2015 Fox Business/Wall Street Journal GOP Debate Open Thread

Welcome, everyone, to another GOP debate open thread. Tonight’s debate takes place in my own hometown of Milwaukee. I sort of wish I had tried to make arrangements to be a part of the press gaggle and gotten access to … Continue reading

The CO2 Response: Uncle Barry Wants YOU in the Obamacares

Obamacare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, or pee-pee-ah-cah–it’s missing a “c”). Or just BFD for Big F#$%ing Disaster. While Americans may have different names for it, Barack Obama thinks it’s just great. And he tells everyone so … Continue reading

Should Drug Addicts Be Given Safe Spaces to Get High?

As the unofficial “Crime Week” continues here at Freedom Reconnection, here’s another story that piqued my interest. Boston’s NPR station WBUR has a story about a group of doctors and nurses belonging to a non-profit organization who want to give … Continue reading

Obama’s War on Minority Women and Children

According to the Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that focuses on the U.S. criminal justice system, about half of the 2.2 million people currently incarcerated in the United States are parents. One in five of them have child support … Continue reading

Obama Gives Criminals a Break. And Another Break. And Another…

In my column on Sunday concerning Obama’s push to rehabilitate ex-cons and reintegrate them into society, I wrote, “He’d better not be planning to give criminals the speed pass to the front of the line.” On Monday afternoon, Obama spoke … Continue reading