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The Ever Shrinking World (Part 3)

By Bruce Bialosky (Dec 26, 2011)

There are three universal facts about dining in foreign countries today: First, no matter how small the town, there is at least one Chinese restaurant. Second, every menu... more

Fixing Our Housing Crisis

By Bruce Bialosky (Dec 19, 2011)

There was our President stating once again that he had a plan to fix the housing crisis that is stalling our economy and harming his reelection chances. When he was done... more

Focus Folks, It's Obama (Part 2)

By Bruce Bialosky (Dec 12, 2011)

As we sprint toward the first official vote of the Republican primary season – to decide who will (hopefully) replace President Obama on January 20, 2013 – it is essential... more

The Obamacare Onslaught Begins

By Bruce Bialosky (Dec 05, 2011)

The law was passed a while ago, but the effects of the 2,700 page bill misnamed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – and commonly referred to as Obamacare – are... more

Citizen Congressman Allen West

By Bruce Bialosky (Nov 28, 2011)

The founders of this country were quite an extraordinary group. Together, they created a unique government that they visualized would be run by individuals like themselves –... more

They are Just Soft Whiners

By Bruce Bialosky (Nov 21, 2011)

It wouldn’t shock anyone who knows me to hear that I’m not favorably disposed to the Occupy Wall Street crowd. But my opinion was reinforced while reading the latest... more

The Left's Master Scheme for Personal Riches

By Bruce Bialosky (Nov 14, 2011)

My daughter, who attends a well-respected university on the East Coast, sent me a quote from a source she was required to use in order to analyze the difference between... more

The Journal's Mistaken Immigration Position

By Bruce Bialosky (Nov 07, 2011)

Every day for the past 35 years, I have religiously read the Wall Street Journal. When I’m on vacation, I have the papers saved and I read them upon my return.... more

I Love Herman Cain

By Bruce Bialosky (Oct 31, 2011)

It’s not difficult to see why Herman Cain has risen in the electoral polls. He clearly states principles that Republicans believe, and he does it without hesitation and... more

The Real Bully is Big Government

By Bruce Bialosky (Oct 24, 2011)

Last week’s column described a major victory for individual freedom – the Supreme Court ruling that parents are responsible for supervising their children and protecting them... more

Supreme Court Stands Up For Freedom

By Bruce Bialosky (Oct 17, 2011)

Rarely has the Supreme Court struck a blow for individual freedom as it did in its recent decision in Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants Association. The ruling had dissenters... more

Kill All the Bankers

By Bruce Bialosky (Oct 10, 2011)

There have been many attempts – from every part of the political spectrum – to assign blame for the financial turmoil of late 2008. Judging from the recent New York protests... more

Why The Federal Deficit is So Large

By Bruce Bialosky (Oct 03, 2011)

Federal entitlements, which comprise 60% of the budget, have been correctly identified as the root cause of our growing annual deficit. We certainly need to enact... more

Obama and Buffett: Clueless on Taxes

By Bruce Bialosky (Sep 26, 2011)

  Honestly, it’s difficult for me to be so disrespectful to two people of such prominence; I prefer to simply express an opinion regarding public policy and... more

Is the Federal Government Cheating Some Employees?

By Bruce Bialosky (Sep 19, 2011)

The first law passed in 1995 after Republicans assumed control of the Congress was quite succinct: “Congress must abide by all the laws that they impose on the rest of... more

The Real Darrell Issa

By Bruce Bialosky (Sep 12, 2011)

You know you’ve hit the big time when the New York Times does a front page hit piece on you. That’s exactly what happened to Darrell Issa (R-CA) the day before we were... more

The Experience of a Lifetime, a 9/11 Remembrance

By Bruce Bialosky (Sep 05, 2011)

I knew this was going to happen. I had been told and warned it was only a matter of time. I never expected to be part of history in this manner. I certainly did not know it... more

Give Me a T For Texas

By Bruce Bialosky (Aug 29, 2011)

Whoa, Nelly! Rick Perry announced that he was running for President and the dump truck hired by the left-wing media unloaded the next day. They rolled out their columns... more

Focus Folks, Its Obama

By Bruce Bialosky (Aug 22, 2011)

As the field of Republican Presidential candidates becomes clear, the media continues to incite controversy among them. This became obvious with the back and forth at the... more

We Can't All Get Along

By Bruce Bialosky (Aug 15, 2011)

In an attempt to quell the 1992 riots that broke out in Los Angeles after the acquittal of the police officers who beat him senseless, Rodney King uttered these famous words:... more

Debt Ceiling Aftermath

By Bruce Bialosky (Aug 08, 2011)

Now that peace has temporarily descended upon the nation’s capital and this sordid episode in the life of our Republic has come to an end, behold my review of the Movie of... more

Here's a Cut: Slash Justice Department Budget

By Bruce Bialosky (Aug 01, 2011)

The spectacle of Roger Clemens on trial for lying to Congress reveals once again the overreach of our federal government, and why we need wholesale budget cuts to salvage our... more

Is the NCAA Anti-Male?

By Bruce Bialosky (Jul 25, 2011)

In 1972, Congresswoman Patsy Mink authored an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The amendment, which was passed and signed into law, states that "No person in the... more

An American Hero in a Very Small Package

By Bruce Bialosky (Jul 18, 2011)

Anyone who reads articles outside the Mainstream Media is well aware of the lack of diversity of thought on college campuses today. Students with opinions outside the... more

Budget Lies and Distortions

By Bruce Bialosky (Jul 11, 2011)

It’s amazing how often an absurd idea becomes an article of faith among Democrats, who then – with the help of their puppets in the media – repeat it over and over again. ... more

The Awakening of Black America

By Bruce Bialosky (Jul 04, 2011)

On this Fourth of July there is a topic I want to confront. I thought long and hard before writing this column, even though the topic is a subject that profoundly concerns... more

Homes Are Not the Only Real Estate Being Destroyed by Government

By Bruce Bialosky (Jun 27, 2011)

Politicians have done a dandy job pointing fingers at bankers for the housing meltdown and the subsequent foreclosure mess. Of course, nobody is better than our elected... more

Stop Beating Up On Mitt

By Bruce Bialosky (Jun 20, 2011)

Presidential primaries have a purpose.  They test the candidates’ ability to face the opposition in the general election.  Whatever is thrown at you by... more

Turkey: A Riddle Wrapped in a....

By Bruce Bialosky (Jun 13, 2011)

On October 1, 1939 – two weeks after their invasion of Poland – Winston Churchill described Russia with these memorable words: “It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an... more

Is Obama a Shoo-in for Reelection?

By Bruce Bialosky (Jun 06, 2011)

I’ve been active in national politics since Ronald Reagan’s great victory in 1980, and I can honestly say that I’ve never seen the TV pundits display the level of insanity... more

Buongiorno Italia

By Bruce Bialosky (May 30, 2011)

Regular readers of this column know that this is my favorite time of year. Baseball has started, tax season is over and my wife and I are traveling. This year we spent time... more

Bush and Blair Together Again

By Bruce Bialosky (May 23, 2011)

For my wife and me, vacation planning includes selecting books to read. In order to limit the luggage weight (we are yet not Kindle people), we try to find books of mutual... more

A Moment of Clarity

By Bruce Bialosky (May 16, 2011)

I don’t often write about the situation in the Middle East because more often than not, the principal concern is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As a man of Jewish faith,... more

Bin Laden, Italian Style

By Bruce Bialosky (May 09, 2011)

Vacationing at the same time each year has been both wonderful and harrowing. During our annual post tax-season holiday, coincidentally, several national tragedies have... more

The Talented Ms. Warren

By Bruce Bialosky (May 02, 2011)

The crash of the financial and housing markets in 2007-08 brought cries for reform from many quarters. Still, there was bitter debate throughout 2009-10 on the approach... more

Slacker America

By Bruce Bialosky (Apr 25, 2011)

A few years back I had a conversation with an exchange student from Colombia who was working as a busboy to earn some spending money. He spoke English fluently – an... more

Mother Nancy Pelosi

By Bruce Bialosky (Apr 18, 2011)

Many politicians envision themselves in an exalted roll and then act accordingly. Some imagine themselves as a benevolent father figure, others as a populist folk hero,... more

Kill Crony Capitalism

By Bruce Bialosky (Apr 11, 2011)

Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric, was recently appointed by President Obama to chair the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. So it was no surprise when Immelt... more

The Truth about Social Security

By Bruce Bialosky (Apr 04, 2011)

It should be obvious to every American that our entitlement programs – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – now represent the lion’s share of the... more

Selective Thoughts

By Bruce Bialosky (Mar 28, 2011)

Gadhafi’s departure has now gone from a want to a need. There is no turning back and no leaving this madman in power to breed terrorism around the world. President Obama... more

Are Charter Schools the Education Solution?

By Bruce Bialosky (Mar 21, 2011)

Author's note: This is the second in a series on our educational system; last week’s column was the first. There certainly hasn’t been a lack of ideas to reverse the... more

Fixing our Education Problem

By Bruce Bialosky (Mar 14, 2011)

This is the first in a two-part series on our educational system in the United States. Some e-mail messages seem to float around the Internet forever. Most of them,... more

Give 'em Hell, Scott

By Bruce Bialosky (Mar 07, 2011)

Ten years ago, while on a public service television show, I stated that public employees should not be allowed to unionize. The panel, which, as usual, was stacked with... more

Dems Have Zero Desire to Make Budget Cuts

By Bruce Bialosky (Feb 28, 2011)

I have now read over 100 articles on the Federal budget, and what has become abundantly clear is that President Obama and his Democrat colleagues have no desire to reduce... more

The Feds’ Destruction of Our Home Values

By Bruce Bialosky (Feb 21, 2011)

Wall Street did it. Those rotten bankers are at fault. That’s the story we’ve repeatedly heard since 2008, when the bottom started falling out of the housing market. Of... more

The Feds and California in Mortal Combat

By Bruce Bialosky (Feb 14, 2011)

Former Republican Ray LaHood, now Obama’s Secretary of Transportation, recently announced that he wants to outlaw cell phones and navigation systems in cars. He maintains... more

Another Environmental Disaster

By Bruce Bialosky (Feb 07, 2011)

Hollywood often makes heroes out of undeserving people in order to further their unenlightened agenda. Ten years ago, it was “Erin Brockovich” that received Tinseltown’s... more

Can or Will Brown Fix This?

By Bruce Bialosky (Jan 31, 2011)

Jerry Brown pitched Californians on the concept that he was the right person to heal California’s woes because of his experience. He admitted that at 72 years of age, this... more

Selective Thoughts

By Bruce Bialosky (Jan 24, 2011)

I am still astonished that Democrats continue to pitch themselves as the party of the common man. They represent only one constituency that could be considered the common... more

Why Palin’s Numbers are Dropping

By Bruce Bialosky (Jan 17, 2011)

Recently, a friend noticed that Sarah Palin’s approval numbers are falling and asked for an explanation. The negative attacks from the left would normally not dissuade... more

Walking Away Has Consequences

By Bruce Bialosky (Jan 10, 2011)

We have become a country where people abandon personal obligations – even legal obligations – under the belief that there are no negative consequences to their actions. This... more

Shellacked and Not Back

By Bruce Bialosky (Jan 03, 2011)

He said he was “shellacked” and now the media elites say he’s back, emerging from electoral defeat with a taste of victory. “He went from shellacking to swashbuckling” wrote... more