DENNIS PATRICK: ADMINISTRATIVE STATE NIGHTMARE
Question: Do federal departments or agencies exist to support the citizens? Or is it the other way around? From the number of federal agencies operating within our constitutional government there…...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: LEARN TO THINK STRAIGHT—PART II
As stated previously, we owe it to ourselves to value good reasoning, spot bad reasoning, and avoid being taken in by those who would use us for their personal gain.…...
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: LEARN TO THINK STRAIGHT
Daily we meet people persuading us to believe as they believe. Are their arguments valid? Can we discern valid arguments from fallacies? Often our skill at distinguishing fact from fiction…...
Thursday, July 28, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: AUTHORITARIANISM ANYONE?
What is authoritarianism? Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by the curtailment of political plurality; the application of strong central power; and restricting the rule of law, separation of…...
Thursday, July 21, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: AMUSING AMERICA TO DEATH
How many people criticize the legacy media and their news coverage for distortion, misinformation, omission, or outright lying? Better still, why do we continue to ingest this stuff? These are…...
Thursday, July 14, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: BEWARE IDENTITY THEFT
A friend recently contacted me knowing that I had experienced identity theft a few years ago. He sought my counsel and I was only too happy to oblige by relating…...
Thursday, July 07, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: TRAVELING WITH MARCO POLO
Inflation hits. Gas prices soar. Road trips cancelled. Vacations postponed. RATS! If a person can’t travel, at least they can dream. Which segues into the question, “What are you reading?”…...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: RULED BY A MORAL COMPASS
Independence Day is upon us and understanding our Christian heritage is vital to preserving our liberty. A person need not be a Christian to grasp the fundamental wellspring of our…...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: “GREEN ENERGY” FARCE
“Green energy” may be all the rage, but it also may not be the panacea we are led to believe. The crusade may be more of a farce in three…...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORDS
Paying attention to and playing with words becomes second nature to a person who writes. We live at a time of prolific word creation and new words are invented every…...
SELWYN DUKE: WANT FEDERAL GUN CONTROL INTERVENTION? WELL, HERES AN IDEA
Word is that the Senate has the necessary votes for federal gun control legislation designed to, among other things, pressure states into instituting “red flag” laws. These measures are controversial…...
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: PAIN INFLICTED INTENTIONALLY
Americans face a mountain of social and economic difficulties imposed intentionally. One fiasco after another impacts Americans: open borders, inflation, doubling gas prices, defunding the police, high increase in violent…...
Thursday, June 02, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: STAGFLATION—A BLAST FROM THE PAST!
Surely no one today can be ignorant of the burden that inflation imposes on Americans. To use the old saw, “There are too many dollars chasing too few goods.” Indeed.…...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: MEMORIAL TO MY PARENTS
Memorial Day traditionally honors the memory of the deceased men and women who served in the US military. Over the years the holiday expanded to include anyone we wish to…...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: ABORTION—SWIFT VERSUS SANGER
“The end is near! The end is near!” Are these environmental or “The Great Reset” activists protesting American culture? Could be. This group would have us act now to avoid…...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: CIVIC WITTICISM
American campaign season launched with an opening salvo of primary elections this spring. This becomes “old hat” for many of us and is as predictable as the seasons. Governments existed…...
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: TWITTER AND FREE SPEECH
This past week everyone was atwitter about Elon Musk – well, acquiring Twitter. The Right says, “Finally. Free speech and a level playing field in social media!” The Left retorts,…...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: OPEN BORDERS TRAGEDY—BORDER SURGE REALITY CHECK
In 2021 Texas saw a record 2 million migrants cross the US southern border illegally. A few carried enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in Texas, California,…...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: RUSSIA CRUSHES AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Stupid and incompetent Vladimir Putin is not. Mean, Machiavellian, and malevolent more accurately describes him. For years Putin thwarted US energy independence. Here’s how it works. Russia provides dark money…...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: DISTRIBUTING ILLEGALS
Illegal aliens pour across the US southern border by the tens of thousands with zero effort by the Biden administration to stop the flow. In a weird sort of way,…...
Thursday, April 07, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: PERCEPTION VERSUS REALITY
Jesse Watters on Fox PrimeTime publicized information on March 29. Americans' perception of reality does not align with the facts. Major policy makers accept what people perceive to be true…...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: WOMEN WILL BE—WOMEN
The following joke beautifully illustrates the insane infliction of woke culture on society. A guy walks into a bar and wagers a patron for a drink. “How many legs would…...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: ST. PATRICK’S DAY POSTLUDE
Between Valentine’s Day and Easter lies St. Patrick’s Day breaking the “winter blues.” This good-natured celebration holds fun for all. But there is more to St. Paddy’s Day than fun.…...
Thursday, March 17, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: RUSSIA’S ASSASSINATION GROUP
A little-reported story of the Ukraine conflict involves a clandestine unit of a Kremlin-backed private military organization which allegedly helped lay the groundwork for the invasion of eastern Ukraine. In…...
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: UKRAINE’S HISTORY OF GUERRILLA WARFARE
During the 1900s Ukrainians fought for their freedom -- first against Soviet takeover, then against German invasion, then once again against Soviet occupation. Ukrainians defended their homeland with unbelievable pride…...
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: TUCKER CARLSON’S QUESTIONS ON PUTIN AND UKRAIN
On Tuesday, 2/22/22, Tucker Carlson offered an opinion piece on Fox News. The topic was the Ukraine, the US, and our national interest. As a contrarian, Carlson easily grabs his…...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: P. J. O’ROURKE—RIP
P. J. O’Rourke, American political satirist and writer of over 20 books, passed away from lung cancer February 15, 2022 at the age of 74 – two days shy of…...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: ACTIVE MINDS – AGING BRAINS
Time marches on and getting old is a fickle fact of life. A person can accept that fact. But one does not have to give in prematurely to the ravages…...
Friday, February 11, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: NATIONAL DEBT
Grassroots gleanings on the national debt are a dime a dozen but, for the record, here are my two cents worth. Did anyone know the national debt reached a milestone…...
Thursday, February 10, 2022
DENNIS PATRICK: HIGH LEVEL CORRUPTION
Browsing the New York Post (NYP) on January 27 uncovered an opinion piece by Peter Schweizer. Do you know the name? Schweizer is founder and president of the Government Accountability…...
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