West Side Story (1961) is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story told against the backdrop of immigration in New York. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (as well as a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins

This story might cause some disagreement among Godfather Politics readers. That’s OK. But there’s a lesson in it for conservatives who say they believe market decisions should decide the success or failure of a business. Marriott International has been ordered to “pay the government a $600,000 fine for jamming conference

Whoever controls the language controls the debate. Liberals have been good at language control. It’s not killing an unborn baby; it’s a woman’s “freedom of choice.” It’s not same-sex sexuality; it’s “gay rights.” It’s not governmental theft; it’s “fixing income inequality.” Social Security, Affordable Care Act, Department of Homeland Security,

According to a 47-page opinion by U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake, “guns that were regulated by the state of Maryland last year, including AR-15 and AK-style rifles (as well as other magazine fed, semi-auto rifles with certain features), “fall outside Second Amendment protection as dangerous and unusual arms.” If

With open borders, Obama’s Executive Orders normalizing illegal immigration, and no check on who’s coming into our country, it’s reasonable to assume that people who want to destroy our way of life are making their way into America. If there are people who will blow themselves up for a cause,

War is hell. It has far reaching implications that are not often foreseen by those who are enthusiastic for it. My friend Peter Hammond has written a fascinating article about World War I – “The War that Will End War” as it was called. It was said to be the

I saw a few posts on Facebook about the unusual number of earthquakes taking place in Oklahoma. After researching Oklahoma earthquakes online, I found that there are hundreds of recorded earthquakes which are being attributed to the oil and gas industry and “hydraulic fracturing” (fracking). Most of the earthquakes are

A scene from the film Casablanca (1942) always made me say, “You got that right.” Major Strasser: Are you one of those people who cannot imagine the Germans in their beloved Paris? Rick: It’s not particularly my beloved Paris. Heinz: Can you imagine us in London? Rick: When you get

How is it possible that less than 2% of the population can wield such power? As expected, Mozilla Chief Executive Brendan Eich has stepped down. What did he do that was so evil? Did he murder someone? Did he molest a child? Does he have a Swastika tattooed on his

The latest Fort Hood shooting is maddening. Of course, for those who were murdered by a lone gunman, it’s tragic. Families don’t expect their loved ones to be killed by a fellow-soldier on a military base. I don’t know what the reasoning is about disarming soldiers on military bases like

I hate Day Light Saving Time (not “Savings”). It messes with my internal clock. I usually get up around 5:30 am. Now it’s 6:30, and I’ve lost an hour of solace, silence, and solitude. In the fall, we should set our timepieces back 30 minutes and leave them there. But

A political tidal wave just hit in Pennsylvania. When’s the last time a write-in candidate won an election? It doesn’t happen very often. But it happened in the Keystone State – for the first time. Will the establishment Republicans in other states take notice? Tea Party candidate Scott Wagner won a

Does the recent election of a Republican for mayor of San Diego indicate what might happen in the upcoming 2014 election?  “A pro-business Republican candidate was elected San Diego’s new mayor after a special election to replace Bob [Filthy] Filner, a disgraced Democrat ousted last year. With results in from

Here’s my short answer to lifting the Cuba embargo: Yes! “The United States has had a trade embargo against Cuba for more than 50 years, but according to the latest survey, a majority of Americans favor normalizing relations with the Communist regime.” Maybe at the time an embargo was a

Oregon’s constitution states the following in Section 3 of Article 1 of the Bill of Rights: “Freedom of religious opinion. No law shall in any case whatever control the free exercise, and enjoyment of religious opinions, or interfere with the rights of conscience.” The above sounds ironclad. A person in

We’re still hearing how global warming is killing the planet, even though more studies show that humans have nothing to do with changes planetary temperatures. It’s gotten so bad that falling temperatures are being used as evidence of rising temperatures. Pseudoscience is the new normal. We’ve seen this type of

My article on the inauguration of Bill de Blasio caused one Facebook reader to take me to task for identifying the newly sworn in mayor as a Marxist. When a politician starts talking about “income inequality” and promises to use the authority and force of government to “correct” it, that

I’m writing this before the release of the ObamaCare enrollment numbers. Why should we trust any number this administration reveals to us? There’s no way for us to check it. Obama lied about keeping our existing plans and doctors, what makes anyone think that he’s going to tell the truth