Trampling Freedom of Speech: State Tries Censoring Online Advice Column
Can the government prohibit you from giving diet advice to family and friends? If the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is to be believed, the answer is yes. ...
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Michelle Obama’s Food Desert Myth
Michelle Obama claims that poor people can't eat a healthful diet because their neighborhoods are "underserved" by free enterprise. But this is a myth — and one she wants to...
The Left, the Right, and the Wrong Side of History
After the North Carolina vote upholding marriage, the Left claimed that the state was on the wrong side of history. But what is the Left really on the side...
The 10 Least Religious States: Also the Meanest?
George Washington once said, “Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion." But what do studies of the behavior of religious and secular...
When Conservatives Follow the Left’s Vulgar Lead
Our Founding Fathers knew that there is an inextricable link between liberty and virtue; however, many conservatives today are unwittingly helping liberals define deviancy downward by their use and...
Does the GOP’s Demographic Death Spiral End in a Texas Graveyard?
Demography may not be destiny, but it sure is close. As minorities, who reliably vote for Democratic candidates, begin to outnumber whites, who often vote for Republicans, will we...
And That’s the Way It Isn’t: Ten Liberal Myths People Believe
Popular liberal myths can fool even the most informed among us, and believing in myths can lead to a skewed worldview, which can have serious consequences for ourselves and...
The Composite President
If you cast a ballot for Barack Obama, is it possible to know what you're voting for? Upon digging into the president's personal history, Â everything about Obama seems a...
Barack Obama: “Born in Kenya” – When the Truth is a Problem
For 16 years Barack Obama's literary agency touted him as "born in Kenya." Supposedly "this was nothing more than a fact checking error." Mistake or not, the President is...
The Truth About Homosexuality
Is homosexuality really biologically induced? And, if it were, what would this mean for its morality? The operative principle here is simple: Biology doesn’t determine morality. ...
No, Mr. President, Same-sex Couples Cannot Marry
It's not that the Left is "redefining" marriage — it's that conservatives must redefine the debate. The question in this debate should never be one of rights. It should...
Title IX for Thee but Not for a He
Our social engineers preach fairness but practice favoritism. Case in point: Thirteen-year-old Keeling Pilaro, of  Suffolk County, New York, is being denied the right to compete in sports based solely on sex....
Obama’s Marriage Move Wins Over Pseudo-elite but Loses Main Street
A Rasmussen poll indicates that Barack Obama's announcement in support of same-sex marriage is costing him support among middle Americans. Â ...
How the West Is Spending Its Way to Tyranny
If profligate spending leads to complete economic collapse, tyranny may be the result. ...
Why Anti-bullying Programs Should be Bullied Out of School
Anti-bullying programs are social engineering disguised as efforts to encourage civility. ...
Women Vs. Men: Who Really are Better Drivers?
“Women drivers!” It’s a road refrain oft uttered by men. On the other hand, in this age of statistics it’s typically countered with the claim that men are actually...
Teen Set on Fire in Racial Attack; Media Silent
“This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white boy.” So spewed the attackers of Melissa Coon’s 13-year-old son, as they doused him with gasoline and set...
Pa. Court: Judge Uses Sharia Law to Free Muslim Assailant
In a shocking case out of Pennsylvania, an American judge has thrown out an assault charge against a Muslim immigrant based on Sharia law. ...
Sex-selective Abortions and the Anti-choice People Who Oppose Them
It seems that all abortion is equal. But some varieties are more equal than others. In Britain, where even Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher was iron-hearted enough to vote for...
The Link between the Contraception Issue and Islam
While I’m sure Barack Obama loves to stick it to traditional religious institutions any way he can, he certainly doesn’t want to stick it to himself in the process....