The Burr in the Burbs

It is the duty of every American to help and support our new president-elect. Barak Obama will have his hands full and I sincerely want him to succeed and become an excellent president. But here is one campaign promise I hope he breaks: “The first thing I’d do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice [...]

It’s not common to find outspokenly pro-life celebrities.  I can only think of a few at this hour of the morning.  Mel Gibson and Patricia Heaton come to mind.  Who am I missing? Now I can add a third.  There’s a cool young Texas rock band called Flyleaf that I’ve enjoyed following the last three or [...]

Remembering Collective Shame By Uwe Siemon-Netto This column requires a caveat:  I am not an American citizen and therefore neither a Republican nor a Democrat. But as a German residing permanently in the United States I believe I have a duty to opine on at least one aspect of the upcoming elections – the question whether years [...]

John McCain has never been my favorite Republican. I haven’t always agreed with him on every issue. I’m not a hard right-winger or anything. I really don’t like Rush Limbaugh (oooooooh). I am definitely no Libertine, uh, I mean Libertarian. I believe in fiscal responsibility, but I am not voting primarily on [...]