Almost daily, you hear a commercial or see in print a plea to “buy American”. But what is American?

I own two cars. A Ford 500 that was assembled in Illinois and consists of 70% US/Canadian parts. The engine was…

This past Saturday, just one day after celebrating the Fourth with family and friends, a friend and I went to Bar Italia in Central West End to enjoy the cool night. We were quickly interrupted by the people at the…

A reader’s letter printed on the Fourth of July questioned whether or not our nations patriotism has been “dumbed down”. Are you kidding? What hasn’t been dumbed down in America the last 30 years? Lawsuits have been won by people…

Are there enough Americans left to lift back up the America that I inherited from my father’s generation?

It sickens me to see how our Corporate Media is trying to control the fall out of the Scott McClellan book. We hear…

The memory of a recent observation made me laugh while reading “Speeding toward $4 a gallon”.  Yesterday I spent a few minutes at breakfast plotting out the most efficient route to cover the five errands I needed to run.  The last…