorsed same-sex marriage. This is the … Continue reading →

The world media and the global enviro movement recently were gloating about the last of Japan’s nuclear power plants being shut down. Since the Fukushima reactor problems happened as a result of the earthquake/tsunami of March 2011 nuclear plants all … Continue reading →

On January 19, 2010, one year after the inauguration of Barack Obama as president, Scott Brown, a little-known Republican state senator from Massachusetts won a special election to fill out the term of the US Senate seat vacated by the … Continue reading →

Here are several news items that appeared on the internet recently: BBC.com reported: Spanish unemployment has hit a new record high, official figures have shown. The number of unemployed people reached 5,639,500 at the end of March, with the unemployment … Continue reading →

There’s a Top 40 pop song from the 1980s called Jack & Diane. It’s a classic from a famous musician named John Mellencamp and if you heard it you might know it immediately. The song is about “Two American kids … Continue reading →

Cnbc.com reported on May 4 (note italicized paragraph): April's job report lived up to muted expectations, with the economy creating a meager 115,000 jobs during the month as the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent. Job creation in the private … Continue reading →

President Obama has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on the one-year anniversary of the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. bin Laden had used Afghanistan as his base of operations until he was routed by US forces in … Continue reading →

Yesterday was May 1 also known as May Day. To the socialist/communist left it is a day to annually pay tribute to the ‘Workers of the World’ Yet everyone knows that socialist/communist governments always, always, always create terrible economic conditions … Continue reading →

Those us who have faith in God are under attack in America today. It seems strange because most people throughout history have believed in a Supreme Being. Think about God. He is someone whom we look up to. He is … Continue reading →

Look at what Associated Press reported recently about Barack Obama and college costs: WASHINGTON (AP) — Wooing young voters, President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students, taking … Continue reading →

Here are four stories about energy that appeared in the news recently: *AP reported: President Barack Obama pushed Congress Tuesday to give oil market regulators more muscle to deter price manipulation by speculators, the latest White House response to determined … Continue reading →

What were the forces behind the British riots in the Summer of 2011? Remember the riots that went on for days in which many businesses were looted and burned and whole blocks went up in flames? Answer: England has gone … Continue reading →

I recently was in a pub having a burger and fries. CNN was on the big-screen TV and two correspondents were discussing one of CNN’s favorite all-time topics – Hillary Clinton – and whether she will seek the presidency in … Continue reading →

The US Supreme Court soon is going to review race-based college admissions less than ten years after it approved the use of race as a criterion. The Court this Fall will take up the case of a white woman who … Continue reading →