Military preparing to fight ‘climate change’ instead of wars?
When our national focus was still sane, the United States Department of Defense had a singular goal: defending the U.S, while maintaining the capability...
An Antidote to the COBRA Trap
Medicare has strict rules for enrollment. Most seniors are automatically signed up for Medicare Part A, the portion of the program that covers hospital...
Why haven’t lower interest rates spurred home-buying?
One of the mysteries surrounding the post-financial crisis economy is why lower interest rates — led primarily by the Federal Reserve setting its benchmark...
Chow Line: More fiber: Just what the doctor ordered
I know it’s important to get enough fiber to help with constipation, but I’ve also read that it can help prevent disease. How does...
House bill against Operation Choke Point complicates Obama’s war on Second Amendment
As it will soon be known, in the bad old days of President Obama’s second term, he used the Department of Justice (DOJ) to...
Momentum builds for Article I supplemental
On Feb. 3 on Capitol Hill, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) spearheaded a new effort in conjunction with Hillsdale College and several lawmakers dubbed the...
Looking at wage-loss compensation
On April 20, 2009, Kenneth D. Oldaker II was injured in the course of his employment as a Columbus firefighter. He had worked with...
10 Valentine’s Day ideas that won’t break the bank … or the romance
“Can’t Buy Me Love” was a great song by Lennon and McCartney and frankly, a pretty good philosophy for Valentine’s Day in general.There really...
Sherlock Holmes’ consistency reassures us
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories have been among my favorite literary pastimes since I was a child, spurred originally by the old movies...
Carol O’Brien: Keeping our children safe
How can we keep our children safe? What do we tell them?The familiar lesson has been “Stranger Danger,” a catchy rhyme that’s been around...
