So, Are We Paying Attention?

by Art Smith

I’m hoping that the fact you have come to this web site means that you care more about government than the average person.  If you care about government, how we do government, and who is doing the work of government on our behalf, then this article is for you....

Heller Succeeds: Part 1

by Art Smith

Dick Heller, of DC v. Heller fame, finally got a gun permit today.  Unfortunately, that’s only part of the story. The District is treating semi-automatic handguns as “machine guns”.  So, the registration he succeeded at acquiring only allows him to...

The Constitution and The Next Generation

by Art Smith

The Conservative Reader is exceptionally happy to read about 13 Des Moines, Iowa students from East High School who placed first in Iowa and went to Washington, DC to participate in the national finals for “We the People: The Citizen and the...

SCOTUS Holds The Line On Voter Fraud In Indiana

by Art Smith

The Supreme Court handed down a good (in our opinion) decision this week by affirming the Indiana Voter ID law which was under attack by the ACLU. In a 6 to 3 decision, the high court blasted the “facial challenge” (the litigants claimed the Indiana law...

Follow-up on DeKalb Shootings

by Art Smith

I’m still a little overwhelmed by the events of Valentine’s Day. People died or were injured and should not have been. It never should have happened. As with any other shooting of this type, we will have days of analysis about the drugs that this young man...

Contest #5 Winner!

by Art Smith

“Geniousproductions” got the correct answer to this week’s contest! The question was: The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation. Technically, this could have been considered an illegal act. Why? The answer is, the Articles of...