Children Directing Planes at JFK: Why it is a Big Deal
By now we’ve all heard about the air-traffic controller who allowed his kids direct airplanes at John F. Kennedy Airport last month. Yes, that’s “kids” — plural. It is...
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Legal vs. Illegal Murder: Abortion in Utah
She is now a healthy baby, bouncing about, playing with bubbles in the bathtub, and taking in everything this mysterious world she entered has to offer. But she almost...
N.Y. Governorship Scandal Hits Again: Paterson Will Not Run
The governor had been steadfast in his determination to capture a full term at the ballot box, despite low poll numbers and growing opposition within his own party. Yet...
Most See Government as Threat to Rights
Ronald Reagan once said that the nine scariest words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” In thus opining, he was simply...
Students Told to Write Essay on How They Would Make Deal with Devil
God may not have a place in the modern American classroom, but the Devil is a different story. That is, at least in one North Carolina high school. ...
High Crimes: White House Accused of Using Bribery to Preserve Senate Majority
Has a bombshell just been dropped in the November elections? If a story that broke on Thursday gets enough ink, the answer may be yes. It’s being reported that...
Will Politically Incorrect Opinion Become a Hate Crime?
Many of us have heard about Geert Wilders, the Dutch parliamentarian currently on trial in Holland because he criticized Islam. It’s shocking to many that you could be charged...
The Crusades: When Christendom Pushed Back
The year is 732 A.D., and Europe is under assault. Islam, born a mere 110 years earlier, is already in its adolescence, and the Muslim Moors are on the...
Trial Begins for Woman Who Cut Baby from Womb
It sounds like a dark story from the days of ancient pagan rituals: A person tears open a woman’s womb while she’s still alive and takes her baby from...
Berkeley High Poised to Eliminate Science Classes Because They’re Too “White”
There are some things you just can’t make up — and many of them seem to originate in Berkeley, California. Berkeley really is stranger than fiction, and the latest...
New Study Finds Spanking Is Good for Kids
Spanking is like milk: It does a body good — or at least a mind. No, this isn’t the conclusion of traditionalist parenting expert Dr. James Dobson but the...
The Jihadists in America
It is a bucolic region of verdant meadows, rolling hills, and babbling brooks, a largely peaceful place where big city hustle and bustle and crime are very far away....
Fathers Jailed in Germany for Opting Children out of Sex Ed
Could you imagine being jailed simply because you decided to opt your children out of sex education? Well, this is exactly what is happening to a number of fathers...
On the Front Lines of Global Warming Hysteria: Your Kids
When I was a wee lad in elementary school — this was back when global cooling was dogma — we kids had all heard about killer bees. You may...
Boys’ Educational Failure Is No Mystery
A lot has changed since 1960. If Connie Francis were to sing “Where the Boys Are” today, she would not likely be talking about Ft. Lauderdale. And she probably...