Benjamin Parish

May 24, 2011

Supporters of Multiculturalism Demonstrate Hypocrisy With Criticism of Western World

By Benjamin Parish

I’m not an immigrant or a minority; I’m unfamiliar with that experience. However, I am familiar with American culture. Please resist branding me with the choice terms of “racist,” “xenophobic” or “nativist,...

May 17, 2011

Gasoline Prices Reflect Government Ploy

By Benjamin Parish

Gasoline prices are getting out of control. These prices don’t need to be where they are, and they aren’t because of some conspiracy between oil companies, other individuals or other countries; they exist because you...

May 10, 2011

Right Said:Horowitz Provokes Diverse Discourse

By Opinion Editor, Benjamin Parish

What does it mean to be political? Media and other “very important people” tell us it means to disagree civilly over public policy and politically correct narratives. However, when these constraints confine politica...

April 18, 2011

Right Said: Dismiss Democrats To Retain Freedom

By Benjamin Parish, Opinion Editor

Instead of discussing A.S elections for the whole column, I would first like to state I will proudly be supporting the only practical and serious slate — O.P.P. (Open People’s Party) — in addition to Beau Shaw. Wit...

April 12, 2011

Wisconsin Republican Offers Financial Resolve

By Benjamin Parish

Whether you were born in America or immigrated here, you live in one of the greatest societies mankind has ever devised.

March 1, 2011

Biased Media Representation Draws Incomplete Picture of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Benjamin Parish

First, I would like to thank the American Students for Israel and the UCSB College Republicans for bringing Sgt. Benjamin Anthony on campus to discuss his service in the Israeli Defense Forces and U.S.-Israel relations.

February 22, 2011

Power Seeking Public Sector Unions Undermine a Prosperous Recovery

By Benjamin Parish

Last week’s union riots were a complete and utter disgrace, and those planned for this week will be embarrassing too. Times are tough for everyone, not just teachers and union members.

February 15, 2011

Individual Freedom Nourishes Human Dignity and Economic Development

By Benjamin Parish

Valentine’s Day just ended and I’ve decided, out of the kindness of my heart, to provide a public service and discuss the traumatic, conflicting and combative, yet never-ending relationship between liberals and conse...

February 8, 2011

Health Care Act Threatens Individual Liberties At Steep Price

By Benjamin Parish

President Obama and Congressional Democrats have had some disappointing court rulings in regards to their cornerstone Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

February 1, 2011

Middle East Unrest Demonstrates Difference from American Values

By Benjamin Parish

The question of whether freedom is unique to Western culture seems to be answered by each crisis in the Middle East...

January 25, 2011

U.S. Relations With China Should Combine Diplomacy With Dose of Doubt

By Benjamin Parish

Last week the Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, visited the United States.

January 18, 2011

Media’s Fury in Tucson Incident Wrongly Directed at Political Parties

By Benjamin Parish

Since last Saturday’s tragic events in Arizona, the media can’t seem to stop talking about political civility. Commentators, columnists and political personalities alike have driven the subject into the ground.

January 11, 2011

New State Government Threatens Fiscal Growth and Security

By Benjamin Parish

Last week California said goodbye to Arnold Schwarzenegger and welcomed Jerry Brown back to Sacramento. However, the change in leadership didn’t change the state’s fiscal crisis.

January 4, 2011

Environmental Legislation Leads to Higher Taxes, Not Lower Temperatures

By Benjamin Parish

After the DREAM Act was defeated, media pundits were caught whispering about backdoor methods of pushing the amnesty bill through the executive bureaucracy.

November 16, 2010

New DADT Policy Should Originate From Congress and Military Personnel

By Benjamin Parish

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is an issue conservatives need to clearly explain and articulate.

November 9, 2010

Long List of “To-Do’s” Keeps Republicans and Democrats Honest

By Benjamin Parish

The nation was swept by a wave of conservative victories in red and dark blue states alike, giving the GOP a majority in the House of Representatives.