Gary Ivey, Author at GaryIvey.Com

“Arab Spring” is Winter for Christians

by Gary Ivey | Oct 26, 2011 | Current Posts

There were high fives all around at the White House at the news that Moammar Qaddafi had been finally caught and killed, so Libya followed Egypt in toppling a long-standing dictatorship (Mubarak was technically President), which itself followed Iraq and the deposition...

Progressing To Disaster

by Gary Ivey | Oct 22, 2011 | Current Posts

Liberals don’t seem to want to be called “Liberals” and Leftists don’t ever want to be known as “Leftists”. Socialists and Communists never seem to want to be called what they are either. “Progressive” is the term...

The “Authentic” African-American Candidate

by Gary Ivey | Oct 15, 2011 | Current Posts

The surprising ascendancy of Herman Cain to the top of the Republican presidential hopeful heap has been interesting, but since we have 13 months before the presidential election, it may or may not make any difference. However, the prospect of an election featuring...

The “Flea Party”

by Gary Ivey | Oct 14, 2011 | Current Posts

“Ask five economists and you’ll get five different explanations — six if one went to Harvard.” Edgar Fiedler’s quote came to mind as I was thinking about the “Occupy Wall Street” protestors. It seems if you ask five of them what they are...

Time for the Zero-Sum Game to Die

by Gary Ivey | Oct 6, 2011 | Current Posts

I left work early today, which allowed me to hear an exchange on the Michael Medved radio show that I would have missed otherwise. I must say, I have never heard the mild-mannered Medved as exercised as he was with this caller. The discussion was about the death of...