Facing the truth takes courage. Dealing with the truth demands courage. But ignoring harsh reality is cowardly. As I often say, “Silence isn’t golden, it’s yellow.” As any “therapist” will tell you, the first step to healing is admitting the truth about your condition. America is in a mess because we will not admit the obvious.

What difference do the Ten Commandments make in the larger scheme of things. For example, let’s suppose it was decided that no one could see these Ten Commandments, say, in the court house, or in any public forum, oh, and especially let’s not let any children see these Ten, and by all means don’t let their education system teach them any of these Ten Commandments. What then could you expect such a society to become?

The science-is-settled crowd got a little more uncomfortable as the settled science of cholesterol being bad for us is being dismantled by the U.S. government’s top nutrition advisory panel. That’s right. After more than fifty years of government and public health harpies hectoring against eating eggs, with many Americans resorting to eating the dreaded egg substitute in a cardboard container as a result, the feds are issuing a gigantic never mind.

With these most basic religious freedoms, comes the responsibility to protect and preserve these liberties not only for Americans, but also for the millions across the globe who are imprisoned, persecuted, and even killed because of their faith. Which is why, on February 5, 2015, I joined my colleagues in introducing a resolution defending religious freedom and calling for the protection of religious minorities worldwide.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen told the Senate Finance Committee that the IRS is going to give illegals who benefit from Obama’s executive amnesty billions of dollars of tax credits for the years they worked here illegally. That’s right, illegal workers will be able to claim back tax credits for up to three years in a move that could total tens of thousands of dollars into their pockets.

The South Dakota Legislature is considering several important bills today including an overhaul of the juvenile justice system, allowing legislators to carry a concealed weapon in the capitol building, limiting the authority of delegates to a proposed Article V convention, and preventing the South Dakota High School Activities Association from further confusing children who are wrestling with their sex.