About: Bruce Walker
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The Party for Animals Takes on Jewish and Muslim Law
Should people of faith be allowed to practice their beliefs without the interference of government? Christians in America have been wondering about that for several decades now. When a...
High Unemployment and Black America
The economy remains the biggest political issue today. In many respects, it is always the most important issue for African Americans. Polling data suggests that on socially conservative issues,...
N.J. Latest State to Push Public-Employee Pension Reform
The problem of public-employee pensions is bringing an increasing number of state governments to the brink of fiscal disaster. In some states -- beginning with Wisconsin under Gov. Scott...
Former Giant David Tyree: N.Y. Same-Sex Marriage Bill Means Anarchy
The New York State Assembly late Wednesday passed a homosexual "marriage" bill that next will be considered by state Senators. ...
Will Greek Default Pull Down Europe?
“The Greek debt situation is not going away,” observed Robert Zukowski, a senior analyst at 4Cast Limited in New York. His statement came after a one-day rally on Wall...
Speaker Cautions President on Libyan Combat
The Constitution was intended to impose checks and balances, separation of powers, and other limits on the power of government, particularly the federal government. Any reading of that foundational...
Remembering the Problems of Empire
Why is it that so much of the world seems mired in hatreds, violence, slavery, and pain? The reason is not complex: Most of the Old World is a...
Gov. Christie Moves to Privatize N.J. Public Schools
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has found a way to solve the problem of chronically sub-standard public schools in his state, while dissolving the barnacles of public education,...
Burbank Considers Putting Golf Course Before Fire Service
One of the most egregious crimes of statist politics is to hold the few important government services hostage to layers and layers of pork. So when a government shutdown...
Despite Climategate, Romney Still Believes in Manmade Global Warming
Conservatives have some reason to question a Mitt Romney presidential run. Although the former Massachusetts Governor possesses admirable traits — he is a family man who has stuck by...
Utah Man Cited After Paying Disputed Medical BIll With 2,500 Pennies
When Jason West of Vernal, Utah, tried to pay his disputed medical bill last week with 2,500 pennies, he was issued a citation for disorderly conduct. The...
Can Greece Sell Itself Out of Debt?
The calamitous economic plight of the so-called “PIGS” nations of the European Union (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) is well known to the world. Greece is in the spotlight...
EU Spends Millions a Year to Teach Americans the Virtues of Socialism
Governments — and all the menagerie of quasi- and supra-governmental organizations such as the European Union — will not bite the hand that feeds them. One may expect these...
NATO Still Threatened by Libya
NATO has decided to extend its mission in Libya for another 90 days. NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen explains why: “This decision sends a clear message to the Gadhafi regime....
Is Pakistan Our Friend? Ask Rep. West
Few, if any, understand what is happening in Afghanistan and Pakistan better than Republican Congressman and retired Army veteran Allen West of Florida (photo, left). In a speech Tuesday...