Year: 2011

I’ve mentioned Holy Smoke before, but thought I would again after I ran across this article in one of the local fishwraps. When he dies,…

Or perhaps, especially during deer season. Investigators said the victim was walking down a road near his home when his 62-year-old neighbor mistook him for…

(I’m indulging in some in-state blogging. Bear with me….) It may be a small school, but it’s a start. Liberty University officials said dozens of…

(Via SurvivalBlog) As we enter 2012, the presidential candidates would do well to wrap their minds and messages around these seven mathematical facts: Of course,…

If you been around the Intertubz long enough to know what the Jargon File is, then you’ll surely remember the rumors surrounding a program named…

After all, the anti-civil rights forces tell us that if there are no guns no one can get hurt. The media must have gotten it…

This hit piece on concealed carry permittees needs a thorough fisking, but not right now, as I’m kind of busy. On a quick read, it…

You may be a cop, but you’re bound by the law–whether you like it or not, Sparky. ‘I’m a cop, I can do whatever I…

Self-proclaimed activist and Staten Island resident Scott LoBaido found a loophole in the rule imposed at the transit hub by the Department of Transportation and…

I’ve seen it mentioned here and there about the Intertubz, but this is the first documented case I’ve seen of a home invader wearing body…

(Via The Whited Sepulchre) The 50 Best Political Quotes of 2011. #43. Word.

(Via the Drudge Report) Conservatives and Republican elites in the state are divided over who to support for the GOP nomination, but they almost uniformly…

Gore, Blood, Climate Change, Socialism, Fascism, Capitalism, lots of -isms. And interesting to boot. Another book or two on the list to be read…sometime.

The murder of Eve Carson points out a lot of things in our society. One of them is that the unarmed innocents have no chance…

In the midst of the 1200+ pages of budget bill, there is a note that no tax monies may be used to implement or enforce…

When an elected official actually gets the joke, it’s reason for some optimism.

Police said Tuesday no charges will be filed against an off-duty firefighter who fatally shot a man believed to be stealing a trailer. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police…

At some point in the recent past, Lowes made a decision that I’m confident they now really, really regret–they decided to sponsor the TLC TV…

That when your movies are offensive and/or suck, people don’t come to see them.

The similarities between the fictional world of Atlas Shrugged and the things we see in our everyday lives are getting to be downright scarey. Take…

Sorry, Muslim women–no veggies or fruits for you!

(Via Guns.com) The Kel-Tec PF9 has been my everyday carry gun for some time now. It’s solid yet unpretentious, and it has the cardinal attribute…

(Via the Drudge Report) Their numbers get fewer all the time, butthose who can still return. Also, somerarely seen photos on and near that day…

It’s an old saying in economics–“You can’t tax a business.” Why? Because they will simply pass that additional cost on to the purchaser of their…

It could have been better, but it also could have been worse. Note that the vote was 6-1. The Hickory City Council has approved a…

(Via the Drudge Report) It appears to me that, as Sarah Palin was before him, Herman Cain has been the victim of a left-media coalition…

My already reduced posting pace may be getting slower for some time to come. Outside of being in the midst of the holiday season (My…

No, not the kind currently being generated by central banks the world over. This kind comes the old-fashioned way–extracted from the citizenry for a “crime”…