Quarter-mile markers cost freedom W.C. Augustine March 25, 2012 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Quarter-mile markers cost freedom Allegedly looking out for our interests, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has decided to place 4,500 new quarter-mile marker signs along the state’s 286-mile...
Obama Ridicules President Rutherford B. Hayes for Own Gain W.C. Augustine March 20, 2012 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Last week President Obama, escaping to his professorial instincts where results and production are not elements to measure, used a teachable moment to enlighten us why President Rutherford B. Hayes likeness...
The Environmental Case to Alter Human Genes W.C. Augustine March 18, 2012 Rebel Pundit Jacob pulled the electric tricycle into Emma’s driveway. The little vehicle only awkwardly allowed his tall frame of 4-feet, 5-inches, which towered 5 inches over her, enough room to lean in for a...
Is Crony Capitalism Environmentally Friendly? W.C. Augustine March 10, 2012 Rebel Pundit President Obama has been criticized as an advocate of an extreme brand of environmentalism that borders on religion. He is also accused of using the government to curry favor toward selected parties, (i.e....
Illinois Legislature Looks to Ban Minors’ Use of Tanning Beds W.C. Augustine March 9, 2012 Rebel Pundit Timidly Alicia entered the alleyway an hour before dusk. She was anxious only partly because it was darker than she had hoped. Fortunately her contact was behind the first dumpster, not too deep in the...
The Birth Control Straw Man W.C. Augustine February 18, 2012 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment The clock in the hallway had not yet struck midnight as five uniformed troopers in boots that stopped just short of their knees burst through the front door as three others invaded the kitchen through the back...
Surprise–Delaying the Next Ice Age is a Good Thing W.C. Augustine February 16, 2012 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Can you imagine the calamity of it—an ice sheet four times thicker than the Willis tower’s height crushing the skyscraper as the glacier slides south toward the plains of central...
The Pledge of Allegiance — For What Does it Stand? W.C. Augustine January 27, 2012 Rebel Pundit Monday evening I attended a School Choice forum in a North suburb at a packed auditorium with several hundred people. The crowd, concerned about poor educational performance in the country, listened to a panel...
Obama’s Puzzling Pipeline Decision — Something Buried Beneath his Action? W.C. Augustine January 21, 2012 Rebel Pundit 3 Comments This week President Obama rejected a permit for the Keystone pipeline, which would bring oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the gulf coast. More environmental studies were needed,...
A Day in the Life Under Illinois Laws W.C. Augustine January 11, 2012 Rebel Pundit 5 Comments My commute home was taking longer than normal. Having forgotten my driver’s license I limited my speed to five mph over the speed limit and pulled into the second tollbooth en route. Paying the newly...
