Roger L. Simon sporting 20/20 vision

http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2013/12/19/the-pc-lynching-of-phil-robertson/

Book recommendation

Malcolm Gladwell's latest, "David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants"

Mr. Gladwell's "there is more than meets the eye" mode of operandi is in place with this volume.  His contention is that there is a flip-side to the notion that might wins;  bigger and stronger prevails.  

Malcolm always makes me think.  And apparently, he thought about his childhood Mennonite upbringing while researching David and Goliath.  In his own words, "I think there has been an overemphasis of the idea that David’s victory was improbable. When you look closer to that story and you understand the full historical context, you see it from a different perspective. Here was a guy who brilliantly changed the rules of combat. He was equipped with a sling that was routinely used by armies to defeat the sort that Goliath was. David was very skilled at using the weapon and he was filled with the spirit of the Lord. Put those things together, why is he an underdog? He’s smarter than his opponent, better armed and he had this extraordinary force in his heart. When you understand that perspective, you understand that sometimes our instinct about where power comes from is wrong."  

During the writing of "David and Goliath," Malcolm says that he was brought "back into the fold."  Welcome, my good man.  Welcome.

Worth repeating

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” 

― John Adams

Amendment 1: Freedom of association

If a man has the right to choose who he marries, a business owner surely must have the right to choose who he serves. You can not argue for the first while actively attempting to undermine the second.   Matt Walsh

What is a Capitalist?

What is a Capitalist?

The political dialogue and over-the-fence conversations would be greatly enhanced if we could all agree on proper word definitions.  The above article does a masterful job of defining 'capitalist.'

Quote of the weekend

There are so many holes in the Unaffordable Care Act, there are not enough Democratic thumbs to plug them.  Caren MacMurchy

Insight of the day

Most of us will just be given tiny, seemingly insignificant chances every day to be honest, honorable and forthright.  Matt Walsh