“They’re baaaaaaaaaaaack…, eh Comrades?” By: Corey Thompson, “The Thirsty Quill” Over the weekend, an eyebrow-raising story came across the wires. It seems that Russia is quietly (or, not so quietly) negotiating a deal that would allow the former American adversary to house long-range bo [...] READ MORE

“Run Bulls, Run!” By: Corey Thompson, “The Thirsty Quill” As I sit here staring at a blank Microsoft Word document, not knowing what I intend to write for today’s ‘Quill,’ I can’t help but reflect on the positive news coming from Wall Street the past couple of days. Whether you are R [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: In an effort to promote more dialogue among our readers, “The Thirsty Quill” will run a special series entitled “Open Court” each week. Typically these questions/prompts will run in conjunction with a controversial issue or ‘hot topic,’ while others may be entirely [...] READ MORE

“Iraq: Has It Been Worth The Cost?” By: Corey Thompson, “The Thirsty Quill” 4,257… That’s the number of American lives lost in Iraq since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March of 2003. You can, of course, adjust that number slightly up or down, depending on which “source� [...] READ MORE

“Glitches, and Bugs, and Spam, Oh My!” By: Corey Thompson, “The Thirsty Quill” Today’s entry is more or less for ‘housekeeping’ purposes. Over the past couple of weeks, “The Thirsty Quill” has fallen prey to a number of issues that I would like our readers to be made aware of. None [...] READ MORE

“Iceberg, Right Ahead!” By: Corey Thompson, “The Thirsty Quill” In the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic, there is a moment. Actually, there are a lot of moments in the film, but one in particular catches my attention every time I watch it and reflect upon the awful tragedy that occurred on the [...] READ MORE

“Got Socialism? Take This And Call Me In The Morning” By: Corey Thompson, “The Thirsty Quill” Last week I posed a question to our readers regarding the future of the United States. Specifically, I asked whether or not you believe that our great nation is headed toward a rendezvous with Socia [...] READ MORE

It’s no secret that the mainstream media in America has drifted, shifted, and fallen overboard to the Leftwing Liberal ideology. Over the past three months, I have received dozens of emails and private messages from readers who have been curious about the resources available to them that offer a [...] READ MORE

As a follow-up to the “Ranking The Presidents” series, I wanted to run a comparison between my ranking and several other Presidential Rankings that have been done over the years. As a gauge, I will compare my ranking to the following five surveys/polls: - Murray-Blessing Survey of Historians (1 [...] READ MORE

Let me begin by saying a big “thank you” to everyone who supported our daily series “Ranking The Presidents” over the past few weeks. It was a MAJOR undertaking for me personally, but one that brought me a great deal of satisfaction to see through until the end. I certainly h [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the Inauguration of America’s 44th President, “The Thirsty Quill” is publishing a series entitled “Ranking The Presidents.” There is no ‘exact science’ to these rankings other than personal opinion based on such factors as policy, performance, p [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the Inauguration of America’s 44th President, “The Thirsty Quill” is publishing a series entitled “Ranking The Presidents.” There is no ‘exact science’ to these rankings other than personal opinion based on such factors as policy, performance, p [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the Inauguration of America’s 44th President, “The Thirsty Quill” is publishing a series entitled “Ranking The Presidents.” There is no ‘exact science’ to these rankings other than personal opinion based on such factors as policy, performance, p [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the Inauguration of America’s 44th President, “The Thirsty Quill” is publishing a series entitled “Ranking The Presidents.” There is no ‘exact science’ to these rankings other than personal opinion based on such factors as policy, performance, [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the Inauguration of America’s 44th President, “The Thirsty Quill” is publishing a series entitled “Ranking The Presidents.” There is no ‘exact science’ to these rankings other than personal opinion based on such factors as policy, performance, p [...] READ MORE