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Am I a white person? I checked in the mirror before I started this column and decided I am tan but Caucasian. My dad has always said (possibly in fun) that we had a black ancestor somewhere in his more distant past, and in truth, we are not as white as some others who claim…

I could probably write a dozen or more columns on the subject of education. Perhaps I will as time goes on, but my subject today is school vouchers. Funds for primary and secondary education are collected by various government agencies and are used for public schools. A school voucher program would allow a parent to…

Recently, Kara McCullough was asked a question during the Miss USA competition whether she regarded health care as a right or a privilege. She responded that she considered it a “privilege,” but after a firestorm of criticism on social media, she clarified her statement to say that it was also a “right.” Regardless of what…

In the not too distant past, our forebears would sentence a murderer to death for his crime promptly. Within a day or less, they would hang or shoot him. Our laws on quick execution have changed over time, especially due to mistakes that have lead to the deaths of some innocents. Appeals eventually became automatic….

A bill in the Arkansas legislature was recently signed into law, allowing gun-licensed sports fans to carry concealed weapons into the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. I can tell you I would rather drink whiskey at a biker bar while wearing a pink tutu than go to a game in that stadium. No offense intended…

I was fortunate enough Tuesday, on the second day of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings (otherwise known as the grilling), to be near a radio for a couple of hours. I had previously considered him the best pick of the three that President Trump put forward in the final winnowing of his selection process. After…

Entering the country without due process of law makes certain people criminals in the eyes of our legal system. Illegal alien, Illegal immigrant, undocumented worker, and some less savory terms are often used. A person’s first illegal entry into the U.S. is considered a misdemeanor, and if repeated after deportation, it becomes a felony. Our…

I wasn’t planning to jump in the fray, but a post on our neighborhood forum recently pushed a button with me, and I changed my mind. The author wrote, and I paraphrase, that we should follow his lead, along with all veterans, in boycotting the NFL until players quit kneeling and the owners and commissioners…

Few issues are more emotionally charged in our society today than the subject of abortion. Each highly opinionated side has used social media, protests, and the ballot box to support their position. A few have even gone so far as to assassinate some medical staff at clinics. The goal of most advocates is to legislate…