A demonym is any name derived from a place that helps describe people who live there. Californians are people who live in California; Frenchmen live in France, and so on. But all demonyms aren’t created equal. For example, the United States has been accused of...
Butch Mazzuca
Science or Science Fiction?
E = mc2. It's the world's most famous equation, but what does it really mean? “Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared." On its most basic level, the equation says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable; in other words, they are different forms...
California Dreamin’
A new California law mandates that by the end of 2019, public companies with an executive base in California must have at least one woman on its board of directors. The law also mandates that by 2021, those numbers must increase to a minimum of 3 female directors if...
What could possibly go wrong?
We have some road construction going on here in Edwards, Colorado—a new roundabout and the widening of two small bridges. Two aspects of the project, the roundabout itself and the bridge over the Eagle River appear to be proceeding on schedule, but the construction...
We are not in crisis
The democrats love to bandy about the idea that nation is in crisis. We're not in crisis. Things are messy. The Founders intended that the gears of our democracy grind slowly. We've had one constitutional crisis, and that occurred in 1861 when we fought a Civil...
Nationalism, Racism & Immigration
It wasn’t all that long ago that the president told the United Nations General Assembly, “The free world must embrace its national foundations. It must not attempt to erase them or replace them. The future does not belong to globalists, the future belongs to...
Find a candidate…
On May 16, 1918, the United States Congress passed the Sedition Act, a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in World War I. The Act was aimed at socialists, pacifists and other anti-war activists and imposed harsh penalties on anyone found...
Welcome Mayor Bloomberg
Zealots cling to impeachment; but unless something new develops, there is no “high crime or misdemeanor.” Disagree if you will, but I wouldn't bet against the president remaining on the 2020 ballot. Having said that, it is possible he may not win re-election, and...
See any similarities?
Economics Teacher (Ben Stein): Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Simone: Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I...
Thank you for your service!
Nearly 50 million men and women have served in our nation’s military since the founding 243 years ago. And today we honor those who have worn the uniform and have, as the expression goes, “…at one point in their life signed a blank check payable to the United States...