The Mushrooming Trend to Skirt the Constitution
President Obama has already boldly indicated that he will unconstitutionally use his pen to create law by Executive Order. Now, his administration intends to skirt the Constitution via “reflexive...
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Remembering the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
The death a few weeks ago of former Congressman George Hansen (R-Idaho) brought back memories of Iran’s seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It also stirred reminders of...
A Warning to the West From a Catholic Bishop Who Had To Flee Iraq
What the Archbishop of Mosul has already experienced does not have to happen elsewhere. But, to avoid such a fate, realization of an actual threat that could be duplicated...
Iraq Has a New President
Nouri al-Maliki has stepped down as the president of Iraq, and Haider al-Abadi’s emergence as the nation’s leader will undoubtedly lead to more military assistance from the United States....
The Ever Dwindling Iraqi Christian Minority, Thanks to U.S. Foreign Policy
The devastation visited upon Yazidis, Kurds, and Christians is a consequence of U.S. foreign policy. ...
Hillary Clinton’s Problem Now in the Open
Hillary Clinton knows she’s in a serious bind where she can neither divorce herself from Obama nor champion his performance. ...
College Board’s New History Course Deemed “Marxist”
The complaints against Common Core are liable to grow even more intense now that the College Board’s history curriculum has been examined. ...
Is Putin Abandoning Ukraine’s Russian Separatists?
What the immediate future will bring to Ukraine is unknown. But America’s chosen role as policeman of the world has got to stop. ...
New Debunking of Global Warming Claims
Pointing an accusing finger at the America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. scientist Goddard shows that its U.S. Historical Climatology Network has been “adjusting” its conclusions and...
Impeachment Helps the Democrat Cause
Impeachment by the House will not lead to conviction and removal of the President by the Senate. And Democrats dearly want calls for impeachment to continue because they help...
Laws Governing Immigration Don’t Work — When They’re Not Enforced
There are more than enough laws on the books to put an end to the immigration crisis. What’s needed is a determination to use them, properly and humanely. That’s...
Another Way To Police the World
The word “partnership” is the current coverup for treaty, alliance, or free trade agreement, but the favored policy of America should be “non-intervention.” ...
Iraq’s Christians Attacked by Militant Islamists
Early in July 2014, for the first time in 1600 years, there was no Catholic Mass celebrated in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Islamic militants calling themselves...
Australia Leads the Way; America Should Follow
On July 17, the Australian Senate followed the lead already taken by the nation’s House and approved a measure repealing an onerous carbon tax on large companies that had...
An Enemy of the U.S. Constitution Passes
Professor James MacGregor Burns entered into eternity on July 15, 2014. He was widely known for his desire to reconstruct the Constitution. ...