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This year, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) had before them perhaps one of the most star-studded Hall of Fame ballots in the last 75 years, and they did not vote one person into Cooperstown. Players like Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds,

One of President Barack Obama’s earmarks has come back to haunt him–a $100,000 state grant that he obtained for a community garden in Englewood, on Chicago’s South Side, while he served in the state legislature. Like other Obama earmarks and

David Cronenberg slices and dices capitalism in “Cosmopolis,” but the famed director doesn’t take the path many of his peers routinely tread. The film, available now on Blu-ray and DVD, casts “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson as the personification of the

Finding an AR-15 at an affordable price can be quite a chore. In fact, just finding an AR-15 can be difficult. There is a serious run on guns as a result of Barack Obama’s re-election and pledges of more gun

On Thursday, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza proclaimed that, in 2012, the tea party had the “worst year in Washington.” According to Cillizza, the tea party had a worse year than even Mitt Romney, whose loss to President Obama is the most surprising Republican

A six-year-old student at Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, was suspended the week before Christmas break because he made a gun with his hand and said “pow” while playing with another student. This is a direct

Two prominent Occupy Wall Street movement activists have been arrested by the New York Police Department for allegedly possessing a cache of weapons and explosive material in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The Occupiers, Morgan Gliedman, 27, and Aaron Greene,

A Gallup poll conducted in the wake of the Connecticut shooting shows that the NRA is viewed more favorably than Obama or the Mainstream Media. This is astounding when you think of the concerted effort by Democrats and MSM talking

National Public Radio, continuing the mainstream media practice of year-end lists that target Republicans, discussed contenders for the American Dialect Society’s “Words of the Year” today, including three neologisms that targeted Republicans and the Romney/Ryan campaign in particular–and none against

Measured by any number of metrics, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been a dismal failure. After blowing through hundreds of thousands of dollars and losing their encampments nationwide, they have been living in exile for most of 2012, and

There’s something rotten in the $1.1 billion settlement Toyota reached in a federal court yesterday to settle claims about unintended acceleration in its cars. The massive payout does not address an actual problem: the lawsuit blames problems with Toyota’s throttle-control

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Gun Control versus 3D printing Asians increasingly talk about war between China and Japan Gun Control versus 3D printing Supposedly the world’s first 3D-printed gun In my article yesterday, “26-Dec-12 World View — Andrew

If the Tea Party has been weakened by the November election, why are the mainstream media expending so much effort attacking it?  The latest attempt is today’s front-page article by the New York Times, which alleges that the Tea Party

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The Gun Control Fantasy Andrew Sullivan’s proposed solution to gun violence The Metastasis of Corruption and Violence The Gun Control Fantasy Gun control is one of those issues that politicians use to bash eachother

Circle March 25, 2013 on your calendar. That’s the last day you can submit your claim form from this official U.S. government website to collect fifty thousand tax-free American dollars, courtesy of the Obama administration in its current multi-billion giveaway scheme.  No, you

Every year, with depressing regularity, Palestinian leaders use Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem as an opportunity to bash Israel–and the international media eagerly plays along.  This year, Agence France-Presse touts Christmas as an extra special occasion because “Palestine” has a new

Will County, IL–Potential Republican candidates in the upcoming special election over embattled former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s, 2nd district seat expressed optimism in a Will County Republicans meeting last Thursday night. Don’t tell the mainstream media, but so far, all four

One of the disappointing byproducts of the inconceivably brutal horror in Newtown, Connecticut was the sneering self-righteousness disseminated immediately by those attempting to advance ideological arguments and score political points. Of all the great tragedies in America over the past

In a much anticipated press conference, The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced today the creation of a new program to defend American schoolchildren from the plague of madmen and mass murderers that has manifested in many nations in recent years,

After remaining silent on the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting for a week, in order to show respect to victims and families of victims of that terrible crime, the NRA broke its silence today.  NRA Executive Director Wayne LaPierre began his comments thus:

Nearly a week after the Connecticut school shooting, mainstream media talking heads and Democrat politicians continue to chant in unison, “Gun control, gun control, gun control…” In the midst of this mantra — before any legislation has even been introduced

President Barack Obama makes a cameo appearance in “Zero Dark Thirty” via a news clip that lasts less than 20 seconds. We barely hear from – or about – Obama otherwise. Would that have been the case had New Media

It looks as though “Nightline” wasn’t the only ABC News’ outlet willing to bridle against the current gun control narrative playing out all across our media landscape. This morning, in a report by Alex Perez, “Good Morning America” opened with

Director Steven Spielberg called New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a “hero” for embracing President Barack Obama when Obama visited New Jersey in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. “He was able to put party politics aside for the greater good. And the fact

A new documentary about the Occupy Wall Street movement called “99%: The Occupy Wall St. Collaborative Film” will be screening at next month’s Sundance Film Festival; not a shock since the film was produced under the auspices of the Sundance

Most mainstream media journalists are ignoring possible intelligence leaks to the creative team behind “Zero Dark Thirty,” the film which recreates the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Government watchdog group Judicial Watch is doing the work the media should have

While the mainstream media reflexively tries to focus all discussions about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre around gun control, mental illness expert D.J. Jaffe, who directs the Mental Illness Policy Organization, wrote a compelling article about steps federal and state governments

Quite often when the mainstream media covers religion, it is designed to find flaws in those institutions. As often as not, with the Catholic Church the MSM focuses on sexual misconduct by priests. But in the aftermath of the Newtown

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, is calling out the mainstream media, specifically the New York Times and television media, for ignoring his big victory against the Obama administration in court last week. In a landmark ruling against

A predominantly white mob calls a black man named Clint Tarver a “nigger” and “Uncle Tom” as they physically demolish his business. This violence is caught on video, the victim has told his story, and plenty of witnesses exist. Moreover,

Almost every day, President Obama meets with some new slice of the American public to pitch his side in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. Business leaders, unions, governors, state lawmakers, etc. have all been courted as part of Obama’s push for

On Wednesday night’s “Hardball,” MSNBC host Chris Matthews asserted that the mainstream media’s reporting was too favorable of the Republican Party.   According to Matthews, the media failed to report fairly on the presidential election and the biggest story that,

A national survey found Hispanics have a more favorable view of Sarah Palin than Marco Rubio.  According to a recent Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll, 31% of Hispanics have a favorable view of Palin. Only 24% have a favorable view of Rubio.  After

Chris Matthews and his mainstream media cohorts seem to be pining for a Hillary Clinton versus Chris Christie battle in the 2016 presidential election. “I want to see Hillary Clinton versus Chris Christie,” Matthews said during this weekend’s “The Chris

Whether broadcast or online, all around the mainstream media today, there’s a bacchanalia in progress over today’s jobs numbers. 146,000 new jobs! 7.7% unemployment! Recovery! Success!  America was right to reelect Obama! Whoo-hoo, v-i-n-d-i-c-a-t-i-o-n!  And yet, all it would take