2020 Candidates Are Ignoring Our Retirement Future
The 23 Democratic presidential candidates tried to convince voters in their first debate that despite the strong economy, new lows in unemployment, and new highs in the stock market, they should worry more about economic insecurity. Because, they tell us, only a sliver of Americans are thriving in...
Red Flags “a danger to the public, and themselves”
With both the left and right calling for supposed “Red Flag Laws”, we have to take a step back and look at what the State is trying to accomplish here. Lindsey Graham said that “The Second Amendment is not a suicide pact.” The politicians say they are concerned with dangerous people...
Did We Really Need Another SC Unelected Bureaucrat Education Adviser?
On August 7, 2019, an article came out in the Post and Courier about Melanie Barton becoming the first Senior Education Adviser to SC Governor Henry McMaster. Her salary will be the 4th largest in the State at $120,000 a year in the McMaster administration. As a taxpayer, are you fine with paying...
Are Your Kids Getting a Daily Dose of News Propaganda in Lexington County District One?
Last week a concerned parent private messaged the South Carolina Parents Involved In Education Facebook group. As a board member of USPIE this was of interest, and newsworthy. The United States Parents Involved in Education (USPIE) website says that USPIE is a "nonprofit, nationwide coalition of...
Massacre Survivor Tells Senate: I’m Not a Victim of Guns, But of Lawmakers Who ‘Legislated Me Out of the Right to Protect Myself and My Family’
Dr. Suzanna Hupp became a case study in gun control after testifying in front of Congress as a survivor of the 1991 "Luby" massacre in Texas where both of her parents were killed. More than two decades later she spoke once more on the issue, examining it through the lens of the debate currently...
Just git’er done!
Having grown up in Mesquite, Texas (home of Mesquite Skeeters High School football team and their mascot the eight foot “Stormy the Skeeter” get’r done was an everyday phrase. It wasn’t until Larry the Cable Guy, a redneck comedian, came along did the simple phrase become famous (or infamous...
Guns Prevent Crimes Every Day
It never fails. A split-second after a mass shooting occurs, grandstanders and ideologues issue statements demanding new gun controls—even if the laws already on the books failed or the laws they want would have made no difference. Case in point: the tragic incidents in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso,...
Booming vs. bust retirements ahead
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, seniors are living longer and are the fastest growing demographic in history. Seniors in the U.S. will likely total almost 75 million within a decade. That translates into 20 percent of our population. But age doesn’t determine success and we must make sure our...
Red flag laws won’t stop shootings — ending gun-free zones will
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel once said, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before." True to that statement, many emotionally-charged politicians — including President Trump, Sen. Lindsey...
Instead Of The Bible, They Swore On Something Else
When Carlos Garcia, Phoenix's newest City Council Member raised his right hand to take the Oath of Office on June 6th, 2019, his left hand passed over on a landmark of La Raza Aztlan, Chicano History Textbook, instead of a Bible. The name La Raza means The Mexican People--The Race. During the...
“Rare as hen’s teeth”?
Well, maybe not anymore! Researchers from Britain and the US have identified a genetic mutation that "creates incipient teeth in bird embryos," according to an article in Science Magazine. Scientists based at the universities of Manchester and Wisconsin discovered a modern day glimpse of a feature...
Leftist distortion of truth increasing
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32) After the shootings in Dayton and El Paso the rhetoric from the political Left has become increasingly brazen when it comes to distortion of the truth. This is particularly the case with left-leaning mainstream media...
Midlands attorney awarded associate professorship at top Ecuadorian university
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Attorney Tom Mullikin has been named associate professor at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador (the school’s Galápagos Islands campus) where he has served as a regular lecturer since 2015. The new professorship, awarded this month, comes on the heels of his also-new...
Ruby Ridge Killings 27 Years Ago
EDITOR'S NOTE: What has become known as the Ruby Ridge Incident was an American tragedy that took place in this country 27 years ago on August 21st. The incident then and now has had powerful repercussions of tyranny versus liberty among the citizenry. The Ruby Ridge incident is one of the reasons...
Floodwater Commission to hold statewide meeting and present initial reports
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Floodwater Commission will hold its third quarterly statewide meeting at Cheraw State Park on Mon., Aug. 26, presenting its first set of recommendations – submitted by the Commission’s 10 task forces – on how best to mitigate the impacts of disastrous flooding...
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Is there a “right” way to read old books?
Have we been doing this wrong? Is there really a "right" way to read old books? Ok, let's find out. But first, a Pop Quiz! Answer the following: Why should you read old books? A) adapt an author's ideas and make them more relevant to modern times B) correct the mistakes of our current time and...
Do you have a God given right to protect and defend yourself?
Self defense would include you, your family and others against tyrants, unlawful entry into your home and your person from danger. In the Bible book of Exodus 13:18, it says, "But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up...
Your Guide to American Retirement, Boomer Style
The good news is that there are more retirement assets in the United States than ever in our nation’s history - more than $29 trillion. But some of us may have savings gaps in our nest egg. If so, we will be working much longer. But our extended work life can be more productive and creative if we...
Billionaires funding Transgender movement for profit
Who are these wealthy men institutionalizing transgender Ideology? These are men and women who invest in biomedical companies and are funding myriad transgender organizations whose agenda will make them gobs of money. As an environmental activist who was deplatformed from a speaking venue...
Conversion of Charles Finney
“In studying elementary law, I found the old authors frequently quoting the Scriptures, and referring especially to the Mosaic Institutes, as authority for many of the great principles of common law. This excited my curiosity so much that I went and purchased a Bible, the first I had ever owned;...
Does Rep. Neal Collins of District 5 Easley Really Want Your Questions at Town Hall Events?
I attended Rep. Neal Collins town hall meeting recently which was held in Easley at the Getty's Middle School Auditorium. There were approximately 75 people in attendance. On Collins' Facebook post the day after the event he bragged, “21st Century town halls can be informative AND fun.” Does he...
Stroke recovery sped up through exercise
An analysis of studies suggests that aerobic exercise can help stroke patients between age 54 and 71 recover more normal physical ability. Aerobic exercise significantly improves stroke survivors' endurance and walking ability, researchers report. They analyzed 19 studies that included nearly 500...
Multi-agency sex-sting operation led by Richland County Sheriff’s Dept.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – It has been a testing two weeks for the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD). First was the successful RCSD-led sting operation, Aug. 5-10, targeting online sexual predators – “monsters” as Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott refers to them – and those soliciting prostitution,...
Biblical values missing
"There is no other country on Earth in which the Christian religion retains greater sway over the souls of men than in America." Alexis de Tocqueville "Democracy in America" written during the 1830s. As all witnessed in real time, two deranged killers went on mass shooting rampages in first El...
Are public schools pushing a political agenda?
The news lately has been covering public teacher strikes and their demands. We also have seen the National Teacher's Association as well as the American Federation of Teachers have their chapters in each state rallying the liberal ideology agenda. Brianna Heldt, writing in Townhall.com wrote last...
Americans set World Records at Pan-American races
The American sprinter teams are now home from the Pan American U20 Championships at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, and they are celebrating. The men's and women's USA U20 teams broke back-to-back World U20 records at the races in Costa Rica. Cory Mull with Milesplit USA commented that the team...
Dominant Media becomes more reprehensible, dangerous each day
It’s a shame. It’s a shame that the partisan media is not capable in any way of providing straight journalism. A biased media is nothing new. The difference is in today’s world the media no longer hides their bias. President Trump is the first Republican to respond to their “news” reporting and it...
The growing crisis in SC public schools
According to Phi Delta Kappa (PDK), half of the nation’s public school teachers have seriously considered quitting in recent years, amid concerns about low pay, stress and lack of respect. This was reported in the latest PDK poll on public education. “We’ve got a real crisis going on,” said Joshua...
Pieces of 8Chan
Many years ago I detested 8chan and 4chan. When I first viewed the content on those sites I was shocked. “How could this be allowed?” “This hate speech must stop!” Bear in mind that just 10 years ago I had no idea about Internet culture or the ‘Internet Hate Machine,’ which ended up attacking me...
Message from cartoonist Ben Garrison
Yesterday the shipment of BIG BOOKS arrived from the trucking company! 5,000 pounds of books are now safe in storage. No boxes were damaged and we are breathing a sigh of relief that the books are finally here and we can begin the process of preparing the books for shipping. Ben has 1,000 books to...
South Carolina’s unique approach to battling disastrous flooding
With hurricane season upon us, the entire east coast of the United States is again holding its breath, particularly southeastern states like those of us in S.C., N.C., Georgia and Florida. States with coastlines along the Gulf of Mexico are facing similar angst and anticipation. Here in South...
Response to Domestic Terrorists threatens to trample the Constitution
It happened again. Three times in a little over a week, a mass murderer has injured and killed innocent victims. Responses are on their way while preventative measures are well past due. What our government cannot do is a response catering to the masses because they “believe it is the right thing...
The real crisis in higher education
"Public university tuition has increased by an alarming 343%." Recently, South Carolina’s own US Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-Columbia), part of the House of Representatives’ leadership team, introduced a bill canceling student loan debt for families making less than $100,000 and dramatically reducing debt...
College president millionaire’s club growing in South Carolina
USC's Pastides’ pay package increased by nearly 68% in 5 years to nearly $1.15 million As the new University of South Carolina president, Robert Caslen likely will be paid far more than the $650,000 salary that was reported after the school’s board of trustees in a split vote Friday hired him to...
200th NY firefighter dies of 9/11-related illness
Long line of first responder's die due to "World Trade Center illness" Vietnam War veteran Richard Driscoll recently became the 200th member of the New York Fire Department to die of illness related to the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center destruction and attacks, the FDNY reported. As a New York...
Ex-DOT commissioner Hardee was dealmaker for program that collected state money, funded political campaigns
Ex-state transportation commissioner John Hardee negotiated $1.57 million in payments since 2014 from government agencies and nonprofits for public service announcements through a billboard-industry trade group, though much of the revenues were not used to produce billboards, records reviewed by...
Key details in Volvo cost-benefit analyses kept secret by S.C. Commerce
More than four years after officials announced that Volvo would locate in South Carolina, the state Department of Commerce won’t reveal the estimated amounts of certain public costs and benefits identified in analyses of the $1.1 billion project. The Nerve reported last month, based on Commerce...
Did lawmakers violate open-meetings law in DOT Commission appointment?
An Upstate legislative delegation might have skirted the state’s open-meetings law last year by privately recommending to the governor candidates for a Department of Transportation Commission seat, The Nerve found in a review. In interviews this week, Greenville County GOP Reps. Mike Burns and...
Taxpayers pay 20% more for Volvo deal than announced
When S.C. officials announced in 2015 that Volvo would locate its first U.S. plant in rural Berkeley County, the total incentives offered to the Swedish car maker were pegged at about $200 million. An investigation by The Nerve, however, found more than $250 million in incentives spent or offered...
Minimal road repair projects finished in first 23 months of gas-tax-hike law
If you’re wondering why pothole-riddled roads in your community haven’t been fixed despite paying more state taxes at the gas pump, you’re probably not alone. In the first 23 months of the gas-tax-hike law, the S.C. Department of Transportation completed just under 10% of $655.5 million in...
Financial illiteracy thrives in South Carolina
Most of us probably remember learning things in high school that we seldom if ever use as adults – like how to calculate the area of a trapezoid or how to solve a quadratic equation. Yet nearly all of us do, at some point, need to take out a loan, carefully manage our finances to survive lean...
Does Saul Alinsky control America from the grave?
Saul Alinsky was a leftist radical who employed communist tactics and ideas into the politcal world in the United States, and wrote books. Among them: Rules for Radicals and Reveille for Radicals. His use of slander, ridicule, intimidation, infiltration into his opposition, community organizing...
SCGOP should keep the 2020 Presidential Primary
It appears as though the South Carolina Republican Party leadership and executive committee are poised to cancel next February’s Republican Presidential Preference Primary. I am a supporter for the re-election of President Trump. He is the president uniquely qualified for these times as we are...
Who was Charles Francis Potter?
“Education is thus a most powerful ally of humanism, and every public school is a school of humanism. What can the theistic Sunday school, meeting for an hour once a week, and teaching only a fraction of the children, do to stem the tide of a five-day program of humanistic teachings?” — Charles...
United Nations advancing Globalism in America by assisting border crashers
Illegals forge through American Airports ill with communicable diseases such as leprosy The refugee migration is unfortunately far more boundless and ahead in development than most U.S. citizens understand. The United Nations under Agenda 2030 is on a fast track timeline to settle thousands of...
Criminalization of Christianity is on America’s horizon
Don't be shocked when many "Christians" cheer the criminalization of Christianity. The number of supposedly Christian individuals whose moral compasses are calibrated to the spirit of the age rather than the authority of scripture has become astounding. As I read the enraged responses from...
American Legion case lays groundwork for downfall of Lemon
The Supreme Court’s decision in American Legion v. American Humanist Association no doubt broadly pleased conservative constitutionalists who thought the Peace Cross should remain standing under the First Amendment. It likely irked those, such as the challengers to the constitutionality of this...
An Open Letter to USC Trustees
Trustees of the University of South Carolina: I am a 2005 University of South Carolina School of Law graduate. I was commissioned an Army Infantry officer in 1990 after graduating The Citadel, and have served as an Infantry officer, both regular Army and reserve, for the past 29 years to my...
Something special happened in flood-ravaged Marion County
MARION COUNTY, S.C. – Something special happened in Marion County, last month when hundreds of volunteers descended on the small town of Nichols, S.C. They were there to do the dirty work of clearing and cleaning ditches along the roadways in the flood-ravaged community. It was the first...
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