Ken Connor

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  • The Failing Fourth Estate

    The Failing Fourth Estate

    What price do the American people pay for the symbiotic relationship between the media and Washington?

  • Too Big to Care?

    Too Big to Care?

    If BP was a locally-owned and operated small business and Tony Hayward was a resident of the Gulf Coast you can be sure that he wouldn't be vacationing in the midst of a crisis caused by his company.

  • Washington's Double Standard

    Washington's Double Standard

    There's recently been some chatter in the blogosphere debating the need for a new amendment to the Constitution – one that would require laws passed by Congress to apply to lawmakers equally as they apply to the rest of American citizens.

  • Banana Republic?

    Banana Republic?

    Our government never hesitates to seize upon a crisis, be it economic or otherwise, as an opportunity to conclude that the free market has failed us

  • Going Out of Business?

    Going Out of Business?

    We long ago lost sight of the fundamentals of responsible economics and have become a "borrow and spend" society.

  • The Importance of America's Civil Justice System

    The Importance of America's Civil Justice System

    Wrongdoers should be fully accountable for the damage they cause. And when a disaster of this magnitude happens, one is hard pressed to find a person who doesn't think the corporate miscreants responsible should be made to pay.

  • Change We Can Believe In?

    Change We Can Believe In?

    If the results of last week\'s \"mini-Super Tuesday\" primary elections are any indication, the future isn\'t looking good for congressional incumbents facing reelection in 2010.

  • Constitution, Not Court, Is Supreme

    Constitution, Not Court, Is Supreme

    The hype and angst surrounding Elena Kagan\'s nomination to the highest court of the United States proves the truth of Robert Bork\'s statement in his book, The Tempting of America, that the Supreme Court is the "trump card" of American politics.

  • Out of Touch and Out of Focus

    Out of Touch and Out of Focus

    The Federal government appears to be more afraid of being branded \"politically incorrect\" than of being ineffective in thwarting threats posed by Islamo-Fascists.

  • The Consequences of Religious Apathy

    The Consequences of Religious Apathy

    \"Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.\" Alexis de Tocqueville