Michael R Shannon

Chick–fil–A: Fast food, faster hate

My sympathy goes out to the president of the Chamber of Commerce where I live. Here Rob Clapper was simply…

14 years ago

Gun Control Laws Only Control the Law Abiding

Just like the majority of police officers who never have to fire their gun during the course of a career,…

14 years ago

Penn State: A Season in Purgatory

On Saturday, September 8th, the University of Virginia has a once–in–a–lifetime opportunity to demonstrate how an institution obeys the same…

14 years ago

Participants Revolt Against The Derecho Project

It’s unfortunate The Derecho Project — the largest urban global warming mitigation experiment in history — has proven to be…

14 years ago

Refresh My Memory; Is Justice Kennedy the Wobbly One?

Last Thursday dawned bright and clear. It was shaping up to be a great day for conservatives. More than one…

14 years ago

Please, Don’t Let Another Congressional Staffer Go to Bed Hungry

In some corners of elite opinion working on Capital Hill means one is laboring in the political equivalent of Wal–Mart.…

14 years ago

All Massachusetts People Look Alike to Me

When I first read that Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D–Noblesse Oblige) had been recruited to play the opponent during practice…

14 years ago

South of the Border, Down Washington Way

Here’s an outrage: sleazy government officials approach a major business interest and want to enter into “negotiations.” The officials casually…

14 years ago

Hell to the Redskins

When compared to the $498 million fleecing Minnesota taxpayers just endured, the $6.4 million Virginia taxpayers will be spending —…

14 years ago

Wisconsin Police: Volunteering for Defeat

There has been much discussion of winners, losers and the effect on public employee unions elsewhere in the US after…

14 years ago

Do You Hear a Droning Sound?

When Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell casually mentioned during a radio interview that he supported the use of “military–style” drones by…

14 years ago

Unelected, Unaccountable Boards Like Spending Your Money

It’s been a rough few weeks for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that manages airports in the Washington, DC area…

14 years ago

Democrats Undermining Defense for Over 200 Years

Stephen Budiansky — author of Perilous Fight: America’s Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas, 1812–1815 ­— has written…

14 years ago

Nine out of ten journalists say, “Guilty!”

Good news for Neighborhood Watch celebrity, George Zimmerman. The Associated Press reports that in 23 years only 2,000 people have…

14 years ago

Two Grooms Does Not a Marriage Make

  John Hawkins, proprietor of Right Wing News, recently selected his favorite quotes from C. S. Lewis. One has a…

14 years ago