Posts by Gary Palmer

On Saturday, October 18, thousands of Democrat socialists, Marxists and hard-core leftwing activists gathered in the streets of cities across America to proclaim that America has no king. Apparently, most of these people never had a course in American history or they would surely have known that America does not have a king. But history, […]

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is one of the most powerful and most feared regulatory agencies in the country. What was originally intended to be an agency with a relatively modest charter has become much more powerful. The EPA is now claiming unrestrained authority to issue regulations that have major negative consequences for the American […]

In recognition of Black History Month, we remember the members of the 761st Tank Battalion, who hold a special place in American military history as the first black soldiers to go to war as part of an American armored unit. Known as the “Black Panthers,” the 761st saw action in World War II as part […]

This 237th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence could be slightly overshadowed by another anniversary…the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Considering the abuses of government power that have dominated the news in recent weeks, it is almost fitting to have these seminal events in our nation’s history front and center together. But we […]

Cap-and-Trade by Other Means

The Alabama Public Service Commission recently held a public hearing concerning Alabama Power Company rates. But the hearing was really about an effort initiated by environmental groups determined to impose cap-and-trade type regulations on Alabama Power. For the first time in my memory, the PSC was brought into a debate that is really outside their […]

Billy Graham Speaks to Voters

In every election voters focus on where the candidates stand on issues and that is certainly important. But have you ever seriously considered where you stand on the issues? Do your views on the issues or your preferences for candidates truly reflect your values and what you truly believe? Rev. Billy Graham has challenged people […]

Is College the Cure for Conservatism?

A 2009 article by William Voegeli entitled “The Roots of Liberal Condescension” quoted “UD”, a blogger for Inside Higher Ed: “We need to encourage everyone to be in college for as many years as they possibly can, in the hope that somewhere along the line they might get some exposure to the world outside their […]

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