The Upward Way Press

"But we the voters are not blameless. Having chosen an untested man to be president, on the basis of..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:05 -0400

“But we the voters are not blameless. Having chosen an untested man to be president, on the basis of rhetoric, style and symbolism, we have ourselves to blame if we now have only a choice between two potentially tragic fates — the loss of American lives to terrorism or a further dismantling of our freedoms that has already led many people to ask: “Is this still America?””

- The Loss of Trust - Thomas Sowell

"Which is it, Mr. President? Tell it straight. We are a nation of grown-ups. We can make choices...."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:27:28 -0400

“Which is it, Mr. President? Tell it straight. We are a nation of grown-ups. We can make choices. Even one it took you four years to admit is not “false.””

- Charles Krauthammer: Pushing the envelope, NSA-style - The Washington Post

"Farmers may wish for more farm workers, just as any of us may wish for anything we would like to..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:00:43 -0400

“Farmers may wish for more farm workers, just as any of us may wish for anything we would like to have. But that is wholly different from thinking that some third party should define what we desire as a “need,” much less expect government policy to meet that “need.””

- Economics vs. ‘Need’ - Thomas Sowell

News from The Associated Press

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:33:44 -0400

News from The Associated Press:

Can you believe it?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An economic forecast says the country’s expected “Great Recovery” hasn’t materialized and the economy’s fallen short of even normal growth.

The Los Angeles Times ( HTTP://LAT.MS/13ESJJ3 ) reports the gloomy picture appears in the quarterly UCLA Anderson Forecast released Wednesday.

Understanding Liberals and Progressives - Walter E. Williams

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:07:28 -0400

Understanding Liberals and Progressives - Walter E. Williams

"Too much of our current immigration controversy is conducted in terms of abstract ideals, such as..."

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:45:22 -0400

“Too much of our current immigration controversy is conducted in terms of abstract ideals, such as “We are a nation of immigrants.” Of course we are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of people who wear shoes. Does it follow that we should admit anybody who wears shoes?”

- Abstract Immigrants - Thomas Sowell

"It’s not war that’s receding. It’s America. Under Obama. And it is precisely in the power vacuum..."

Fri, 31 May 2013 10:44:19 -0400

“It’s not war that’s receding. It’s America. Under Obama. And it is precisely in the power vacuum left behind that war is rising.”

- Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s Dorothy Doctrine - The Washington Post

"Liberals get a kick out of accusing their opponents of what they themselves are guilty of."

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:23:41 -0400

“Liberals get a kick out of accusing their opponents of what they themselves are guilty of.”

- Ann Coulter - May 29, 2013 - SEND US YOUR VIOLENT BIGOTS, YEARNING TO BUTCHER OUR CITIZENS

"Apparently it is considered “fascist” to oppose actual fascists immigrating to your..."

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:19:49 -0400

“Apparently it is considered “fascist” to oppose actual fascists immigrating to your country.”

- Ann Coulter - May 29, 2013 - SEND US YOUR VIOLENT BIGOTS, YEARNING TO BUTCHER OUR CITIZENS

"Since the 1791 ratification of our Constitution, until well into the 1920s, federal spending as a..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:26:36 -0400

“Since the 1791 ratification of our Constitution, until well into the 1920s, federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product never exceeded 5 percent, except during war. Today federal spending is 25 percent of our GDP. State and local government spending is about 15 percent of the GDP. That means government spends more than 40 cents of each dollar we earn. If we add government’s regulatory burden, which is simply a disguised form of taxation, the government take is more than 50 percent of what we produce.”

- Americans Deserve the IRS - Walter E. Williams

South Portland doctor stops accepting insurance, posts prices online

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:22:15 -0400

South Portland doctor stops accepting insurance, posts prices online:

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. Michael Ciampi took a step this spring that many of his fellow physicians would describe as radical.

The family physician stopped accepting all forms of health insurance. In early 2013, Ciampi sent a letter to his patients informing them that he would no longer accept any kind of health coverage, both private and government-sponsored. Given that he was now asking patients to pay for his services out of pocket, he posted his prices on the practice’s website.

May his tribe increase.

"What is a tax “loophole”? It is a provision in the law that allows an individual or an..."

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:12:51 -0400

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What is a tax “loophole”? It is a provision in the law that allows an individual or an organization to pay less taxes than they would be required to pay otherwise. Since Congress puts these provisions in the law, it is a little much when members of Congress denounce people who use those provisions to reduce their taxes.

If such provisions are bad, then members of Congress should blame themselves and repeal the provisions. Yet words like “gimmicks” and “loopholes” suggest that people are doing something wrong when they don’t pay any more taxes than the law requires.

”

- The Bullying Pulpit - Thomas Sowell

"The next time an environmentalist warns us of a pending disaster or that we are running out of..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:51:02 -0400

“The next time an environmentalist warns us of a pending disaster or that we are running out of something, we ought to ask: When was the last time a prediction of yours was right?”

- We Are the Idiots - Walter E. Williams

"Problems found in low-income black ghettoes in the United States are found in low-income white..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:17 -0400

“Problems found in low-income black ghettoes in the United States are found in low-income white neighborhoods in Britain, where none of the usual excuses about racism, slavery, etc., apply. The only thing that is the same in both countries is the welfare state and its poisonous ideology.”

- Undoing the Brainwashing - Thomas Sowell

"Since 1998, there has been an unexplained “standstill” in the heating of the..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:58 -0400

“Since 1998, there has been an unexplained “standstill” in the heating of the Earth’s atmosphere.”

- BBC News - Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming ‘not as likely’

Audio

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:15:39 -0400

"If lots of uneducated, low-skilled workers boost a nation’s gross domestic product, then Haiti..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:43 -0400

“If lots of uneducated, low-skilled workers boost a nation’s gross domestic product, then Haiti should be an economic powerhouse. For that matter, so should Mexico.”

- Ann Coulter - May 15, 2013 - HERE’S THAT ‘DYNAMIC SCORING’ YOU ASKED FOR, SENATOR

Hating America

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:23:06 -0400

Hating America:

Teachers, that is.

"Despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s loudly proclaimed question “What..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:08:05 -0400

“Despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s loudly proclaimed question “What difference, at this point, does it make?” the difference is between an honest mistake and a calculated lie to deceive the American people, in order to win an election.”

- Lies About Libya - Thomas Sowell

"Sloppy-minded academics and assorted hustlers have taught that poor English, gangsta rap, men..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:33:00 -0400

“Sloppy-minded academics and assorted hustlers have taught that poor English, gangsta rap, men wearing pigtails and thug behavior should not be criticized but become a part of the celebration of diversity.”

- Honest Examination of Race - Walter E. Williams