The following are exclusive feature articles by RenewAmerica analysts. The views expressed generally reflect the values and philosophy of RenewAmerica although each writer is responsible for the accuracy of individual pieces, and the position taken is the writers own.
February 6, 2012
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The Republicans appear destined to slug it out for a few more rounds before landing on a candidate. But Republican strategists have their eyes on the target: extracting the tools of power from a man widely viewed as not just wrong-headed, but dangerous... (more)
January 26, 2012
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST What we witnessed Tuesday night on Capitol Hill was the oratorical version of a typical White House that one would expect on a Friday afternoon (i.e., when forced to reveal bad news, the Obama White House releases a blizzard of paperwork Friday at about 4:30 or 5, hoping most reporters have launched their weekends at the bar)... (more)
January 23, 2012
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The life story of George Washington is "a miracle." After all, Glenn Beck asks, what other mortal "can lay claim to a legacy that has allowed so many to experience freedom around the world?" In "Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man as You've Never Seen Him," Mr. Beck brings the "father of our country" and first president to life... (more)
January 16, 2012
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST In years past, incumbent office-holders more often than not could count on a popular passivity to enable them to get by on name recognition and thirty-second sound bites. That neat little arrangement has been interrupted in many places. The state of Utah presents a case study for Americans elsewhere to consider as they pursue their own efforts to hold their public servants accountable... (more)
January 9, 2012
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST There is no effort within the U.S. intelligence community - - as far as we know - - to find out how on earth 16 intelligence agencies bestowed an imprimatur upon a 2007 "estimate" that totally inaccurately declared that Iran had given up its pursuit of nuclear weapons. In November, we raised the question as to whether the flawed finding was the result of enemy influence within the CIA or other agency... (more)
December 29, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST When the old (2011) gives way to the new (2012), the longer view comes into focus. All of which prompts the following... (more)
December 19, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The congested and crumbling condition of our surface transportation network is so acute that "almost anything" to bring about short-term improvement "will be better than what we are doing now." Is the gas tax you pay at the pump, at least as it is currently formulated, a failure? Is it as ineffective in highway/roads upkeep as it is politically unpopular?... (more)
December 12, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) crowd (with White House ties) is the natural outgrowth of several generations of classroom Marxist indoctrination. Foremost has been the hate-America "history" taught in writings of the late Communist Party member Howard Zinn... (more)
December 8, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The mainstream media have pounced on every GOP presidential candidate widely perceived (correctly or not) as credibly equipped to articulate conservative issues in the 2012 election campaign... (more)
December 3, 2011
PATRICK GARRY, RA ANALYST Despite the abysmal record of President Obama and the struggling economy, polls show that middle and working-class Americans still view the Democratic Party more favorably than they do the Republican Party... (more)
November 28, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST America is under attack. Not by a uniformed army with rifles and tanks. But the invasion is here and advancing. The soldiers of the attacking "Red Army" are part of a "radical network" that "excels at lying in wait and perfecting its assault so that when the right vehicle arrives, whether it's President Obama or someone else, it is ready to strike." Such is the "mostly legal" table that is being set right before our eyes for America's ultimate downfall... (more)
November 21, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST From the grave, one of the most honored economists of the 20th century warns America - - and all of Western civilization - - to be wary of the mirage-like temptations offered by so-called "democratic socialism"... (more)
November 14, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Let's just roll out the facts, and see what you think. Start with the UN report: (1) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has just confirmed the long widespread knowledge that Iran has been trying to build nuclear weapons... (more)
November 7, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST For years, the government has been lying to us by low-balling inflation. Oh, but don't worry, you'll be OK. Just don't eat anything or drive anywhere - - or fly anywhere. Just stay home and starve... (more)
October 31, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Hollywood's revolutionary left apparently is willing to shed its fig leaf of respectability to produce a movie glorifying a violent pro-communist terrorist group. We are not talking here about some "on the cheap" Grade C movie filmed in someone's basement... (more)
October 24, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Former FBI informant Brandon Darby says the Occupy Wall Street movement "is nothing less than a current manifestation of an international revolutionary push in which I myself used to play a significant role." Darby is slated to detail the real story behind the "Occupy" movement at a Thursday briefing at the National Press Club. The gathering is sponsored by America's Survival, Inc.... (more)
October 20, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Not a single vote has been cast in the Republican presidential primary. Not one. Yet, the Republican Party establishment has decided for us that Mitt Romney is the 2012 anointed one. Why? Well, he's a veteran campaigner, or he has become a household name. Or some variation that leads to the bottom-line rationale that "It's his turn"... (more)
October 17, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Herman Cain has had little money and almost no organization. That may change since his "breakout from the pack" drive for the Republican presidential nomination has gained traction. The candidate sees three kinds of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who say "What the heck happened?"... (more)
October 10, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Cancel elections! "Take out" the "sons of bitches!" Send capitalists to "re-education [read concentration] camps!" Chop their heads off! Kill the bankers! Kill the rich! Kill your parents! Kill! Kill! Kill! "Occupy Wall Street" rioting is not a self-starter with bored white kids on a lark to rush the calendar for Spring Break (though some such "useful idiots" are in the mix)... (more)
October 3, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST With two very high-profile enemies of the United States now out of the way, President Obama can claim - - what? Not "Mission accomplished." It is gratifying of course that U.S. fighting forces saw to it that Osama bin Laden and Anwar al Awlaki met their deserved fates... (more)
September 26, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST There's a lot of money and political activism idling on the sidelines - - held in abeyance by key figures amongst Republican-oriented groups and individuals. That "smart money" (in currency and political acumen) is waiting for the perfect candidate to take on Barack Obama... (more)
September 22, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST As this is written, we're looking forward to the next Republican debate. It's early in the election cycle, but not too early to be thinking about which candidate is (1) right on the issues, and (2) electable... (more)
September 19, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The unveiling of Martin Luther King's memorial - - now set for October 16 - - brings to mind all the controversies surrounding his crusade, as well as the general political upheaval that made 1968 the pivotal turning point of the late - - and perhaps the entire - - 20th century... (more)
September 15, 2011
JOAN SWIRSKY, RA ANALYST Over the past almost-three years, I've had to laugh - - in contempt - - when the so-called intelligentsia have shaken their collective heads in bewilderment and seeming incomprehension as they've watched Obama and his essentially Communist regime plunge our nation into: (1) A disastrous economy... (more)
September 12, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Most Americans who pay attention to politics believe Hollywood's political influence in American life and culture is heavily weighted on the left. Steven J. Ross, a historian who teaches at the University of Southern California, begs to differ. He believes the evidence shows that while "the Hollywood left has had the political glitz ... the Hollywood right sought, won and exercised electoral power"... (more)
September 8, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST "America's mayor," Rudy Giuliani, told a National Press Club audience Tuesday that there had been about 40 attempted/planned attacks on America in the ten years since 9/11, and he assumed there will be more. He believes future attacks on America could come at us in a form and on a level we don't anticipate. That conjecture is prescient... (more)
September 5, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST History has pictured the great railroad-driven 19th century settlement of the deserts, mountains and flatlands of the American West as a mixed blessing. The railroad barons of the era were devious and knew how to cut ethical corners, but they achieved the noble end result of bringing our then-very-young nation together, much to our economic and cultural benefit to this day... (more)
September 1, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Ho hum. Another conservative presidential candidate is trashed by the civility-talking media. Rick Perry shoots to the top of the polls just days after entering the Republican field, and in no time, he gets the "he's stupid" treatment accorded Ronald Reagan (whose predecessors were not smart enough to figure out a way to bring down the Soviet empire or how to usher in two decades of unprecedented prosperity)... (more)
August 22, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Right up front, let us stipulate the following: 1 - - I respect Warren Buffett. How can anyone not? Wall Street's most famous investor did not attain that status without abundant smarts. He is a prime example of what makes the free enterprise system work... (more)
August 15, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST So how are things going for us in Libya? What's the latest? Haven't heard? Neither have I. That must mean things are going to hell in a rocket-ship, because with Obama in the White House, the media have accorded the silent treatment to any bad news on that war front. Why? The activist left can't play the "Bush is Hitler" card anymore, so their media allies ignore it... (more)
August 4, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST "I love you guys," House Speaker John Boehner is reported to have said at a meeting with the tea party freshmen. That comment despite the fact that those same men and women who came to this city to "change the way Washington works" gave the Ohioan a hellfire test of his leadership in the debt ceiling debate... (more)
August 1, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST In 2008, Americans wanted a "different kind" of president. They got one, but the buyer's remorse in 2011 is pervasive. The much-maligned Tea Party movement - - initially a populist pushback to Obamacare - - symbolizes that regret... (more)
July 25, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST "I think he's trying to destroy The New York Times," a newspaper editor opined to me shortly after worldwide media mogul Rupert Murdoch had acquired and poured money into upgrading The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)... (more)
July 18, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST In trying to cope with the debt ceiling, the Republicans are re-learning that the country cannot be run from Capitol Hill - - not from both legislative houses, let alone one. Compounding the challenge is that one house - - in this case Harry Reid's United States Senate - - chooses to spin its wheels while doing - - well, almost nothing... (more)
July 11, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Glenn Beck stepped on a lot of powerful toes while at Fox News, so it was no surprise that his three-year contract ended six months prior to its planned expiration. However..... One very likely reason for that goes to an issue that is largely overlooked... (more)
July 2, 2011
PATRICK GARRY, RA ANALYST In two decisions announced this week, the Supreme Court's liberal wing shows a curious and seemingly inconsistent stance toward First Amendment freedoms. In Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, the wing, with the exception of Justice Breyer, found that a California law requiring minor children to have their parent's consent before purchasing graphically violent video games violated the First Amendment rights of video game manufacturing and distributing corporations... (more)
June 30, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The "I" word is something one is well-advised to use sparingly lest it be abused and over-used. Impeachment is a constitutional option that has - - during our nation's history - - been approached with super-caution. After all, officials at the very top echelons of our government either were elected or were nominated by an elected official (the president) or were appointed by the duly elected head of state... (more)
June 27, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The timing for release of this book could not be better. The debt ceiling's claimed deadline approaches as Congress wrangles over how or whether to confront the consequences in a meaningful - - if politically risky - - way or take the easy course of running up the national credit card yet again... (more)
June 23, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST The fact that bad people are elected to office and then appoint other people with questionable backgrounds should not shock anyone observing the trends that have crept into our society... (more)
June 21, 2011
SHER ZIEVE, RA ANALYST Treason is generally defined as "betrayal of country: a violation of the allegiance owed by somebody to his or her own country, e.g. by aiding an enemy." High treason is defined as "treason perpetrated by somebody against his or her own country"... (more)
June 20, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST A key leader of the Cold War-era Communist underground in the U.S. has verified the Communist affiliation of a man (Hugh DeLacy) who was a friend of the current CIA Director Leon Panetta... (more)
June 14, 2011
PATRICK GARRY, RA ANALYST Ever since the 2010 elections, with the prominent role of the Tea Party, there has been much discussion about big, centralized government. Conservatives, libertarians, and Tea Party activists argue that America has drifted too far from the constitutional principle of limited government - - that the federal government is becoming too big, too powerful, with an unlimited scope of authority... (more)
June 13, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST If you have been depending on the mainstream media for your news the past few days, you are probably learning here for the first time that CIA Director Leon Panetta has been called out for his links to an important open member of the Communist Party... (more)
June 6, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Not too long ago, a congressional staffer made the argument in a private meeting that in America as a democracy, the majority must always rule no matter what. If 51 percent of the people want Shariah (Islamic) law in this country, he argued, then we should have Shariah law nationwide... (more)
May 31, 2011
PATRICK GARRY, RA ANALYST Republicans seem to be on the defensive in the debate over Medicare and the federal budget deficit. They are being branded extremists willing and eager to shut down the government. They are depicted as turning their backs on American values - - bent on robbing senior citizens of health care and impoverishing young children. They have been loudly vilified by Democrats, perhaps even more so than either Saddam Hussein or Moammar Gadhafi... (more)
May 26, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Let's cut to the quick: The Democrats want to let Medicare go bankrupt. An accurate TV commercial would portray a Harry Reid lookalike (or Pelosi or Obama) pushing Grandma over the cliff. That is exactly what Democrats are doing to the Republicans, with a Paul Ryan lookalike pushing the chair... (more)
May 26, 2011
SHER ZIEVE, RA ANALYST The recent Indiana Supreme Court ruling against the U.S. Constitution - - rendering the Fourth Amendment null and void in that state by terminating citizens' right to resist illegal police entry into their homes - - is only the latest unconscionable step in a series of actions designed to unravel each and every portion of the Bill of Rights... (more)
May 26, 2011
JOAN SWIRSKY, RA ANALYST Jew hatred comes in many forms — all of them irrational and unsupported by empirical fact, but all of them powerful and largely effective in deflecting personal and political failure onto a tiny people, who by their mere existence highlight the glaring deficiencies that exist in their adversaries. Like a deadly systemic infection, be it viral or bacterial, Jew hatred comes in many strains... (more)
May 23, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST Our signatures on the petition went out with Friday's mail. All we did was urge the state of Maryland to put a new ill-advised "special interest" law before the voters. Let them decide whether it remains... (more)
May 19, 2011
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST As more details emerge in the case of false accusations against Fairfax, Va., elementary school coach Sean Lanigan, it becomes relevant to add more perspective to what we wrote on May 16. This is necessitated by the fact that Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman has added details to his original story of the lies about Lanigan's supposed inappropriate liberties with a minor. Those facts (previously unknown to us) prompt a revision to our own Monday comments... (more)
