Articles & Blog Posts by Jim Yardley
		
			- Aren't Democrats Lucky? (For the Time Being, Anyway)
 - Thank you, Bernie!
 - Trump’s inaugural speech and the empty chair Democrats
 - Explaining Obama’s polling approval
 - Anti-Trump Riots: I’ve Seen It Before – Twice!
 - How a liberal defines words (and ignores the dictionary)
 - Think it can't be worse? Really?
 - 'Cui bono,' Mr. Trump?
 - Obama can ignore damn near anything
 - De Blasio and the Biggest Band of Brothers
 - Obama's Claim of Kindness
 - Just Why are Illegal Aliens not Criminal?
 - Will Obama Try to Put Holder on the Supreme Court?
 - The Hidden Danger in Obama's ISIS Plan
 - Obama Is Responsible for the Deaths in Iraq
 - Measure Twice, Cut Once
 - Diversity for Thee, but Not for Me
 - I Am Offended by Your Compliment!
 - <em>Ceteris Paribus</em> in Government Assumptions
 - Another Source for the Problems at the VA
 - Obama Heard It Through the Grapevine
 - A Republican's Nightmare? Really?
 - I Will Not 'Go Gentle into That Good Night'
 - The Boy Who Cried Wolfism?
 - Cognitive Dissonance for the Masses
 - Why Do 'Progressives' Love Moving Backward?
 - Is George Orwell Working in the White House?
 - Where is the Daddy?
 - Telling You Not to Use the Word 'Bossy' is, well, Kind of Bossy. Isn’t it?
 - The Future of the Internet
 - Kerry's Right -- it's not the Nineteenth Century
 - Whatever is not Required is Prohibited
 - Breaking: Investors Still Hate ObamaCare
 - The Two-Cent Rule
 - The CBO Gets It Wrong
 - Does the Constitution Force Bakers to Bake?
 - Change the Name to Change the Game
 - The Campaign Begins
 - Is a 'White Christmas' the Next Target?
 - Our Peek-a-Boo President
 - Fire the CEOs
 - Hillary for President? Really?
 - A Different View of Paternalism
 - What Truly is Liberty?
 - So Life is Unfair, Is It?
 - Let's Drop the Hyphens
 - Our President from Another Planet
 - Our 'Federal Family'?
 - Obama wants us to trust him on Syria
 - Our President Plans to 'Rate' Colleges
 - 'Dance with the Girl Ya Brung'
 - Is Obama 'Insuring' Softball Questions?
 - Just How Smart is a Peacock?
 - Whom Are They Kidding?
 - Green bullets?
 - A Follow-Up File is Needed
 - Obama 'Pivots' to Knox College
 - A Living Document?  Well, that Depends
 - Well, If it Worked in Egypt...
 - Enabling Incompetence
 - The NSA: What Exactly Are We Paying For, Again?
 - It's a Question of Trust
 - NSA's Real Targets?
 - So, Only Terrorists, huh?
 - Protecting the Rich?
 - Uncle Sam Wants You...Under His Thumb!
 - Two Words
 - Scandals Here, There and Everywhere
 - Gosnell's Defense: Admission of Defeat, or the Start of an Appeal?
 - The 'We're-Really-Not-Raising-Your-Taxes' Tax
 - And How Many Bullets Do You Need?
 - Truth in Fables: Why Progressives Hate Aesop
 - The Obama Budget: A Plan or a Train Wreck?
 - Are We Helping in Egypt, or Paying Tribute?
 - Can Anyone be Only a 'Little Bit Pregnant?'
 - Choosing Senators: How to Rein in Federal Spending
 - A Second Bill of Rights, or just another Bill of Goods?
 - France stumbling badly in Mali
 - We Can't Wait Until 2016
 - In Praise of Piers Morgan
 - The Smartest People in the Room?
 - To Survive, Republicans Must Embrace School Vouchers
 - On Respecting Muslim Culture
 - Do We Need A Designated Hitter Rule in Politics?
 - Where Should We Go From Here?
 - A Letter to Both Santas
 - Got Mandate?
 - Is Politics Important?
 - Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet. We're Hunting in Benghazi.
 - Judging Polls by the Company They Keep
 - Now Who's Interfering in Another Country's 'Internal Affairs?'
 - And You Wondered Where Your Taxes Went...
 - So Obama Inherited a Mess, Did He? From Whom?
 - 'Forward.' The Perfect Campaign Slogan for Obama?
 - Useful Work
 - You Can Pick Only Two
 - It's Really Up to You
 - The Obama Syndrome?
 - No Thanks, We'll Do It Our Way
 - Picking the Wrong Opponent
 - Only Teachers, Firemen, and Cops?
 - Is Dick Durbin Stupid, Ignorant, or Just Lying to His Constituents?
 - Rights and Consequences
 - Mitt Can Lose, Even If He Wins
 - What Shall It Be? Us versus Them? Or Them versus Us?
 - Ever Wonder Why We Even Bothered?
 - Have We Reached the New Tipping Point?
 - Political Fallacies
 - Who's Flying the New Syrian Choppers?
 - American Exceptionalism: The Things Americans Don't Do Well
 - Do Republicans Really Have Only One Reason to Criticize the President?
 - I Am Barack Obama's Worst Nightmare
 - A Thought for Memorial Day
 - And Exactly What Is Your Job About, Mr. President?
 - Why the Obama Campaign Is Blowing the Election
 - Civil Service Through the Looking Glass
 - A Speech I Would Like to Hear from a Politician...Any Politician!
 - Sixty-three is a Lonely Number
 - A Very Simple Job Description
 - Can the President Lower Gas Prices?
 - America Flexing Its Muscles
 - Have a Little Faith, Just Trust Me!  
 - National Energy Policy? Got One Handy?
 - Compensating for Coattails in 2012
 - Can a Balanced Budget Be Achieved without a Plan?
 - TANSTAAFL
 - Unions and Government: A Suicide Pact for Everyone
 - Can We Rely on the Executive Branch for Unsullied Data?
 - Has the Constitution Lost Its Sex Appeal?
 - First Global Warming - Now Global Sweetening!
 - Obama's Assault on Religious Conscience 
 - And Just How Do You Define 'Fair'?
 - Once Again, Our Government Finds Itself Clueless 
 - Look at Me Pretending to Care, Mr. President
 - How Can Obama and the Democrats Deflect Blame?  Let Me Count the Ways.
 - Obama and the Constitution: How Inconvenient!
 - Team Obama and the Voters
 - The Price of Obama's Peace Dividend Is an Increased Risk of War
 - Will Obama Go to War?
 - What Can Herman Cain Do, What Must He Do, What Should He Do?
 - Mr. President, Do You Recall What Your Job Is?
 - School District Shenanigans: Seeking a Better Education Means Jail Time for Parents
 - School Vouchers, as Seen by the Opposition
 - GOP Contenders: Please Put Your Egos On Hold
 - The Ultimate Oxymoron
 - Chris Christie has an Obligation to Run
 - Hope and Change?  Yes, But Not in that Order
 - Hope and Change?  Yes, But Not in that Order
 - It Only Took Two Years
 - Is That a Cry for Democracy in the Middle East?
 - Staying Focused
 - President Sorta, Kinda, Maybe
 - A Teachable Moment for Barack Obama
 - The Smartest Guy in the Room has No Sense of History
 - The Battle of Wisconsin
 - The Right Way to 'Spread the Wealth Around'
 - Why Should Republicans Be Embarrassed about Chris Lee's resignation?
 - Honey, Do You Mind Leftovers Tonight?
 - More Obama White House Propaganda
 - And Now for Something Completely Different...
 - The left and fables
 - Change Tea Party Goals?
 - Selective Democracy
 - What Is Congress Establishing?
 - Bloomberg believes tea party a 'fad'
 - Are social cons really being left behind by the tea party?
 - We Don't Like Either of You
 - Prime the Pump, or Fill the Tank?
 - This election season, let's get candidates to promise what they won't do
 - Election Promises
 - The Sherrod matter a boon for Obama
 - Obama's Deficit Commission: What's the point?
 - Just trying to be a good neighbor
 - Democrat 'Suicide Bombers'
 - In God We Trust... In Government? Not So Much
 - Deporting Arizona's Illegals
 - How about a lottery to decide the first primary state?
 - Sticks and stones
 - Mark Twain scores again
 - We Are Being Governed by the Elite? Oh, Really?
 - Debunking climate change doesn't mean the climate isn't changing
 - Did You Feel the Earth Move?
 - Obama channeling P.T. Barnum
 - A new recruiting tool
 - Whom Are We Hiring?
 - Praising Saul Alinsky and Cloward-Piven
 - Keeping Corporations Honest
 - Stimulate What is Needed
 - Bi-Polar Liberals?