Peter Funt

It’s in the Mail
02/23/2011
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Presidents Day, when government offices were closed, I dropped a Netflix envelope in the box outside our local post office. ... Read More
Keeping an Eye on Congress
02/15/2011
A recurrent cry among Republicans during their successful campaign to take control of the House of Representatives was for greater transparency in the workings of ... Read More
Taking Exception
01/31/2011
Even in the midst of serious shortfalls involving the economy, education, health care, and military entanglements overseas, America remains truly exceptional in many ways. However, ... Read More
The Bachmann Express
01/26/2011
Michele Bachmann for president. There’s a bumper sticker that should definitely make the Obama team feel more confident about retaining the White House in 2012. ... Read More
The State of Things
01/21/2011
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union message Tuesday night. What might he say to inspire and move the nation forward? Tonight I ... Read More
In Other News…
01/19/2011
On Monday the nation honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was shot to death in 1968 with a single bullet from a Remington Gamemaster ... Read More
Air Raid
01/13/2011
During a recent radio interview I was asked why it is that conservative broadcasters are so much more successful than their progressive, or liberal, counterparts. ... Read More
Clubbed
01/05/2011
It was Groucho Marx who famously stated, “I would never belong to any club that would have me as a member.” Smart guy. If he ... Read More
2011 Precap
12/31/2010
No one was more surprised by the way 2010 turned out than this reporter, except possibly the 69 Democrats who lost their seats in Congress, ... Read More
Voluntary Tax Break
12/22/2010
Seems there are almost as many theories about how to change the tax laws as there are citizens to whom the laws apply. Here’s one ... Read More