What is “Government help” anyway?

I was recently visiting some family near Melbourne, Florida when I came upon the sign pictured above. It was apparently intended to overlap with the Republican convention in Tampa, and its sentiment seems to be a dig at President Obama and the “You didn’t build that” remark. I addressed the willful and misleading interpretation of

It’s better than Tebowing

I imagine that life is very good for Clint Eastwood. After all, he’s had a very long and successful career, in an industry that all Americans know of and pay attention to. If there’s a version of American royalty, movie stars are certainly it, even more so than musicians or professional athletes. And Hollywood’s A-list

The Sanctuary on Paradise

I’m in Florida this weekend, trying to get a final few days of Summer before school starts up again. Or maybe it won’t if the Chicago teachers go out on strike. But either way, Summer is coming to and end, and we want to end it with something to remember. Our visions of fun in