
WASHINGTON–I consider myself an unapologetic Tea Party Patriot. I brush my teeth with red, white, and blue toothpaste. I have the entire line of Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Mike Lee Super Hero action figures. I will start buying Wheaties
by Charles Hurt25 Sep 2013, 5:23 PM PST0

For those of us foolish enough to live in a crime-gripped city while also summarily denied our constitutional right to protect ourselves, this week’s massacre at the Navy Yard pretty well sums up our insane, defenseless existence. Our Capitol Hill
by Charles Hurt19 Sep 2013, 3:45 PM PST0

WASHINGTON — When it comes to reckless stupidity in Syria, Republican leaders in Congress sure are giving President Obama a run for his money. So they are in favor of launching war on Syria, but they do not feel strongly enough
by Charles Hurt11 Sep 2013, 12:03 PM PST0

WASHINGTON — What a delightful change of pace it has been this past week listening to Secretary of State John F. Kerry accuse someone other than U.S. soldiers of committing atrocities against innocent civilians, women, and children during war. His
by Charles Hurt4 Sep 2013, 2:01 PM PST0

WASHINGTON — America, if you want to know what the establishment media and the beneficent federal government think of you, tune your television sets in to Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. You would be forgiven if you have never watched
by Charles Hurt29 Aug 2013, 4:27 AM PST0

RAPIDAN, Va. – It was a good run. But for America, it is now officially over. We survived abhorrent British taxation. We survived savage attacks from Indians on the frontier. And we survived the Civil War. We survived all of
by Charles Hurt21 Aug 2013, 9:07 AM PST0

WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of Washington, this is one sick, twisted and deceitful deal. Quite possibly, it is a whole new low, even for the federal government. Had we innocent, taxpaying citizens not long ago lost our capacity
by Charles Hurt14 Aug 2013, 5:13 AM PST0

**NOTE FROM SENIOR MANAGEMENT** On 9 August, 1945 the United States broke the will of the military junta running Japan by dropping a second, more devastating nuclear bomb. Even more than the decision to drop the first bomb on Hiroshima
by Charles Hurt7 Aug 2013, 9:00 AM PST0

WASHINGTON — Perhaps in this brave new era where nobody is a traitor anymore, it’s not such a big deal how badly President Obama is screwing over his vice president. But it is fairly extraordinary considering how much Obama owes
by Charles Hurt31 Jul 2013, 9:20 AM PST0

For my entire life, a letter has hung on the wall at the bottom of the steps of the old, elegant–but not grand–farm house where my mother grew up. The house sits on the western shoulder of Clark’s Mountain in
by Charles Hurt29 Jun 2013, 9:39 AM PST0

WASHINGTON — “Go ahead and laugh at Detroit,” Charlie LeDuff sneers defiantly as the once-great metropolis teeters on the brink of collapse. “Because you are laughing at yourself.” So begins LeDuff’s haunting, angry and deeply personal account of what is
by Charles Hurt10 Mar 2013, 1:52 PM PST0