The Freeholder

Then again, increasingly, our Congress acts much like a junta, only with less efficiency and accountability. This comes to you courtesy of Petronis, a commenter…

(Via the Drudge Report) Even though those in the media swear (not on a stack of Bibles, of course) that they aren’t biased, their private…

(I mean, really. How often you you post on the subject of “Obama’s a socialist bastard!”) How about some humor:

(Via FOXNews) Reader’s Digestoffered two dozen doctors a chance to tell it like it really is, and general practitioners, surgeons, shrinks, pediatricians, and other specialists…

On a lark, I decided to check the Sitemeter stats just now. 365 visitors today. Urk!? That’s the better part of a week’s visitation for…

World War II in Greece–the Italian invasion: You can find out a bit more about this period and the rest of World War II at…

(Via Timebomb 2000) Charles Krauthammer on Obama’s European photo-op trip. Devastating. Obama is a three-year senator without a single important legislative achievement to his name,…

$4/gallon gas and $4.80 diesel aren’t bad enough–our congresscritters want to raise fuel taxes by a dime from the current 18.4 cents a gallon on…

(Via SurvivalBlog and Timebomb2000) Mother Earth News has a useful article on build-it-yourself solar collectors for your windows. I made a couple of highly simplified…

(Via Timebomb 2000) James Lewis opines on why we’re not allowed to laugh at Obama. It seems that once again, the easily offended…are. Me, I…

(Via The Register) You have to love a church that gives away an AR-15 at a youth event. Somewhere, an anti-freedom gun grabber’s head just…

Was the failure of Indymac orchestrated? I’ve heard the rumor here and there around the Internet, and one CNBC commentator is saying it out loud…

This week is the Battle of Malta. Here’s part 1… And here’s part 2…

If Barack Obama doesn’t win November’s presidential election in the United States, “you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye”, the actor and director Robert Redford…

Before you forget to breathe? Apparently, dumber than Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. Who is circling around a black hole of stupid, about to…

Ever hear about the “Rule of 15”? Neither have I, until I read this piece on CNBC. Google it, and you find only this article…

A longtime state employee has chosen to retire instead of lowering flags to half-staff to honor former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms. You can admire the…

(Via Drudge) When their government couldn’t get the job done, the people of California took care of themselves. It’s good to know that despite living…

Well, not so much firepower as history. Sure, we’re off track a bit, but you’re learning something! In keeping with the “Lesser Known Parts of…

FOXNews is reporting that former NC Senator Jesse Helms died early this morning at age 86. Senator Helms was a lightning rod during his time…

The Family Freeholder would like to wish you a happy Independence Day. I’d like to embed this, but alas, embedding for this particular clip has…

I can remember the heady times when we celebrated “Dow 10,000” with CNBC. Now, it seems that we may be returning to Dow 10,000, except…

In keeping with two themes (being late with this post and looking at lesser-known parts of World War II history), we present a History Channel…

Would you rather believe Code Pink, John Murtha and the New York Times, or would you rather believe a guy who was there? As Under…

No, I’m not a lawyer and I’ve never played on on TV (thank your lucky stars). However, I believe I’m a reasonably intelligent and well-educated…

You have to wonder, when a company like General Motors is only worth $7 billion–1/9th as much as MacDonalds. Sure, GM has more than its…

You just knew that the Heller decision would unleash the nutballs, didn’t you? “To Catch a Predator” and the handgun ruling I hope Mr. Bronstein…

(Via the Drudge Report) The U.S. Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, and the ruling will likely…

Comedian and satirist George Carlin has died at age 71. He had a knack for skewering some of our worst points, while leavening it by…