The Blog
A knowledge of history, especially the origins of our constitutional republic, can have a profound effect on one’s understanding of today’s politics and public policy issues. Thinking Out Loud is Bruce’s (mostly conservative) take on the modern-day issues related to the Constitution, governmental power, politics, the law, culture, religion and the like.
This is where you’ll find commentary on issues making today’s headlines, such as Obamacare, immigration, government shutdowns, the current state and future of the Republican party, gun ownership and the Second Amendment, and more. In Thinking Out Loud, Bruce deftly juxtaposes the laws and principles on which our country was founded with today’s current events and controversies — the result is what everyone is talking about!
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Wouldn’t you know it, many on the Left are surprised and angered that in his recent Inaugural Address, President Trump repeatedly repeated the message that he had repeatedly repeated during his campaign — the one that got him elected president: For too long, out-of-touch elitists have been in power, and...Read More »
What is the world’s greatest threat? Many believe it is the rise of Islamic-inspired terrorism, as manifest in ISIS, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and other jihadist organizations that germinated in the Middle East and northern Africa, and are now spreading like a plague around the globe.
One reason this is so great...Read More »
Donald Trump is now our 45th president, and I can’t help but compare him to our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. Both men were derided as dangerous simpletons by the intellectual elite, yet both men successfully rode into the White House on a wave of populist anger at the corrupt cronyism...Read More »
In a public service announcement that aired on television several of Hollywood’s biggest stars spoke out against gun ownership. Among them were Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner. Facing the camera with dead serious expressions they asked how long our country would continue to countenance gun-related violence.
Among the movies Jamie Foxx...Read More »
I share many of the hopes for our country that President Obama outlined in his recent farewell address. His call for unity was eloquent and admirable, and in places his speech reinforced my belief that he loves America. That said:
In his address he claimed that “race relations are better than...Read More »