Whattya Know and Whattya Believe In

If you would like my very uneducated and highly opinionated view on nearly any topic, please feel free to post that subject here. I will not...

Eleven-score and eleven years ago, on this continent, a new nation was formed. It was formed from rage, it was formed from violence, and it ...

I just heard the news that President Bush has commuted the prison sentence of Scooter Libby; however, he did leave in place the two year sen...

One of the gravest threats that the world faces is the threat of an Iran armed with nuclear weapons. On various occasions, the UN has mandat...

I realize that there are a lot of people out there who have become regular readers of this blog, and I must sincerely apologize for almost c...

One of the most important roles of being a parent is protecting our children from danger. Unfortunately, more and more we are hearing of ch...

In part one of my discussion of the second amendment, I covered one of the principle reasons the second amendment was added to the Constitut...

I often hear people in Topeka complaining about crime. Of course, the Topeka Police Department and the Shawnee County Sheriff’s office recei...

The primary reason the United States exists in the form it does today, is that it was formed by people rebelling against tyranny. Additional...

One of the people I have had numerous minor debates with (avowed agnostic vs. avowed theist) offered me a challenge the other day. It was an...

Recently, I have had several people tell me that I am attempting to be “the moral authority”. My first though was that they must be nuts to ...

It seems that wherever President Bush travels in the world, he encounters protests, anti-American crowds, hatred, and even violence. At the ...

Immediately after guaranteeing Americans the right to practice the religion of our own choice (or to not practice any religion at all), the ...

China, on June 9th, rejected a shipment of pistachio nuts from the United States because they said it contained ants. However, there has als...

The First Amendment found in the American Bill of Rights grants several rights to Americans. The first right mentioned is normally referred ...

Many Americans go about their lives blindly, learning about their Constitutional rights from shows such as Law & Order, COPS, et al… The...

SB 1348, the bill which would have given those who entered our country illegally amnesty for violating our immigration laws, committing iden...

September 11, 2001. Ask any American when we initiated our global war on terror, and they will tell you of that horrific day now simply refe...

I found the story from the front lines of Baghdad to be a very interesting view into how life in Baghdad is going. I think everyone, whethe...

It always amazes me the vehemence with which the radical left makes personal attacks on those who dare to stand up and say that wrong is wro...

As I stated in my last posting, President Bush has published numerous “Facts” in an attempt to dispel certain so-called “myths” about SB 134...

Since Senate Bill 1348 was introduced, there has been a lot of feedback from both the conservatives and the liberals on how bad this bill is...

The other day, I heard a ruckus out back, and investigated. I watched my apparently crazy dog trying to eat his way through our chain link f...

The other day, I discussed the heinous acts of a pedophile. To rehash, a 38-year old man was convicted in Shawnee County District Court of 1...

The one thing I find most amazing, is the number of people who will bash Fred Phelps for his idiotic rants in one breath, and in the next, t...

On Saturday, the Topeka Capital-Journal headlined a story that struck me in a very weak spot. It outlined the story of a 38-year-old man, co...

In my travels around the world, what pictures would I have taken, if I had taken pictures? It's extremely hard to think of what I would ...

Paste the URL of the link to your favorite Helium Article (make sure it was written by Alan Fernald of course) in as a comment, and I'll...

In memorial of all those who have served our country and given the ultimate sacrifice. May God rest your soul, and provide comfort and hope ...

Many today have stood up and yelled, “There is no God!” They ridicule people like myself who believe that our world was created by a higher ...