Monthly Archives: May 2006

“Take me down to the Chocolate City where the bribes are green and the incompetence ain’t pretty… Oh, won’t you please take me home.” No doubt, these were the inspired words of Ray “Chocolate City” Nagin upon learning of his … Continue reading →

Under the concept of federalism, certain duties and responsibilities reside with the states, while the central government is entrusted with other responsibilities such as to coin money or declare war or conduct foreign relations, during the 20th and 21st centuries … Continue reading →

“First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I … Continue reading →

In a move designed solely to raise the stakes in the politics of distraction, the US Senate has passed a measure calling for English to be designated as the official language of the United States, in so doing the Congress … Continue reading →

Everywhere you turn these days there are stories about the high cost of petroleum and petroleum byproducts, particularly gasoline. In May of last year the average cost for one gallon of gasoline was $2.10, today that cost has risen to … Continue reading →

America’s litigious curse is beginning to infect our neighbor to the south. Only a day after Mexico vowed to respect President Bush’s decisions on immigration as the acts of a sovereign nation, the Mexican government is now threatening to file … Continue reading →

Granted a certain Phalanx editor hasn’t spent much time in New Jersey, usually the amount of time it took to travel from Newark airport to NYC, but surely there is such a thing as self service gas stations somewhere in … Continue reading →

The immigration debate has stirred feelings on both sides. Leftists, actively recruiting any warm body to support their state centered agenda, has readily opposed any serious efforts to combat illegal immigration, while conservatives anxious to find a subject to mobilize … Continue reading →

The European Union offered Iran a major incentive this week to halt uranium enrichment. Under the European plan, in exchange for Iran’s commitment to suspend uranium enrichment, the Europeans would share technology for one of the world’s most sophisticated civilian … Continue reading →

If there was any doubt that inflation has significantly weakened the US dollar, one need only look toward the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is home to Hartsfield-Jackson Int’l Airport, the world’s busiest airport in terms of passenger volume as … Continue reading →