Some might find it ironic that the most vocal advocates of private property ignore the fact that much of the land they "own" was stolen (sorry, there is no other word) from Native Americans. Of course Native Americans were not so haughty as to believe they might "own" God's creation in the first place.

Wednesday evening's Socorro Electric Coop board meeting went forward with a public audience, for the first time ever, and after a closed executive session, the board's president expressed his desire to withdraw the lawsuit, but recognized that will probably not be possible.

The Pencil Warrior weighs in on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the political climate which made it inevitable that such a disaster would occur.

How does the media contribute to spinning stories, such as the current drumbeat to reduce the federal budget deficit? The Pencil Warrior explains.

Just when you thought the SEC's board could not get any worse, its attorney, Dennis Francish, has decided that they should sue the members. Sheesh.

Funny how all of a sudden deficits matter. The Pencil Warrior asks: where were these folks when we were racking up trillion dollar wars on the nation's credit card?

Is there an elephant in the room with regards to the Gulf oil spill? The Pencil Warrior thinks so...

The Weekly Standard suggests that the current administration is favoring the oligarchs. Harlan Lee begs to differ.

The Weekly Standard's conservative columnist, Fred Barnes, tells us that Obama is no FDR. Harlan Lee takes him to task.

The Socorro Electric Coop annual meeting is this Saturday, April 17th. Maybe it's time we all show up and vote?