A Simple Argument in Favor of Smaller Government

Posted on October 26, 2010 at 12:17 am by Andy Sochor

Some pundits are calling next week’s mid-term elections a referendum on President Barack Obama. That may be partially true, but really, it’s more than that. The problem is big government. This election is a referendum on the expansion of the federal government. This growth has been going on for about a century and has dramatically [...]


The Curse of Aqua Buddha

Posted on October 23, 2010 at 2:04 pm by Andy Sochor

The Kentucky Senate race between Republican Rand Paul and Democrat Jack Conway has attracted national interest. Further attention was brought to this race when Conway ran his infamous “Aqua Buddha” attack ad against Paul (video at the end of this post).
Conway had taken some heat since running the ad. During a debate between the two [...]


Steelers’ James Harrison Talks Retirement

Posted on October 21, 2010 at 12:00 am by Andy Sochor

This past Sunday, several NFL players were knocked out (pun intended) of their games as the result of a helmet-to-helmet collision. Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker James Harrison was responsible for two of these concussions from hits he delivered to Cleveland Browns’ receivers Josh Cribbs and Mohamed Massaquoi. The second hit on Massaquoi drew a $75,000 fine [...]


Do More Guns Mean More Crime?

Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:37 am by Andy Sochor

Those who push for tighter gun control laws will typically argue that having more guns in the hands of citizens will invariably lead to more violent crime. Yet the evidence shows that this simply isn’t the case.
Last year was a record year in terms of firearm sales. The FBI’s National Instant Background Check System reports [...]


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