You Get What You Wish For

May 2, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

The problem with the current Democrat nomination process is that there is no person of non-color to push aside so either Hillary or Barack can be made their standard bearer.

Fear and Loathing in American Politics

April 21, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

True leaders are too busy succeeding to wait to be led.

No Obama, None of the Time

March 31, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

In a world where you can believe what you want to believe because you want to believe it — and your beliefs can be shared by others who want to believe what you want to believe too — there’s no room for genuine dialogue and debate.

Obamanomics

February 22, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

There is a difference between wishing that the world was a better place and offering to “change” it, and viewing the world as it actually exists, and attempting to improve it.

Debacalypse Now

February 6, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

We’re going to lose in November not because the other side has a better vision for America.  We’re going to lose because the other side had a better grip on reality.

To Vote Or Not To Vote; That Is The Question

February 1, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Only those who play the game get to reap the rewards.

The Empty Suit

January 16, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

When asked to tell us what we actually need to do, rather than tell us what we all need to believe, ideologues on the Far Left and Far Right are uncharacteristically silent.

12/7 Truthers Demand: When Are We Going to Finally Get Hitler?

January 12, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

Why Hollywood Sucks

January 5, 2008 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Americans like to kill people for no reason — now that’s entertainment!

Why Vote For A Winner?

December 10, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Given the choices we have, do we use our vote to make a statement, or to win an election?

How to Increase Your Carbon Footprint

November 16, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

There can’t be a solution until there is a problem.

The Looney Liberal Chronicles: Postscript #2

October 19, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Another liberal competes in the arena of ideas by opting out of the debate once his ideas are challenged.

Who’s Running for President?

October 12, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

You may think you know the answer.  But think again.

Modern Day McCarthyism

October 9, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

There has to be a legitimate outrage to protest, before one can protest an outrage legitimately.

Experts Surprised

October 4, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

It’s a good thing we have a legion of experts to guide us through the trials and tribulations of life.  Otherwise, we might not have any idea about what is really going on.

Answers to Life’s Questions: Part 4

September 5, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

More answers to some commonly asked questions.

How to Fix a Problem

August 27, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

We need real world policy prescriptions, not high-minded slogans, to deal with the problems this country faces.

Who’s Crazier: The Far Left, or the Far Right?

August 21, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

The answer is: they’re both equally nuts. In certain cases, although the foundations of these philosophies are based on polar opposite assumptions, the actual policies they propose are virtually indistinguishable from one another.

When Push Comes to Shove

August 9, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Matching political rhetoric with reality.

Answers to Life’s Questions: Part 3

July 27, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

More answers to some commonly asked questions.

The True Nature of Human Morality: A Response to the Critique “Universal Morality And The Morality Of The Universe”

July 13, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

In the end, Raymond Ingles confuses the expression of a so-called public “morality” with the content of a God-given universal moral code, and equates rational action to further an individual’s wants, needs and desires with the intrinsic moral content of human behavior.

Answers to Life’s Questions: Part 2

July 11, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

More answers to commonly asked questions.

Answers to Life’s Questions

July 2, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Some answers in life are complicated.  Some aren’t.  Here’s a quick guide to help understand the questions I’m most frequently asked.

The Looney Liberal Chronicles: Postscript

June 25, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any loonier, along comes an email from Vermont.

Verify, Then Trust

June 15, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Trust is something that must be earned over time, not simply bestowed upon request — whether it involves your family life, or the adoption of a new national immigration policy.

The Politics of Science and Religion

June 8, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

What do we really know, how do we know it, and what does it all mean anyway?

Why Don’t We Just Bring Back Slavery?

May 28, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Here’s a quick guide to the current debate on illegal immigration, and a practical solution that transcends all the major points.

A Glimpse into the Future: Part 4

May 18, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

How would history have treated the same events if the “other guy” had won the election?

Should We Nominate a Pro-Choice Republican?

May 14, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

In an ideal world, my candidate would believe exactly the same things I do, with the same intensity.  Unfortunately, this isn’t how the world actually works.

The Looney Liberal Chronicles: Chapter 13

May 9, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

It’s time now to end this discussion where it began, with a return to my friend Harry.

Reagan Sheds a Tear at Rosie’s Resignation

April 30, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

How manipulating the truth is backfiring on the Left.

A Glimpse into the Future: Part 3

April 24, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Here’s what we’ve been told over the years by Liberal prognosticators and pundits as they looked into the future.  And, here’s what the outcome really was.

Watching Western Civilization Implode

April 18, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

How long before the rot infesting mainland Europe spreads to American shores?

Thank God For Don Imus

April 16, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Don Imus is an idiot, but not for the reasons everyone thinks.

The Looney Liberal Chronicles: Chapter 12

April 11, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

The danger of carrying liberal utopian thought to its illogical conclusion is a world less safe than before, and a society less free to advance scientifically than it otherwise might be.

A Glimpse into the Future: Part 2

April 4, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Scientists 1,200 years into the future try to figure out if a country called the USA ever really existed, and if it did, why it vanished so suddenly without a trace.

The Looney Liberal Chronicles: Chapter 11

March 30, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

Those willing to die for the cause of pacifism, rather than “force” their beliefs on anyone else in the face of outside aggression, will always be successful in achieving at least half of their goal.

We’re All Going to Die — The Real Impact of Man Made Global Warming

March 24, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

You should have voted for Al Gore in 2000. George Bush didn’t sign the Kyoto Treaty, and now we’re all going to die.

A Glimpse Into The Future

March 21, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

The 2008 election is still a year and a half away, but we don’t have to wait until then to see how well everything is going to work out once Bush is no longer in office.

Words Have Consequences

March 19, 2007 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

What happens when the purveyors of knowledge become the perverters of information?