I AM PROUD OF OUR AMERICAN VALUES by Jane Bate and Bryan Hermansdorfer, ©2020 (Oct. 13, 2020) — [Editor’s Note: Previous installments in this series can be found here.] America has been blessed to be a free nation – without our Constitution, police and military we could never have enjoyed security at home or in […]
“THIS JOB ISN’T AS EASY AS IT LOOKS” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Sep. 23, 2020) — “Boogie Woogie Piano” (1:41) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. For those of you who are not familiar with our format, we ‘lost’ our television studio […]
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT? by Viv Forbes, Executive Director, The Saltbush Club, ©2020 (Aug. 24, 2020) — Federation in Australia gave three essential tasks to the central Government – maintenance of free trade between states, defence, and quarantine. But state borders are closed, defence is enfeebled by gender-agenda and poor equipment choices, and […]
“THE ALTAR OF FREEDOM” by John Porter, ©2020 (May 15, 2020) — How do we keep the people of the United States of America from becoming a herd of cattle being completely controlled in every aspect of their lives? How do we maintain ourselves as free and independent thinkers with rights of personal choice in […]
“REALITY IN THE MAKING” by John Porter, ©2020 (Apr. 27, 2020) — Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow American citizens, I ask that we together consider something for a few moments concerning the situation in which we find ourselves as a people. This has nothing to do with any politician or political party. It has everything […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Nov. 10, 2019) — Come on, folks! The handwriting is on the wall. The tea leaves have all been read. There is no way to peacefully and amicably heal the irreconcilable differences between the left and the right and the liberal and the […]
“ANOTHER GARGANTUAN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM” by Jeff Crouere, ©2019 (Nov. 2, 2019) — Leading Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has officially unveiled her “Medicare for All” plan. This program is based on fantasy financing. According to Warren, it will cost $52 trillion over ten years, but a middle-class tax increase will not be […]
“SMARTER THAN THE GOVERNMENT” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Sep. 19, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another pleasing episode of ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place where informed people go to stay informed. Hello, I’m your Roving Reporter (RR) with our good friend and longtime contributor, Professor Zorkophsky, here in his rather […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Sep. 8, 2019) — “Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.” Lisa Masiello [Too bad Comcast doesn’t get the message] Like many Americans, we’re in an ongoing battle with Comcast over what they charge for their […]
“BEGGING FOR SOMETHING YOU DON’T DESERVE” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Aug. 1, 2019) — La Grange, IL.: A vigilante mob attacked a homeowner in suburban Chicago yesterday for mowing his lawn perpendicular to the street. Roving Reporter, for ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ was on hand to interview a mob participant. “So, what’s the problem?” “Isn’t it […]
TODAY BIGGER, SUPREMELY POWERFUL GLOBAL GOVERNMENTS ARE JUSTIFIED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS by Jeffrey Foss, ©2019 (Jul. 18, 2019) — Through the ages, the suffering, destruction and murder perpetrated by governments like those of Caligula, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro and their ilk reduces the evil of common criminals like Al Capone, Daniel Ortega, Bernie […]
“AS MANY CHOICES AS POSSIBLE” by Contributor (Jul. 4, 2019) — Politics is defined as the various activities that are related to the governance of an area such as a country or state. Most countries worldwide, except a few, have successfully implemented a political system known as the multi-party democracy. This system is supportive and […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2018, otrhtt, and President, NARLO (Oct. 28, 2018) — “Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in […]
DOES GOVERNMENT REALLY NEED TO REGULATE EVERYTHING? CAN NO PROGRAM BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE? by Greg Walcher, ©2018 (Oct. 23, 2018) — In high school and college, I competed in debate tournaments across the state and country. I clearly remember many occasions when a debate team’s plan would include abolishing some government program. Inevitably, the […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2018 (Oct. 21, 2018) — “Surrender unto me the Little Children” emanates from biblical sources surrounding the life of Jesus, but what we mean here is far removed from any biblical connotations. Children are like clay; you can mold them into anything you want; […]
GOVERNMENTS TOO OFTEN IGNORE DATA, AND FAIL BADLY. CITIZENS MUST TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY. by Justhy Deva Prasad, ©2018 (Feb. 20, 2018) — A primary reason governments exist is to protect their citizens from dangerous threats – foreign, domestic and natural. People can play important roles in this arena, but most lack the resources, funds, legal […]
HIGHLY-SKILLED WORKERS ENTER FIELDS OF NATIONAL SECURITY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION by Samantha Collins, ©2017 (Apr. 25, 2017) — A career in the public sector can be one of the most rewarding to pursue. The public sector is simply government organizations. Becoming a government worker is now a popular choice among those mapping out a career. […]
DOES GOVERNMENT OR GOD GRANT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS? by Michael Gaddy, ©2017, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Mar. 10, 2017) — Author’s note: below are several questions that must be answered logically if we are to survive as a free country. These questions will not lead you to a comfort zone. If you want to attack […]
“THE COERCIVE FORCE OF GOVERNMENT” by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Dec. 17, 2016) — “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this […]
IS “GOVERNMENT” THE REAL EVIL? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Oct. 24, 2016) — “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don’t know”~ Ambrose Bierce To say I have been heavily involved in the movement for Constitutional government, Liberty, and Freedom for the […]