Column: Czar Crazy
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 01. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
Obama’s has appointed more czars than any president in U.S. history. Who are all these people, and how much power do they actually yield?
Column: Government Confusion
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 25. Jul, 2009 | 0 Comments
The government is a massive ball of confusion. Just take the tax code for example, it has exploded in size since the 1930’s and an entire industry has been born to try and figure it out.
VIDEO: Global Warming, It’s Kinda Like That
Posted by Jacob in Columns, Video Updates on 27. Jun, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Summer of Common Sense gets underway with the first installment of our new video series “It’s Kinda Like That.” In this one we relate global warming to an everyday situation.
Swine Flu Fever
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 02. May, 2009 | 0 Comments
By: Jacob Bodnar
There’s a famous quote about the power of media.
“Media may not be successful in telling people what to think, but it is stunningly successful in telling readers what to think about.”
I’m not exactly sure who said it, but whoever it was they hit the nail on the head. The media doesn’t [...]
Let’s Applaud Miss California
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 25. Apr, 2009 | 2 Comments
By: Jacob Bodnar
Hopefully I wouldn’t be fooling anyone if I said that I didn’t watch the Miss USA pageant. As a matter of fact I don’t think I’d be fooling anyone if I said that no one watched the Miss USA pageant.
However, at least one person watched it, and they were able to see [...]
Sheltering the Stimulus
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 13. Feb, 2009 | 0 Comments
Cross posted from Blog of Bodnar
Something smells very funky about this stimulus plan.
I’ve always thought it was a bad idea, but the new “compromised” bill from the House and Senate has a stench to it that is worrying me very much. It has nothing to do with what’s actually in the bill, very few [...]
What the Romans Can Teach Us
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 28. Jan, 2009 | 0 Comments
By: Logan Sparrow
When one takes the time to look in a history book you are likely to find plenty of information on the Roman Empire. It goes without question that the Roman Empire was the most successful Empire ever to have emerged throughout history. The Romans had the largest economy, not to mention the most [...]
Monkey in the Middle
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 22. Jan, 2009 | 0 Comments
By: Jacob Bodnar
Remember the children’s game monkey in the middle?
Two kids would stand apart from each other and throw a ball back and forth, meanwhile a third person in the middle would try and steal the ball, thus demonkeying himself. The object of the game for the two outsiders was to not become the [...]
Drunk with Stupidity
Posted by Jacob in Columns on 22. Aug, 2008 | 0 Comments
By: Jacob Bodnar
It was a rather uncomfortable situation.
As a freshman at Michigan State University, it was mandatory that I attend an all hall meeting for my dorm. I assumed that the meeting would be the rules and regulations about the dorm; what to do and what not to do. How we all have to [...]
Obamanomics: Spending and Taxes can be fun!
Posted by Jacob in 2008 Election, Columns, Taxes/Spending on 18. Aug, 2008 | 0 Comments
By: Jacob Bodnar
How much does a Twinkie cost?
About 75 cents for two fattening sponge cakes with cream filling.
Now imagine if you walked into a 7-Eleven, bought a Twinkie and were asked, “How much do you make?”
Suddenly that Twinkie costs you more depending on your salary. If you rake in $100,000 a year, the [...]
