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May 2016

May 13, 2016

Obamacare funding ruled unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that the mechanism for subsidizing insurance companies under Obamacare violates...

May 12, 2016

The “Open Letter” on Trump from Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse--Lutheran, Senator from Nebraska, someone I know--has become the catalyst for and the leader...

May 11, 2016

The Republican party has joined the other side

The Washington Post has an article about the dilemma conservative Christians are facing in having...

May 11, 2016

Plato on the course of democracy

As Andrew Sullivan reminds us, Plato predicted Donald Trump, down to his personality and lifestyle....

May 09, 2016

Despite what Obama says, our troops are in combat

When two Navy Seals were killed in Syria, a White House spokesman said, “the relatively small...

May 07, 2016

How mothers battle totalitarianism

"Motherhood is the first and last line of defense against totalitarianism." So says Stella Morabito...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Congress says women must register for the draft

Now that women soldiers must fight in combat, just like men, it follows that they...

April 28, 2016

Trump’s foreign policy address

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump gave a major foreign policy address. OUT: nation building; military interventions; protecting...

April 26, 2016

“The Smug Style in American Liberalism”

There is an astonishing article in the (liberal) Vox by the (liberal) Emmett Rensin entitled "The...

April 25, 2016

The four tenets of Progressivism

George Will has discerned four core tenets of progressivism. See them after the jump. Where...

April 25, 2016

Obama threatens Great Britain if it leaves the EU

Great Britain is getting ready to vote on whether or not to exit the European...

April 22, 2016

Harriet Tubman on the $20 and other money changes

The plan was originally to drop Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and replace him...

April 21, 2016

Hoping for a deadlock in the electoral college?

Many Republicans are hoping for a deadlocked convention in which no candidate gets the majority...

April 20, 2016

The 100 religious freedom bills in state legislatures

Over 100 religious freedom bills have been introduced in 28 states. Some, with various liberty...

April 20, 2016

How to go after guns despite the Second Amendment

The Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights protects the right of Americans to own...

April 19, 2016

The new Clinton, not like the old Clinton

When Bill Clinton ran for president, you might remember, he was the leader of "the...

April 19, 2016

IRS allows fake social security numbers for illegal immigrants

Fake social security numbers are against the law, but the IRS tolerates them when used...

April 18, 2016

Saudi Arabia threatens U.S. economy over 9/11 charges

There is reportedly evidence--censored pages of the official 9/11 report--that some of the 9/11 terrorists...

April 15, 2016

Transparency vs. privacy

The shady revelations of the Panama Papers are sparking new demands for "transparency" in businesses...

April 14, 2016

The First Amendment Defense Act

A bill is before Congress that would protect individuals, churches, and other organizations from being...

April 14, 2016

Updating the Constitution?

According to a recent poll, 41% of Democrats believe that the Constitution should be "updated."...

April 12, 2016

Freedom of worship or freedom of religion?

The citizen test given by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services speaks of "freedom of...

April 11, 2016

Finding out how the IRS investigates churches

Two years ago, the atheist group the Freedom from Religion Foundation sued the IRS in...

April 08, 2016

The Panama Papers, Vladimir Putin, and the Clintons

The Panama Papers are the records of a law firm that specializes in setting up secret...

April 07, 2016

The Democrats’ youth problem

This presidential election features a major rift in the Republican party, as conservatives are threatened...

April 06, 2016

Fascism and other kinds of socialism

Economist Thomas Sowell explains fascist economics (absolute government control of the economy while allowing private...

April 05, 2016

How the Founders tried to prevent a Donald Trump

If Republicans pull some convention maneuvering to prevent the nomination of Donald Trump, wouldn't that thwart the...

April 05, 2016

Big business vs. religious liberty

Indiana, Arkansas, and now Georgia have passed modest religious liberty bills that would, among other...

April 04, 2016

Pentagon-backed rebels are fighting CIA-backed rebels

In Syria, rebels backed by the Pentagon are fighting rebels backed by the CIA. Yet...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Maybe no one will get enough electoral votes

Republicans hoping to stop Donald Trump are hoping for a deadlocked convention. But what about...