The battles rage. Republicans versus Democrats, conservatives versus liberals, right versus left and so on. There’s always something in the forefront to exchange blows over, whether it’s on Capitol Hill, on the opinion pages or on social media. Presently the hottest topics are radical Islamic terrorism...

President Obama revealed more in his June 14 address to the nation than he intended. One thing is assured: Obama is incapable of ceding PC to embrace America first. He began his speech by claiming the meeting he had just attended with the National Security Council was planned ahead of the Orlando attack...

Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist, has a significant fan base called the millennials – the 1980s- and 1990s-born Generation Y. Many of them say they are pro-socialism. The problem is the millennials don’t know what socialism is. The few who are confronted and asked are stunted for an...

The Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines “entitlement” as 1) the condition of having a right to have or get something; 2) the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges); and 3) a type of financial help provided by the government for members of a particular...

Practically everyone giggled or held their mouths agape when Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Personally, I was taken aback. Trump was never my candidate of choice; my choice dropped out about halfway through. I became an observer. Since the campaign began, I’ve...

One of Hillary’s significant campaign themes is her feigned hatred of big business, Wall Street, and the “rich” 1 percent who cause wealth inequity. She also tosses in the high cost of college. Her persistent bashing of the aforementioned while inserting “greed” is the antithesis not only of...

There isn’t a single one of Hillary Clinton’s campaign talking points that is supported by her behavior. First is her “war on women” theme, paired with her history of pro-feminism — I am woman, hear me roar. Hillary’s “protecting females” stance is perplexing. Hillary made her new position...

Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tasheem Malik carried out a finely plotted plan to kill as many people as possible last December while the unsuspecting victims-to-be enjoyed a Christmas party on the premises of their employer in San Bernardino. Ultimately Farook and Malik killed 14 people and physically...

Last week I wrote about the obscene tuition costs to parents and students at such name-brand colleges as Berkeley and UCLA and the UC system in general. More obscene is where too much of the money is going. That would be to pay lots of money as a result of the outrageous behavior of college professors...

The cost of college is a hot-button topic these days, so much so that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has made it his hallmark campaign theme. USC, a private school, just announced its annual tuition is over $50,000, topping Harvard. However, for the parents and students pulling together dollars...