Jay Wood

Welfare

Conservatives are not opposed to helping others, nor are we opposed to sharing. We are, however, opposed to Welfare. We believe that despite its good intentions, Welfare does more harm than good. Why is that? How could a program designed to provide assistance become such a detrimental force? First and foremost, Welfare creates dependency. By its name, dependency is the opposite of independence. Instead of being self-sufficient, the dependent becomes reliant on government to be the provider. Read More »

Race and Gender

Many on the Left will tell you that they want ‘women and minorities’ in office. Do not be fooled. What they actually mean is that they want ‘LIBERAL women and minorities in office. Take the 2008 Presidential Election for example. Many feminists and others rallied behind Hillary Clinton in the primaries and supported her wholly (or at least in part) because she is a woman. These people had a strong desire to put a woman in the White House. Hillary Clinton was eventually defeated in the primaries. Read More »

We're in the Journal and Courier

Scott Sowers and I were interviewed for a Journal and Courier article about The Purdue Review and Conservatism on campus.  We are very excited about this exposure to the Greater Lafayette community. Click here to read the article.

 

Google 'Purdue Science Department'

If you bring up the Google search engine and type in 'Purdue Science Department', you will see that in the description column under the URL there is an ad for Viagra.  I'm not sure how the ad became the description for the Science Department link, but I found it very interesting.  I assume the Science Department will get this fixed as soon as they can.

Do Not Be Fooled

Many on the Left will tell you that they want 'women and minorities' in office. Do not be fooled. What they actually mean is that they want 'LIBERAL women and minorities in office. Take the 2008 Presidential Election for example. Many feminists and others rallied behind Hillary Clinton in the primaries and supported her wholly (or at least in part) because she is a woman. These people had a strong desire to put a woman in the White House. Hillary Clinton was eventually defeated in the primaries. Shortly thereafter, John McCain chose Sarah Palin (a woman) as his running mate and the Left threw a hissy fit.

Now wait a minute! I thought these people said they wanted a woman in the White House. "Nope nope nope! Not her! Not Palin!" What was that about voting for Hillary because she is a woman? What was that about wanting a woman in the White House? "NOPE NOPE NOPE! Not her! Not Palin! This is totally different!" There was a woman competing in the General Election. Did these people vote for her? The answer is no. The answer is they smeared her and watched with glee as she lost. Yet these same people complain because there has never been a woman in the White House. Do not be fooled. Feminists and the like are not interested in putting a 'woman' in the White House. They are interested in putting a 'LIBERAL woman' in the White House. Read More »

Huge Win In East Lansing

In arguably the most pivotal game on the schedule thus far, #6 Purdue topped #10 Michigan State 76-64 at East Lansing Tuesday night.  With just seconds remaining in the first half, Robbie Hummel drained a very long 3-pointer to give Purdue a 47-33 lead at the intermission.  In the second half, the Boilermakers stretched the lead to 18 points, but saw their advantage shrink to just 3.  In the closing minutes of the game, there was a sense of fear, because Robbie Hummel and Chris Kramer had each picked up 4 fouls.  However, with scoring help from E'Twaun Moore, the Boilers were able to scratch and claw their way back to a 12 point lead that proved to be too much for the Spartans.  Moore led the team with 27 points.  JaJuan Johnson contributed 7 rebounds which also proved to be a big factor in the outcome of the game.  With this very critical conference win, Purdue ties Ohio State at 8-3 in Big Ten play.  Michigan State and Illinois are on top of the Big TEn, each with a 9-3 conference record.  Next up for the Boilers is a home game against Iowa on February 13th. Read More »

Scott Brown

Have you ever considered something to be impossible, and then it happened? It was ‘impossible’ for man to achieve flight. Then came the Wright Brothers. It was ‘impossible’ to beat the Soviets at hockey. Then came the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. It was ‘impossible’ for two friends or family members to video chat with each other. Then came Skype and other software. It was ‘impossible’ to elect a Republican to the U.S. Senate seat held for decades by Massachusetts liberal Ted Kennedy. Then came Scott Brown. Read More »

Purdue Football Recap

The 2009 Purdue football season was an intense emotional rollercoaster. Uncertainty was a prevalent theme throughout the year. Before the season started, there were many questions to be answered. Will Danny Hope continue to run Tiller’s West Coast offense out of the spread? How will inexperienced quarterback Joey Elliott perform? Which running back will get the lion’s share of the carries? Will Ryan Kerrigan really be the next great defensive end in Purdue’s proud history at that position? Read More »

Peace Prizes Come Cheap These Days

On October 9th, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that President Barack Obama was the selection for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination process ended February 1st, just 12 days after the inauguration. Obama’s selection for the award came as a tremendous shock to many people. According to the Nobel Committee, Obama was chosen “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Read More »

Bill Ayers: Not “Just Some Guy in the Neighborhood”

“I don’t regret setting bombs. I feel we didn’t do enough.” That is what University of Illinois at Chicago education professor Bill Ayers, a self proclaimed communist, had to say on September 11th, 2001 when he was questioned about his own acts of terrorism some 30 years prior. Bill Ayers helped lead a radical domestic terror group, the Weather Underground Organization, which was active (in at least some capacity) from 1969 to 1981. Read More »

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